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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin (Russian: Александр Александрович Карелин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kɐˈrʲelʲɪn]; born 19 September 1967) is a Russian politician and retired athlete. Karelin competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing the Soviet Union and Russia between 1986 and 2000 ...
3 days ago · Aleksandr Karelin (born September 19, 1967, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian politician and a former Greco-Roman wrestler revered for his extraordinary strength and unprecedented success in international competition.
Jan 21, 2023 · The Man, The Myth, The Soviet Experiment that dominated wrestling for over a decade. Where did Aleksandr Karelin come from, how did he train to be so strong?
Known by a variety of nicknames – “Russian Bear,” “Alexander the Great,” and “The Experiment” – Aleksandr Karelin is universally considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time. He is one of only four men to have won three Olympic gold medals in wrestling (the others being Ivar Johansson, SWE, Aleksandr Medved, URS, and ...
Russian legend Aleksandr Karelin was a fearsome competitor who won three Olympic golds - he brings that same mentality into politics.
Nov 25, 2023 · At the end of the last century, Alexander Karelin petrified heavyweights on the mat. Instilling fear with his sheer presence, he remained undefeated for a whole decade and even ventured into...
Karelin successfully defended his gold at the 1992 Barcelona Games. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he became the first wrestler to win the same weight class three times, outscoring his five opponents 25-0. By the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Karelin had been undefeated for an amazing 13 years.
Jul 13, 2021 · He is widely considered to be the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time. Enjoy this video with his first Olympic bout at the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988 ...
May 13, 1991 · During an early afternoon in Pittsburgh, Alexander Karelin, 23 years old and the most dominating wrestler in the world, is relaxing on a hotel-lobby couch. It is a substantial piece...
Greco-Roman wrestling great Aleksandr KARELIN (RUS) joined Eric Olanowski to talk about his path to becoming arguably the greatest wrestler of all time. He also spoke about which Olympic gold was the most difficult to win, his career as a Russian politician, and how he surprisingly managed to avoid getting cauliflower ear
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