Roman Vlasov

Roman Vlasov

Vlasov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Roman Andreyevich Vlasov
Born (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990
Novosibirsk, Russia[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Russia Russia
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club Alexander Karelin Novosibirsk
Coached by Viktor Kuznetsov[3]

Roman Andreyevich Vlasov (Russian: Роман Андреевич Власов; born 6 October 1990) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Nanai heritage. He is a two-time Olympic Champion (2012,[1] 2016[2]), a two-time World Champion (2011, 2015), and a two-time European Champion (2012, 2013). He also won the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade. Furthermore, he was runner-up at the 2013 World Championships and the 2014 and 2015 World Cup. Vlasov trains under Viktor Kuznetsov, the same coach who raised Aleksandr Karelin.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Roman Vlasov. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 Roman Vlasov. rio2016.com
  3. 1 2 Vlasov, Roman (RUS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
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