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At the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Karelin won one of the fastest Olympic wrestling matches, pinning Ioan Grigoraş in only 14 seconds. [46] At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Karelin faced American Matt Ghaffari for the gold medal. Karelin had come off a shoulder surgery and looked vulnerable against a strong Ghaffari ...
Rulon Ellis Gardner (born August 16, 1971) is an American retired Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games, defeating Russia's three-time reigning Olympic gold medalist Aleksandr Karelin in the final; [2] Karelin was previously unbeaten for 13 years in international competition.
The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms at the 1992 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya from July 27 to July 29. The wrestlers are divided into 2 groups.
Aleksandr Karelin Soviet Union: Rangel Gerovski Bulgaria: Tomas Johansson Sweden: 1992 Barcelona details: Aleksandr Karelin Unified Team: Tomas Johansson Sweden: Ioan Grigoraș Romania: 1996 Atlanta details: Aleksandr Karelin Russia: Matt Ghaffari United States: Sergei Mureiko Moldova: 2000 Sydney details: Rulon Gardner United States: Aleksandr ...
In a stunning upset known as the "miracle on the mat," Gardner defeated Russian wrestler Aleksandr Karelin, who had been undefeated for 13 years. The film also follows the adversity Gardner faced in the years after his Olympic victory, including surviving an amputation from frostbite, a motorcycle accident, a plane crash, personal bankruptcy ...
Listed are wrestlers who were World or Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling. ... Karelin, Aleksandr (1/12) 1989: Kucherenko, Oleg (1/3) Ignatenko, Alexander (1/2)
The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 22 to July 23. The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
Alexander Neumüller 3–1 PP Khodr Bechara 0:30 Lubomír David 0–4 TF László Klauz 5:30 Fritz Gerdsmeier 3–0 P1 Aleksandr Karelin 4:00 Tomas Johansson 3–0 P1: Round 2 Duane Koslowski 1:12 Khodr Bechara 4–0 TF Alexander Neumüller 3:44 Lubomír David 4–0 PA