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Victor Zangiev
Born
Victor Dzantemirovich Zangiev (1962-05-26) 26 May 1962 (age 62) Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
247 lb (112 kg)
Medal record
Representing the Soviet Union
Men's freestyle wrestling
World Cup
1985 Toledo
+100 kg
Junior World Championships
1981 Vancouver
+100 kg
Junior European Championships
1982 Leipzig
+100 kg
Professional wrestling career
Billed from
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, U.S.S.R.
Trained by
Antonio Inoki NJPW Dojo
Debut
February 22, 1989
Retired
1994
Victor Dzantemirovich Zangiev (Russian: Виктор Дзантемирович Зангиев, Ossetian: Зæнджиаты Дзантемиры фырт Виктор; born 26 May 1962) is a retired Soviet and Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin, who wrestled professionally in Japan, where he became the cultural inspiration for the Zangief character of the Street Fighter series.[1]
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Victor Dzantemirovich Zangiev (Russian: Виктор Дзантемирович Зангиев, Ossetian: Зæнджиаты Дзантемиры фырт Виктор; born 26 May 1962) is a retired Soviet...
their battle against USSR amateur wrestlers such as Salman Hashimikov, VictorZangiev, Vladimir Berkovich, Timur Zalasov and Wahka Evloev for the remainder...
Pro-Wrestling in 1989, against the Soviet amateurs Salman Hashimikov, VictorZangiev, Vladimir Berkovich and Wahka Evloev, that joined the promotion. Sawyer...
(kickboxer) Foreigners: Super Vader Gary Albright Dan Severn Mark Fleming VictorZangiev Salman Hashimikov Vladimir Berkovitch The Iron Sheik Bob Backlund Gene...
Tokyo Dome, Battle Satellite in Tokyo Dome he defeated Riki Choshu and VictorZangiev, before losing to Big Van Vader in the finals. In September 1989, Hashimoto...
Goto The Iceman Tian Bing Tiger Ali Singh T. J. Perkins Tommy Williams VictorZangiev Willem Ruska Yoshiaki Fujiwara Cauliflower Alley Club Lou Thesz Award...
May 1989. After a long career as an amateur wrestler Hashimikov and VictorZangiev travelled to Japan training for a professional wrestling career in the...
The duo defeated The New Zealand Militia in the quarterfinals, then VictorZangiev and Salmon Hasimikov (representing the USSR) in the semi-finals. Muta...
Luppova Konstantin Stepanov Salman Hashimikov Alex Koslov Ivan Markov VictorZangiev Alexander Zass Sergey Afanasyev Mikhail Aleshin Aleksei Dudukalo Nikolai...
training, which lasted a month. Two of them, Salman Hasimikov and Viktor Zangiev then competed in NJPW and later, from 1989 to 1994, in UWF-I. They represented...
(JWP) January 14 - Leo Kitamura (JWP) February 22 - Salman Hashimikov, VictorZangiev and Vladimir Berkovich March 1 – Booker T March 19 - Super Delfin April...
10 – Klondyke Kate May 22 – Brian Pillman(died in 1997) [4] May 26 – VictorZangiev May 30 – Martha Villalobos June 15 – Brad Armstrong (died in 2012) June...
wrestling among other martial arts. Noting a similar to real life wrestler Zangiev, they also drew comparison to Ivan Koloff, due to both Zangief and Koloff...
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