Aleksandr Ivanov (wrestler)

Aleksandr Ivanov
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Nikolayevich Ivanov
Born10 January 1951 (1951-01-10) (age 74)
Sakha Republic, Russia
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Flyweight

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Ivanov (Александр Николаевич Иванов, born 10 January 1951 in Sakha Republic, Russia) is a former wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the men's freestyle 52 kg.[1]

In November 2013, he served as one of the torch bearers in Yakutsk for the 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Ivanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 Torch Relay braves record low temperatures". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 11 November 2013. Torchbearers in Yakutsk included ... 1976 wrestling silver medallist Alexander Ivanov


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