Anatoly Kolesov

Olympic wrestler (1938–2012)

아나톨리 콜레소프

Born

18 January 1938, Osakarov District

Died

2 January 2012, Moscow

Citizenship

Russia, Soviet Union

Sport

amateur wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling

Occupation

amateur wrestler

Height

174 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Anatoly Ivanovich Kolesov (Russian: Анатолий Иванович Колесов, 18 January 1938 – 2 January 2012) was a Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler and coach. He won the world welterweight title in 1962, 1963 and 1965 and an Olympic gold medal in 1964.

Kolesov won only two Soviet titles, in 1959 and 1964. He retired in 1965, and in 1966–69 was the head coach of the Soviet national wrestling team. From 1969 to 1992 he served as deputy chairman of the Committee for Physical Culture and Sport with the Council of Soviet Ministers. He headed the Soviet Wrestling Federation in 1991, and the Soviet and then Russian wrestling teams at the 1972–2004 Olympics.

Competitions

Awards and honours

• Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR 1963
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1965
• Order of the Badge of Honour 1976
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1980
• Order of the Badge of Honour 1988
• Order of Friendship of Peoples 1989
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class 1997
• Silver Olympic Order 1998
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class 2001

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q487773 (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.