Roman Vlasov Explained
| Roman Vlasov |
| Full Name: | Roman Andreyevich Vlasov |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] |
| Height: | 1.75 m[2] |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Country: |  Russia |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Event: | Greco-Roman |
| Club: | Alexander Karelin Novosibirsk |
| Coach: | Viktor Kuznetsov[3] |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
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]
Notes and References
- Roman Vlasov . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163315/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vl/roman-vlasov-1.html . 17 April 2020.
- Web site: Roman Vlasov . Rio2016.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20161210170155/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/roman-vlasov . 10 December 2016.
- Web site: Vlasov, Roman (RUS) . International Wrestling Database . 18 August 2016 . 25 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325233911/https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=DA3F622570CE40F3A1CE24660AEF949D . dead.
- News: Iveson . Ali . 13 December 2020 . Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup . InsideTheGames.biz . 14 December 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201214012755/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101980/uww-individual-world-cup-vlasov . 14 December 2020.
- Web site: 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book . United World Wrestling . 18 December 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf . 18 December 2020.
