Vladimir Modosyan

Vladimir Modosyan (born 16 June 1958) is a former Soviet Armenian Freestyle wrestler.[1] He is a World Champion, two-time European Championships silver medalist, and World Cup winner.

Vladimir Modosyan
Personal information
Born (1958-06-16) 16 June 1958
Gori, Georgian SSR
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 Budapest82 kg
Bronze medal – third place1987 Clermont-Ferrand82 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1982 Varna82 kg
Silver medal – second place1987 Veliko Tarnovo82 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1984 Toledo, Ohio82 kg
Gold medal – first place1985 Toledo82 kg
Bronze medal – third place1986 Toledo82 kg
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place1986 Moscow82 kg

Biography

Modosyan started wrestling in 1968. In 1975, he moved to Krasnoyarsk and started training under the guidance of the honored coach of the USSR Dmitry Mindiashvili. From 1982 to 1987, Modosyan was a member of the Soviet national freestyle wrestling team. He came in first place at the 1985 Wrestling World Cup. Modosyan had his most successful year in 1986, when he won the gold medal at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships and 1986 Goodwill Games. He won his second silver medal at the 1987 European Wrestling Championships.

After completing his wrestling career, he took up coaching, becoming part of the coaching staff of the Russian national freestyle wrestling team. The most famous disciples of Vladimir Modosyan are the Russian Champion and World Championship medalist Albert Saritov[2] and the two-time World Champion Viktor Lebedev.[3]

References
  1. "Olympian Gets His Revenge". Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1985. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. "Альберт Саритов: "Главное — не попасть в суету"" (in Russian). krskplus.ru. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  3. "Петр Юмшанов: "Виктор Лебедев полон желания вновь выигрывать титулы"" (in Russian). Wrestdag.ru. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.


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