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Denis Igorevich Tsargush | |
Native Name: | Денис Игоревич Царгуш |
Fullname: | Denis Igorevich Tsargush |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1987 |
Birth Place: | Gudauta, Abkhaz ASSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 174 cm |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Weight Class: | 74 kg |
Event: | Freestyle |
Club: | CSKA Wrestling Club |
Coach: | Islam Kalaev, Yuri Golod |
Worlds: | (2009) (2010) (2014) |
Regionals: | (2010) (2011) (2012) |
Olympics: | (2012) |
Denís Tsargúsh (Abkhazian: Дени́с Царгәы́ш, IPA /dɛˈnis t͡sʰɑrˈgʷɨʂ/, born 1 September 1987, also known as Dinislam Tsargush), is a Russian freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time European Champion, three-time World Champion and also won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a Grand Master of Sports in Freestyle Wrestling.
He won the 74 kg weight class at the 2009, 2010 and 2014 FILA Wrestling World Championships.
He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 74 kg category. At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in the men's 74 kg category, Tsargush scored a 9–2 victory over Jordan Burroughs (U.S.), who had won the last three world level titles at the weight class, from 2011 to 2013. Tsargush also won a world championship at the junior level in 2007.