Aleksandr Ivanov (wrestler)

Aleksandr Ivanov

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Nikolayevich Ivanov
Born	10 January 1951 (1951-01-10) (age 73) Sakha Republic, Russia
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Flyweight

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Ivanov (Александр Николаевич Иванов, born 10 January 1951 in Sakha Republic, Russia) is a former wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the men's freestyle 52 kg.[1]

In November 2013, he served as one of the torch bearers in Yakutsk for the 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay.[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Ivanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
2. "Sochi 2014 Torch Relay braves record low temperatures". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 11 November 2013. Torchbearers in Yakutsk included ... 1976 wrestling silver medallist Alexander Ivanov

External links

• Alexander Ivanov at the International Wrestling Database
• Aleksandr Ivanov at Olympics.com
• Aleksandr Ivanov at Olympedia (archive)