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Aleksandr Medved
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Belarusian Soviet wrestler (1937—2024)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1937-09-16 ) 16 September 1937, Bila Tserkva , Kyiv Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , USSR
- Died
- 2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) (aged 86), Minsk , Belarus
- Height
- 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 104 kg (229 lb)
- Sport
- Freestyle wrestling
- Club
- Burevestnik Minsk
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Bila Tserkva
- Place of death
- Minsk
- Occupation
- athlete
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Belarusian
- Field of work
- wrestling
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Country for sport
- Belarus
- Mass
- 120
- Image
- Aleksandr Medved 1972b.jpg
- Height
- 190
- Work location
- Soviet Union
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- date of birth
- 1937-09-16
- Commons category
- Aleksandr Medved
- name in native language
- Аляксандр Васілевіч Мядзведзь
- date of death
- 2024-09-02
- place of burial
- Eastern Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Medved (Russian: Александр Васильевич Медведь; Belarusian: Аляксандр Васілевіч Мядзведзь; 16 September 1937 – 2 September 2024) was a Ukrainian-born Soviet Belarusian freestyle wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union and was named "one of the greatest wrestlers in history" by FILA, the sport's governing body. Between 1962 and 1972 he won three Olympic gold medals, seven world and three European titles. 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.
Biography
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