Adlan Varayev Explained

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Adlan Varayev
Адлан Вараев
Fullname:Adlan Abuevich Varayev
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:1962 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Sadovoe, Groznensky District, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height:170 cm
Weight:74 kg
Country:Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union (now Chechnya, Russia)
Sport:Freestyle wrestling
Club:Soviet Army, Grozny
Coach:Degi Bagaev, Aslanbek Dzgoev
Show-Medals:yes

Adlan Abuevich Varayev (Russian: Адлан Абуевич Вараев; 2 January 1962 – 4 May 2016) was a Russian-Chechen welterweight freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics. He won the 1987 World Championships, beating Dave Schultz in the final, and placed second in 1986. Varayev held the European welterweight title in 1986–1988. After retiring from competitions worked as a wrestling coach and administrator. He trained the Russian national freestyle team and served as vice-president of the Russian Wrestling Federation.[1] He drowned after a bad fall into the Argun River.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/adlan-varayev-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/adlan-varayev-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 June 2012.