Adlan Varayev
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| Full name | Adlan Abuevich Varayev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1962 Sadovoe, Groznensky District, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 May 2016 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union (now Chechnya, Russia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Soviet Army, Grozny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Degi Bagaev, Aslanbek Dzgoev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adlan Abuevich Varayev (Russian: Адлан Абуевич Вараев; 2 January 1962 – 4 May 2016) was a Russian-Chechen welterweight freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics. He won the 1987 World Championships, beating Dave Schultz in the final, and placed second in 1986. Varayev held the European welterweight title in 1986–1988. After retiring from competitions worked as a wrestling coach and administrator. He trained the Russian national freestyle team and served as vice-president of the Russian Wrestling Federation.[1] He drowned after a bad fall into the Argun River.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adlan Varayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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