Aleksandr Ivanov (wrestler) explained

Aleksandr Ivanov
Full Name:Aleksandr Nikolayevich Ivanov
Birth Place:Sakha Republic, Russia
Height:158 cm
Weight:52 kg
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Aleksandr Nikolayevich Ivanov (Александр Николаевич Иванов, born 10 January 1951 in Sakha Republic, Russia) is a former wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the men's freestyle 52 kg.[1]

In November 2013, he served as one of the torch bearers in Yakutsk for the 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Aleksandr Ivanov . 19 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203090200/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/aleksandr-ivanov-1.html . 3 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Torch Relay braves record low temperatures . Olympic.org . . 11 November 2013 . Torchbearers in Yakutsk included ... 1976 wrestling silver medallist Alexander Ivanov.