Aleksandr Karelin biography
Aleksandr Karelin, Karelin additionally spelled Kareline, (born September 19, 1967, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia), Russian Greco-Roman wrestler revered for his extraordinary power and unprecedented success in worldwide competitors. Karelin is broadly thought-about the best Greco-Roman wrestler of all time.
Karelin, who weighed 6.8 kg (15 kilos) at start, started wrestling at age 13. Under the tutelage of Viktor Kusnetzov, he shortly achieved success in Soviet junior tournaments. In 1987 Karelin turned world junior champion and earned a spot on the Soviet nationwide group.
Kusnetzov helped Karelin to develop a devastatingly efficient maneuver often called a reverse physique carry, which had lengthy been in use by lighter wrestlers however not by heavyweights. Using the reverse physique carry, Karelin, who stood 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 inches) tall and weighed 131 kg (290 kilos), hoisted his opponents into the air and slammed them violently to the mat. The transfer, which required immense power, turned Karelin’s trademark and so intimidated his opponents that many merely rolled over and allowed themselves to be pinned slightly than danger harm.
Karelin dominated world Greco-Roman super-heavyweight wrestling from the late Eighties, and by the start of 2000 he had not misplaced a single match in worldwide competitors—a outstanding achievement. He gained a sequence of world championships (1989–91, 1993–95, 1997–99), in addition to gold medals on the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, and the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. At the 2000 Games in Sydney, Karelin’s 13-year unbeaten streak ended after he was upset within the last spherical by American wrestler Rulon Gardner. With his fourth Olympic medal a silver, Karelin retired from the game.
Karelin, a descendant of intellectuals who had been forcibly relocated to Siberia, was a pupil of literature, poetry, opera, and ballet. He attained heroic stature in Russia. In 1999 he was elected to the State Duma of the Russian parliament.