Igor Rostorotsky
Russian amateur wrestler
- Born
- 4 February 1962, Anapa
- Citizenship
- Russia, Soviet Union
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, lawyer
- Height
- 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Igor Dmitrievich Rostorotsky (Russian: Игорь Дмитриевич Ростороцкий; born 4 February 1962) is a retired Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the superheavyweight division. He won both the world and European titles in 1985 and 1987. He was the first, and one of only two wrestlers to defeat Aleksandr Karelin, having won the 1987 championship of the Soviet Union, after which Karelin would dominate their rivalry from then on.
Rostorotsky was born in Russia, but later moved to Kazakhstan and graduated from the Karagandy State University with a degree in law. He was also named a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1986).
Awards and honours
- Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
External links
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