Sergei Beloglazov

Sergei Alekseevich Beloglazov (Russian: Серге́й Алексеевич Белоглазов, born September 16, 1956[1] in Kaliningrad) is a Russian former Olympic wrestler and World Champion. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kaliningrad in 1976–77 and at Dynamo in Kyiv since 1979.[2] He was a two-time Olympic Champion in 1980 and 1988, a six-time World Champion and a World Silver medalist. He has a twin brother Anatoli Belaglazov, who was an Olympic Champion in 1980 and a three-time World Champion. He wrestled for coach Granit Taropin for the former Soviet Union. He is regarded by many to be one of the greatest freestyle wrestler of all time.

Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Bantamweight
1988 Seoul Bantamweight
World Championships
1979 San Diego 57 kg
1981 Skopje 57 kg
1982 Edmonton 62 kg
1983 Kyiv 57 kg
1985 Budapest 57 kg
1986 Budapest 57 kg
1987 Clermont-Ferrand 57 kg

See also

References
  1. "Sergey Beloglazov". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. (in Russian) Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Сергей Белоглазов", available online

Currently (as of April 2009) Sergei is the National Head Coach of the Wrestling Federation of Singapore.

References
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