Tripti Joshi (Editor)

Igor Rostorotsky

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Sport
  
Greco-Roman wrestling

Weight
  
128 kg

Height
  
1.95 m

Name
  
Igor Rostorotsky

Club
  
Dynamo Karagandy


Born
  
4 February 1962 (age 62) (
1962-02-04
)
Anapa, Russia

Igor Dmitrievich Rostorotsky (Russian: Игорь Дмитриевич Ростороцкий; born 4 February 1962) is a retired Soviet wrestler who competed in the Greco-Roman superheavyweight division. He won both the world and European titles in 1985 and 1987. He was the first, and one of only two wrestlers who defeated Aleksandr Karelin, 1–0 at the 1987 Soviet Championships.

Rostorotsky was born in Russia, but later moved to Kazakhstan and graduated from the Karagandy State University with a degree in law.

References

Igor Rostorotsky Wikipedia