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| Native name | Иван Сергеевич Ярыгин | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Ivan Sergeyevich Yarygin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1948 Ust-Kamzas, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 October 1997 (aged 48) Neftekumsk, Stavropol Krai, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Mindiashvili wrestling academy Trud Krasnoyarsk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dmitry Mindiashvili[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ivan Sergeyevich Yarygin (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Ярыгин, IPA: [ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ jɪˈrɨɡʲɪn]; 7 November 1948 – 11 October 1997) was a Soviet and Russian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. Between 1970 and 1980 he won all his major international competitions, except for the 1970 and 1974 European championships where he placed second. Yarygin was an Olympic champion in 1972 and 1976, being the first wrestler to go through an Olympic competition with straight pin victories and no foul points,[3] a world champion in 1973, a World Cup winner five times, has never lost a single match in World Cup competition,[4] and a European champion in 1972 and 1975–76, and won a world cup in 1973, 1976–77 and 1979–80.[1] He also set a record for the fastest pin victory in the World Cup history at 27 seconds.[5] After retiring in 1980, he headed the Soviet freestyle wrestling team from 1982 to 1992 and the Russian Wrestling Federation from 1993 until his untimely death in a car crash in 1997.[6] An exceptional upper-body wrestler,[7] Yarygin was widely regarded for his tremendous physique and high-strength aggressive style, always aiming to pin down his opponents, with most of his stoppage wins came by way of fall achieved through rapid fireman's lift and slamming the opponent to the mat.[8] One of the most prestigious tournaments in the World was put together in his honor - The Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin Tournament is held annually in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, and has the reputation of being one of the hardest tournaments in the World. The Yarygin Memorial annually sees the world's best wrestlers come to Siberia, with the added element that Russia's autonomous oblasts and republics such as Dagestan and Chechnya field independent teams alongside an All-Russia selection.
- ^ a b "Yarygin, Ivan (URS)". International Wrestling Database. University of Leipzig. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015.
- ^ Сизую я считаю своей малой родиной [I consider Sizuyu my small homeland]. Yarygin Museum (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 April 2015.
- ^ "U.S. wrestlers meet Soviets in Long Beach". Progress Bulletin. United Press International. 21 March 1974. p. 19.
- ^ "Soviet Coach Is Optimistic". Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times. Associated Press. 26 March 1980. p. 22.
- ^ The record later was beaten by Jim Jackson, who pinned Japanese heavyweight Yasuori Ominato in 17 seconds, April 1, 1978. See: "U.S. Leads Cup Wrestling". Cumberland Sunday Times. United Press International. 2 April 1978. p. 47.
- ^ "Ivan Yarygin". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Notes". The Post-Crescent. 16 (31): 36. 1 August 1976.
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