Roman Vlasov

Roman Vlasov
Vlasov at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Full nameRoman Andreyevich Vlasov
Born (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 (age 34)
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubAlexander Karelin Novosibirsk
Coached byViktor Kuznetsov[3]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Las Vegas 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest 74 kg
Representing  Russia
Individual World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Belgrade 77 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Belgrade 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tbilisi 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kaspiysk 77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Dortmund 74 kg
Ivan Poddubny
Gold medal – first place 2018 Krasnodar 77 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Abadan 75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tehran 75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tehran 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Minsk 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tehran 74 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 74 kg

Roman Andreyevich Vlasov (Russian: Роман Андреевич Власов; born 6 October 1990) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic Champion (2012,[1] 2016[2]), a three-time World Champion (2011, 2015, 2021), and a four-time European Champion (2012, 2013, 2018, 2019). He also won the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade. Furthermore, he was runner-up at the 2013 World Championships and the 2014 and 2015 World Cup. Vlasov trains under Viktor Kuznetsov, the same coach who raised Aleksandr Karelin.[3]

In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roman Vlasov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Roman Vlasov". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Vlasov, Roman (RUS)". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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