Roman Vlasov

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 two-time World Champion (2011, 2015), 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]

Roman Vlasov
Vlasov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRoman Andreyevich Vlasov
Born (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990
Novosibirsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubAlexander Karelin Novosibirsk
Coached byViktor Kuznetsov[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

  1. Roman Vlasov. sports-reference.com
  2. Roman Vlasov. rio2016.com
  3. Vlasov, Roman (RUS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  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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