Sergei_Beloglazov

Sergei Beloglazov

Sergei Beloglazov

Russian freestyle wrestler

Sergei Alekseyevich Beloglazov (Russian: Серге́й Алексеевич Белоглазов, born 16 September 1956[1] in Kaliningrad) is a Soviet and Russian former Olympic wrestler and World Champion. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kaliningrad in 1976–77 and at Dynamo in Kiev since 1979.[2] He was a two-time Olympic Champion in 1980 and 1988, a six-time World Champion and a World Silver medalist. He has a twin brother Anatoly Beloglazov, who was an Olympic Champion in 1980 and a three-time World Champion. He wrestled for coach Granit Taropin for the former Soviet Union. He is regarded by many to be one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time.

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His son, Sergei S. Beloglazov, died in a car accident at the age of 26 in Sonoma, CA.

As of April 2009, Sergei is the National Head Coach of the Wrestling Federation of Singapore.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Sergey Beloglazov". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. [2]
    (in Russian) Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Сергей Белоглазов", available online
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