Aleksandr Ivanitsky

Olympic wrestler (1937-2020)

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Born

10 December 1937, Yarova

Died

22 July 2020, Moscow Oblast

Citizenship

Soviet Union, Russia

Sport

freestyle wrestling, sambo

Occupation

amateur wrestler, sports journalist

Height

189 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

106 kg (234 lb)

Team / club

CSKA Moscow

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Ivanitsky (Russian: Александр Владимирович Иваницкий; 10 December 1937 – 22 July 2020) was a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling who competed for the Soviet Union.

Competitions

Awards and honours

• Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
• Medal "For Distinguished Labour"
• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
• Order of Friendship of Peoples
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1693061 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.