Adlan Varayev

Adlan Varayev
Адлан Вараев
Personal information
Full nameAdlan Abuevich Varayev
NationalityRussian
Born(1962-01-02)2 January 1962
Sadovoe, Groznensky District, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died4 May 2016(2016-05-04) (aged 54)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryChechen-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union (now Chechnya, Russia)
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubSoviet Army, Grozny
Coached byDegi Bagaev, Aslanbek Dzgoev
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Clermont-Ferrand 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 Budapest 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Piraeus 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Veliko Tarnovo 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 1988 Manchester 74 kg

Adlan Abuevich Varayev (Russian: Адлан Абуевич Вараев; 2 January 1962 – 4 May 2016) was a Russian-Chechen welterweight freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics. He won the 1987 World Championships, beating Dave Schultz in the final, and placed second in 1986. Varayev held the European welterweight title in 1986–1988. After retiring from competitions worked as a wrestling coach and administrator. He trained the Russian national freestyle team and served as vice-president of the Russian Wrestling Federation.[1] He drowned after a bad fall into the Argun River.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adlan Varayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2012.