Anatoly Kolesov

Anatoly Ivanovich Kolesov (Russian: Анатолий Иванович Колесов, 18 January 1938 – 2 January 2012) was a Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler and coach. He won the world welterweight title in 1962, 1963 and 1965 and an Olympic gold medal in 1964.[2][3]

For the Soviet cyclist, see Anatoly Kolesov (cyclist).

Anatoly Kolesov
Personal information
Born18 January 1938
Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Died2 January 2012 (aged 73)
Moscow, Russia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubCSKA Moscow
Coached byAleksandr Mazur[1]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo-78 kg
World Championships
1962 Toledo-78 kg
1963 Helsingborg-78 kg
1965 Tampere-78 kg

Kolesov won only two Soviet titles, in 1959 and 1964. He retired in 1965, and in 1966–69 was the head coach of the Soviet national wrestling team. From 1969 to 1992 he served as deputy chairman of the Committee for Physical Culture and Sport with the Council of Soviet Ministers. He headed the Soviet Wrestling Federation in 1991, and the Soviet and then Russian wrestling teams at the 1972–2004 Olympics.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Aleksandr Tsvetkov (30 August 2003). Богатырь с «незвучной» фамилией. Sovetsky Sport (in Russian). Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. Умер Анатолий Колесов [Anatoly Kolesov died]. Gazeta.Ru (in Russian). 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Скончался олимпийский чемпион 1964 года по борьбе Анатолий Колесов (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anatoly Kolesov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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