Rustam Kazakov Explained

Rustem Kazakov (born 2 January 1947) is a former Soviet wrestler of Crimean Tatar heritage, Olympic Champion, born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR and affiliated with VS Tashkent.

He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class. He is also two times world champion in 1969 and 1971.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Rustem Kazakov . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203142930/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/rustam-kazakov-1.html . dead . 3 February 2013 . sports-reference.com . 11 March 2009.