Aleksandr Medved

Aleksandr Medved
Medved at the Opening Ceremony of the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1937-09-16)16 September 1937
Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died2 September 2024(2024-09-02) (aged 86)
Minsk, Belarus
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubBurevestnik Minsk
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City +97 kg
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich +100 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Toledo 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 1963 Sofia 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 1966 Toledo 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 1967 New Delhi +97 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Mar del Plata +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edmonton +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Sofia +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 1965 Manchester 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Yokohama +87 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Karlsruhe +97 kg
Gold medal – first place 1968 Sofia +97 kg
Gold medal – first place 1972 Katowice +100 kg

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Medved (16 September 1937 – 2 September 2024) was a Ukrainian-born Soviet Belarusian freestyle wrestler of Russian ethnicity who competed for the Soviet Union and was named "one of the greatest wrestlers in history" by FILA, the sport's governing body.[1] Between 1962 and 1972 he won three Olympic gold medals, seven world and three European titles.[2] He served as the Olympic flag bearer for the Soviet Union in 1972, for Belarus in 2004 and recited the Judge's Oath at the Opening Ceremony of the 1980 Olympics.[1][3]

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