Roman Vlasov
Full nameRoman Andreyevich Vlasov
Birth date6 October 1990 (age 35)
Birth placeNovosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height1.75 m[2]
Weight75 kg
CountryRussia
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubAlexander Karelin Novosibirsk
Show-medalsyes

Roman Andreyevich Vlasov (Russian: Роман Андреевич Власов; born 6 October 1990) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic Champion (2012,[1] 2016[2]), a three-time World Champion (2011, 2015, 2021), and a four-time European Champion (2012, 2013, 2018, 2019). 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]

In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Roman Vlasov". Archived 17 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Roman Vlasov". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived 10 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Vlasov, Roman (RUS)". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived 14 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book". United World Wrestling. Archived 18 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 December 2020.