Ivan Yarygin
Soviet sport wrestler (1948–1997)
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- Born
- 7 November 1948
- Died
- 11 October 1997
- Citizenship
- Russia, Soviet Union
- Sport
- freestyle wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 100 kg (220 lb)
Ivan Sergeyevich Yarygin (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Ярыгин, IPA: [ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ jɪˈrɨɡʲɪn]; 7 November 1948 – 11 October 1997) was a Soviet and Russian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. Between 1970 and 1980 he won all his major international competitions, except for the 1970 and 1974 European championships where he placed second. Yarygin was an Olympic champion in 1972 and 1976, being the first wrestler to go through an Olympic competition with straight pin victories and no foul points, a world champion in 1973, a World Cup winner five times, has never lost a single match in World Cup competition, and a European champion in 1972 and 1975–76, and won a world cup in 1973, 1976–77 and 1979–80. He also set a record for the fastest pin victory in the World Cup history at 27 seconds. After retiring in 1980, he headed the Soviet freestyle wrestling team from 1982 to 1992 and the Russian Wrestling Federation from 1993 until his untimely death in a car crash in 1997.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 100 kg | ||
| wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 100 kg |
Awards and honours
- Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
- Master of Sport of the USSR
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Order of Honour
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1652538 (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.