Gennady Vladimirovich Korban (Russian: Геннадий Владимирович Корбан; born 9 February 1949) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Russia. Between 1979 and 1981 he won two world titles, two European titles, two Soviet titles, and an Olympic gold medal.[1]

Gennady Korban
Personal information
Born9 February 1949 (1949-02-09) (age 75)
Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubCSKA Moscow
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 82 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Diego 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 1981 Oslo 82 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Prievidza 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 1981 Gothenburg 82 kg

Korban took up wrestling in 1962 and won a gold medal at the 1973 Summer Universiade. He retired in the early 1980s to work as a wrestling coach, first in Russia and then in Germany, where he immigrated after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Since 2007, an annual wrestling tournament in his honor has been held in his birth town of Engels.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gennady Korban". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.