Soslan Ramonov

Soslan Lyudvikovich Ramonov (Russian: Сослан Людвикович Рамонов, Ossetian: Рæмонаты Людвичы фырт Сослан; born 1 January 1991 in Tskhinvali, Georgia) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He's Olympic gold medalist 2016. In 2014 he won a national and a world title in the -65 kg category.[1] He is coached by Anatoly Margiyev and by his uncle, Stanislav Ramonov. His elder brother Alan and cousin Hamlet are also competitive wrestlers.[2] In the final match of the Alexander Medved International tournament he beat the current World Champion Frank Chamizo of Italy. At the 2016 Olympics he beat Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan in the final match.

Soslan Ramonov
Сослан Рамонов
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born1 January 1991 (1991-01) (age 29)
Tskhinvali, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubAlania Wrestling Club
CSKA Wrestling Club
Coached byAnatoly Margiev

References

  1. Рамонов Сослан Людвикович. Russian Wrestling Federation
  2. Из сердца Осетии. osetiasportivnaya.ru (interview in Russian)
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