Global InformationAleksandr Karelin information
Aleksandr Karelin | |
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Александр Карелин | |
 Karelin in 2013 | |
| Russian Federation Senator from Novosibirsk Oblast | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2020 Serving with Vladimir Gorodetsky | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Laptev |
| Member of the State Duma for Novosibirsk Oblast | |
| In office 5 October 2016 – 15 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | constituency re-established |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Aksyonenko |
| Constituency | Iskitim (No. 137) |
| In office 18 January 2000 – 29 December 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Arkady Yankovsky |
| Succeeded by | Anatoly Lokot |
| Constituency | Zayeltsovsky (No. 126)[a] |
| Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat) | |
| In office 29 December 2003 – 5 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1967 Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Political party | United Russia Unity (until 2001) |
| Education | Omsk State Institute of Physical Culture |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[b] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 286 lb (130 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union (1987–1991) Unified Team /  CIS (1992) Russia (1993–2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Novosibirsk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Viktor Kuznetsov[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin (Russian: Александр Александрович Карелин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kɐˈrʲelʲɪn]; born 19 September 1967) is a Russian politician and retired athlete.
Karelin competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing the Soviet Union and Russia between 1987 and 2000. Nicknamed the "Russian Bear",[2] "Russian King Kong",[3] "Alexander the Great", "The Experiment",[4] and "The Crane from Novosibirsk",[5] he is widely considered to be the greatest and most dominant Greco-Roman wrestler of all time.[1][6][7][8][9][10][11] Karelin won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games under a different flag each time (Soviet Union, Unified Team, and Russia respectively), and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. His wrestling record at the senior level is 887 wins and two losses, both controversial and both by a single point.[12][13][14][15][10][16] Prior to his defeat to American Rulon Gardner at the 2000 Olympics finals, a point had not been scored against him in competition the previous six years.[17][18][15] He went undefeated in the world championships, having never lost a match.[18] Karelin was the national flag bearer at three consecutive Olympics: in 1988 for the Soviet Union, in 1992 for the Unified Team, and in 1996 for Russia. In addition to his success in Greco-Roman wrestling, he was also a sambo champion during his service in the Internal Troops.
Due to his dominance and accomplishments, Karelin was named as the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of the 20th century by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA),[19][18] and is one of the class of ten inaugural inductees into the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003.[20] In 2007, Karelin, alongside Buvaisar Saitiev, were voted the best wrestlers in the history of the sport by FILA.[21] Four times he was awarded the "Golden Belt" as the best wrestler of the planet by FILA - in 1989, 1990, 1992, and 1994.[22][23]
Karelin was named a Hero of the Russian Federation in 1996. Karelin entered politics in 1999, being elected a deputy of the State Duma that year. He sat in the Duma through various convocations until 2020, when he entered the Federation Council as a senator.
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- ^ a b Карелин Александр Александрович Archived 31 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Russian Wrestling Federation
- ^ "WSBB Blog: The Russian Bear Aleksandr Karelin". www.westside-barbell.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Plaschke, Bill (24 July 1996). "Forget the Russian Bear: Meet Russian King Kong". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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- ^ "Aleksandr KARELIN". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Aleksandr Karelin". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Wackerly, Jeff (27 December 2008). "Alexander Karelin: The Meanest Man in the World". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Pushkarna, Akshit (29 June 2021). "Who is the Greatest Olympic Wrestler of All Time?". EssentiallySports. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ a b Андреев, Илья (3 August 2021). "Карелин против кубинского гиганта. Кто более великий?". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Jackson, Sandra (19 August 2022). ""My opinion is San Sanych No. 1." The best UFC fighter – about Karelin, Sadulaev and Pavlovich". Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Alexander Karelin" in The World's Five Greatest Athletes No One Knows Archived 29 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. drjudd.ne
- ^ "Blast from the past: The dairy farmer vs the Russian Bear". Olympics. 24 May 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ He lost to Rulon Gardner in 2000 (1–0) due to a sudden rule change and Gardner's sheer size and weight, as Gardner was too heavy for Karelin to launch a reverse body lift.
- ^ a b "«Все мучились вопросом: как одолеть Русского Медведя?» Карелин – титан нашего спорта, у которого 885 побед". Sports.ru. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "«У меня нет врагов, потому что, когда хожу, не наступаю людям на ноги». Александру Карелину — 53! — Олимпийский комитет России". olympic.ru (in Russian). 19 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Oberjuerge, Paul (24 July 2011). "Karelin 'the Great' saw fear in eyes of his opponents". The National. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Aleksandr KARELIN: Three-Time Olympic Champion, Nine-Time World Champion". United World Wrestling. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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