Vladimir Modosyan

Vladimir Modosyan

Personal information
Born	(1958-06-16) 16 June 1958 (age 66) Gori, Georgian SSR
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Men's Freestyle Wrestling Representing the  Soviet Union World Championships 1986 Budapest 82 kg 1987 Clermont-Ferrand 82 kg European Championships 1982 Varna 82 kg 1987 Veliko Tarnovo 82 kg World Cup 1984 Toledo, Ohio 82 kg 1985 Toledo 82 kg 1986 Toledo 82 kg Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow 82 kg

Vladimir Modosyan (born 16 June 1958) is a former Soviet Armenian Freestyle wrestler.[1] He is a World Champion, two-time European Championships silver medalist, and World Cup winner.

Biography

Modosyan started wrestling in 1968. In 1975, he moved to Krasnoyarsk and started training under the guidance of the honored coach of the USSR Dmitry Mindiashvili. From 1982 to 1987, Modosyan was a member of the Soviet national freestyle wrestling team. He came in first place at the 1985 Wrestling World Cup. Modosyan had his most successful year in 1986, when he won the gold medal at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships and 1986 Goodwill Games. He won his second silver medal at the 1987 European Wrestling Championships.

After completing his wrestling career, he took up coaching, becoming part of the coaching staff of the Russian national freestyle wrestling team. The most famous disciples of Vladimir Modosyan are the Russian Champion and World Championship medalist Albert Saritov[2] and the two-time World Champion Viktor Lebedev.[3]

References

1. "Olympian Gets His Revenge". Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1985. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
2. "Альберт Саритов: "Главное — не попасть в суету"" (in Russian). krskplus.ru. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
3. "Петр Юмшанов: "Виктор Лебедев полон желания вновь выигрывать титулы"" (in Russian). Wrestdag.ru. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.