Denís Tsargúsh (Abkhaz: Дени́с Царгәы́ш, IPA /dɛˈnis t͡sʰɑrˈgʷɨʂ/, born 1 September 1987, also known as Dinislam Tsargush), is a Russian freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time European Champion, three-time World Champion and also won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a Grand Master of Sports in Freestyle Wrestling.
He won the 74 kg weight class at the 2009, 2010 and 2014 FILA Wrestling World Championships.[1][2][3]
He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 74 kg category. At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in the men's 74 kg category, Tsargush scored a 9–2 victory over Jordan Burroughs (U.S.), who had won the last three world level titles at the weight class, from 2011 to 2013. Tsargush also won a world championship at the junior level in 2007.
Championships and accomplishments
- Olympic Bronze medal (London 2012)
- Three-time World champion (2009, 2010, 2014)
- Five time Russian nationals
- Two-time winner Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin (2010, 2012)
- Three-time European champion (2010, 2011, 2012)
- Gold medalist in 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, Tatarstan)
- Winner Golden Grand prix Yaşar Doğu 2015 (Istanbul, Turkey)
References
- ^ "FILA 2009 World Senior Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "FILA 2010 World Senior Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ USA Today 12 September 2010[dead link]
External links
- Denis Tsargush at the International Wrestling Database
- Denis Tsargush at Olympedia
