Aleksandr Medved
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Aleksandr Medved is a legendary Soviet-Belarusian freestyle wrestler, widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history and a multiple Olympic and world champion.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic wrestler
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freestyle wrestler ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awarded |
Order of Francysk Skaryna
NERFINISHED
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Order of Friendship of Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Badge of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Red Banner of Labour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coached | Belarusian wrestlers ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1964 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
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1968 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 1972 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-09-16 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| EuropeanChampion | freestyle wrestling ⓘ |
| EuropeanChampionshipTitles | 3 ⓘ |
| familyName | Medved NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Aleksandr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompetitionNamedAfter | Aleksandr Medved International Wrestling Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 1.90 m ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time ⓘ |
| laterLivedIn | Minsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Soviet Union national wrestling team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Aleksandr Medved NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominance in multiple weight classes
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multiple Olympic and world titles in freestyle wrestling ⓘ |
| occupation | wrestler ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedal |
1964 Summer Olympics freestyle wrestling
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1968 Summer Olympics freestyle wrestling ⓘ 1972 Summer Olympics freestyle wrestling ⓘ |
| OlympicMedalCountGold | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Belaya Tserkov
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | freestyle wrestling ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline | amateur wrestling ⓘ |
| weightClass |
heavyweight
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light heavyweight ⓘ super heavyweight ⓘ |
| worldChampion | freestyle wrestling ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipTitles | 7 ⓘ |
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