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[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Karelin won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games under a different flag each time (Soviet Union, Unified Team, and Russia respectively), and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games
Sep 15, 2024 · He won a series of world championships (1989–91, 1993–95, and 1997–99), as well as gold medals at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, and the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. At the 2000 Games in Sydney , Karelin’s 13-year unbeaten streak ended after he was upset in the final round by American wrestler Rulon Gardner.
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At the 1988 Seoul Games, in his first Olympic appearance, Karelin won gold in the super heavyweight event of Greco-Roman wrestling. He then remained undefeated in the four years between Seoul and the next Olympic Games in Barcelona.
He is one of only four men to have won three Olympic gold medals in wrestling (the others being Ivar Johansson, SWE, Aleksandr Medved, URS, and Carl Westergren, SWE). A frighteningly strong man, he won his first gold medal in 1988 in the super-heavyweight Greco-Roman class, competing for the Soviet Union.
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Olympic profile of Aleksandr Karelin. All current medals and achievements from Aleksandr Karelin brought together and evaluated by us. Medal table for competitions, sports and the respective Olympic summer or winter games.
Mar 8, 2013 · Coming back to his wrestling career, Aleksandr Karelin went on to win 12 European Championship gold medals and 9 World Championship gold medals. He won the Olympic gold in...
Russia's Alexander Karelin is the most successful Greco-Roman wrestler of the modern era, having won twelve European Championships, nine World Championships, and three Olympic gold medals during his reign. Karelin's dominance is unparalleled: he won every match he entered for thirteen years and went ten years without giving up a single point.
