Sergei Beloglazov
Russian freestyle wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sergei Alekseyevich Beloglazov (Russian: Серге́й Алексеевич Белоглазов, born 16 September 1956[1] in Kaliningrad) is a Soviet and Russian former Olympic wrestler and World Champion. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kaliningrad in 1976–77 and at Dynamo in Kiev since 1979.[2] He was a two-time Olympic Champion in 1980 and 1988, a six-time World Champion and a World Silver medalist. He has a twin brother Anatoly Beloglazov, who was an Olympic Champion in 1980 and a three-time World Champion. He wrestled for coach Granit Taropin for the former Soviet Union. He is regarded by many to be one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
| Representing Soviet Union | ||
Olympic Games
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| 1980 Moscow | 57 kg | |
| 1988 Seoul | 57 kg | |
| World Championships | ||
| 1981 Skopje | 57 kg | |
| 1982 Edmonton | 62 kg | |
| 1983 Kyiv | 57 kg | |
| 1985 Budapest | 57 kg | |
| 1986 Budapest | 57 kg | |
| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | 57 kg | |
| 1979 San Diego | 57 kg | |
His son, Sergei S. Beloglazov, died in a car accident at the age of 26 in Sonoma, CA.
As of April 2009, Sergei is the National Head Coach of the Wrestling Federation of Singapore.
On August 31, 2018, Beloglazov was named the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club head coach in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[3]
Coaching Career
Following his retirement from competitive wrestling, Sergei Beloglazov embarked on a distinct international coaching career.[3] In 1990, he became the first Soviet Union wrestler to coach at an American university, Lehigh University.[4] He served as the head coach of the US national team from 2003 to 2006.[5]
Beloglazov's coaching career includes leading national teams across multiple countries. Sergei coached the Japanese freestyle team from 1994-1998 before returning to Russia to coach their national team. After coaching the Russian women's national team, he then departed to Kazakhstan where he coached from 2013-2016.[6]
In 2009, Beloglazov was appointed as the inaugural national head coach of the Wrestling Federation of Singapore, contributing to the country's first wrestling medal at the Southeast Asian Games that year.[7]
Since August 2018, he has been serving as the head coach at the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he continues to mentor elite collegiate and freestyle wrestlers.[8]
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