Anatoly Kolesov

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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]

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Anatoly Kolesov
Personal information
Birth nameAnatoly Ivanovich Kolesov
Born(1938-01-18)January 18, 1938
Osakarov District, Karaganda Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
DiedJanuary 2, 2012(2012-01-02) (aged 73)
Moscow, Russia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubCSKA Moscow
Coached byAleksandr Mazur[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo78 kg
World Championships
1962 Toledo78 kg
1963 Helsingborg78 kg
1965 Tampere78 kg
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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]

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