Igor Rostorotsky

Igor Rostorotsky

Personal information
Born	4 February 1962 (1962-02-04) (age 62) Anapa, Russia
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Dynamo Karagandy
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Championships 1985 Kolbotn 130 kg 1987 Clermont-Ferrand 130 kg World Cup 1984 Seinäjoki +100 kg 1986 Oak Lawn 130 kg 1988 Athens 130 kg European Championships 1984 Jönköping +100 kg 1985 Leipzig 130 kg 1987 Tampere 130 kg Junior World Championships 1981 Vancouver +100 kg Youth European Championships 1982 Leipzig +100 kg

Igor Dmitrievich Rostorotsky (Russian: Игорь Дмитриевич Ростороцкий; born 4 February 1962)[2] is a retired Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the superheavyweight division. He won both the world and European titles in 1985 and 1987.[3][4] He was the first, and one of only two wrestlers to defeat Aleksandr Karelin, having won the 1987 championship of the Soviet Union,[5] after which Karelin would dominate their rivalry from then on.[6]

Rostorotsky was born in Russia, but later moved to Kazakhstan and graduated from the Karagandy State University with a degree in law.[1][2] He was also named a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1986).[7]

References

1. Rostorotzki, Igor (URS). at.uni-leipzig.de
2. Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
3. История школы высшего спортивного мастерства. karsport.kz
4. "РОСТОРОЦКИЙ Игорь Дмитриевич". infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-08-10.
5. Карелин Александр Александрович Archived 2019-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Russian Wrestling Federation
6. Dawidoff, Nicholas (1991-05-13). "A Bruiser and A Thinker". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
7. "РОСТОРОЦКИЙ Игорь Дмитриевич". infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-08-18.