Sergei Alekseyevich Beloglazov (Russian: Серге́й Алексеевич Белоглазов, born 16 September 1956[1] in Kaliningrad) is a Soviet and Russian former Olympic wrestler and World Champion. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kaliningrad in 1976–77 and at Dynamo in Kiev 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 Anatoly Beloglazov, 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 wrestlers of all time.
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| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing  Soviet Union
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Olympic Games
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1980 Moscow | 57 kg |
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1988 Seoul | 57 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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1981 Skopje | 57 kg |
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1982 Edmonton | 62 kg |
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1983 Kyiv | 57 kg |
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1985 Budapest | 57 kg |
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1986 Budapest | 57 kg |
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1987 Clermont-Ferrand | 57 kg |
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1979 San Diego | 57 kg |
His son, Sergei S. Beloglazov, died in a car accident at the age of 26 in Sonoma, CA.
As of April 2009, Sergei is the National Head Coach of the Wrestling Federation of Singapore.
On August 31, 2018, Beloglazov was named the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club head coach in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sergey Beloglazov". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ (in Russian) Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Сергей Белоглазов", available online
[3]https://www.cliffkeenwrestlingclub.com/sergei-beloglazov-named-cliff-keen-wc-head-coach/
External links
edit- Beloglazov's entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica
- World Class Videos On Sergie Beloglazov
- Goodwill Games
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