Igor Dmitrievich Rostorotsky (Russian: Игорь Дмитриевич Ростороцкий; born 4 February 1962)[2] is a retired Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the superheavyweight division. He won both the world and European titles in 1985 and 1987.[3][4] He was the first, and one of only two wrestlers to defeat Aleksandr Karelin, having won the 1987 championship of the Soviet Union,[5] after which Karelin would dominate their rivalry from then on.[6]
Rostorotsky was born in Russia, but later moved to Kazakhstan and graduated from the Karagandy State University with a degree in law.[1][2] He was also named a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1986).[7]
References
- ^ a b Rostorotzki, Igor (URS). at.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ a b Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
- ^ История школы высшего спортивного мастерства. karsport.kz
- ^ "РОСТОРОЦКИЙ Игорь Дмитриевич". infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ Карелин Александр Александрович Archived 2019-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Russian Wrestling Federation
- ^ Dawidoff, Nicholas (1991-05-13). "A Bruiser and A Thinker". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "РОСТОРОЦКИЙ Игорь Дмитриевич". infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
