Sergei Beloglazov
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Representing  Soviet Union
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Olympic Games
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1980 Moscow | 57 kg |
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1988 Seoul | 57 kg |
World Championships
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1981 Skopje |
57 kg |
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1982 Edmonton |
62 kg |
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1983 Kyiv |
57 kg |
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1985 Budapest |
57 kg |
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1986 Budapest |
57 kg |
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1987 Clermont-Ferrand |
57 kg |
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1979 San Diego |
57 kg |
Sergei Alekseyevich Beloglazov (
Kiev since 1979.[2] He was a two-time Olympic Champion in 1980 and 1988, a six-time World Champion and a World Silver medalist. He has a twin brother Anatoly Beloglazov, who was an Olympic Champion in 1980 and a three-time World Champion. He wrestled for coach Granit Taropin for the former Soviet Union
. He is regarded by many to be one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time.
His son, Sergei S. Beloglazov, died in a car accident at the age of 26 in Sonoma, CA.
As of April 2009, Sergei is the National Head Coach of the Wrestling Federation of Singapore.
See also
References
- ^ "Sergey Beloglazov". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ (in Russian) Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Сергей Белоглазов", available online
External links
- Beloglazov's entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica
- World Class Videos On Sergie Beloglazov
- Goodwill Games
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