Vladlen Trostyansky

Vladlen Kostyantinovich Trostyansky (Ukrainian: Владлен Костянтинович Тростянський, 26 January 1935 – 28 July 2014) was a bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Ukraine.[1] He competed at the 1964 Olympics and 1966 World Championships and won a silver medal in 1964.[2]

Vladlen Trostyansky
Trostyansky (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1935-01-26)26 January 1935
Kiev, Ukraine
Died28 July 2014(2014-07-28) (aged 79)
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubSoviet Army Kiev
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo -57 kg

Trostyansky took up wrestling in 1951 and soon became one of the best Soviet wrestlers in his division. Internationally he was a substitute to Oleg Karavayev, and started competing only after Karavayev's retirement in 1964. Domestically he won two Soviet titles, in 1961 and 1966, both times in Karavayev's absence, placing second in 1962–65 and 1968. After retiring from competitions Trostyansky worked as a wrestling coach in Ukraine and headed the Wrestling Federation of Kiev Oblast.[3]

References
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  1. "Памяти Владлена Тростянского". ukrwrestling.com (in Russian). 30 July 2014.
  2. Trostyanski, Vladen (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladlen Trostyansky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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