Roman Rurua
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Roman Rurua is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion.
He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico City where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
, the featherweight class. At the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo he won a silver medal.
He is four time world champion in 1966 , 1967 ,1969 , 1970 years.
He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-See also:...
in Mexico City where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...
, the featherweight class. At the 1964 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
At the 1964 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Greco-Roman:-Freestyle:-See also:...
in Tokyo he won a silver medal.
He is four time world champion in 1966 , 1967 ,1969 , 1970 years.