Roman Vlasov

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 two-time World Champion (2011, 2015), 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]

Roman Vlasov
Vlasov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRoman Andreyevich Vlasov
Born (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990
Novosibirsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubAlexander Karelin Novosibirsk
Coached byViktor Kuznetsov[3]
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro75 kg
2012 London74 kg
World Championships
2011 Istanbul74 kg
2015 Las Vegas75 kg
2013 Budapest74 kg
Individual World Cup
2020 Belgrade77 kg
European Championships
2012 Belgrade74 kg
2013 Tbilisi74 kg
2018 Kaspiysk77 kg
2019 Bucharest77 kg
2011 Dortmund74 kg
Ivan Poddubny
2018 Krasnodar77 kg
World Cup
2017 Abadan75 kg
2014 Tehran75 kg
2015 Tehran75 kg
2011 Minsk74 kg
2013 Tehran74 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan74 kg

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]

References
  1. Roman Vlasov. sports-reference.com
  2. Roman Vlasov. rio2016.com
  3. Vlasov, Roman (RUS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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