Valery Rezantsev

Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Weight90 kg (198 lb)SportSportWrestlingEventGreco-RomanClubDynamo AlmatyCoached byVadim Psarev
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 90 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edmonton 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Sofia 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tehran 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Katowice 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1975 Minsk 90 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Berlin 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1973 Helsinki 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Madrid 90 kg

Valery Grigoryevich Rezantsev (Russian: Валерий Григорьевич Резанцев, born 8 October 1946) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He was an Olympic gold medalist in 1972 and in 1976, competing for the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975 World Wrestling Championships.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Valery Rezantsev". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2012.

External links

  • Valery Rezantsev at the International Wrestling DatabaseEdit on Wikidata
  • Valery Rezantsev at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Valery Rezantsev at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
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  • 1908: 93 kg
  • 1912–1928: 82.5 kg
  • 1932–1960: 87 kg
  • 1964–1968: 97 kg
  • 1972–1996: 90 kg
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World Champions in Greco-Roman light heavyweight (90 kg)
  • 1910: 85 kg
  • 1911: 83 kg
  • 1913–1922: 82.5 kg
  • 1950–1961: 87 kg
  • 1962–1967: 97 kg
  • 1969–1995: 90 kg


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