Oleg Nikolayevich Karavayev (Russian: Олег Николаевич Караваев, 20 May 1936 – 23 August 1978) was a Soviet bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the world title in 1958 and 1961 and an Olympic gold medal in 1960.[1][2]
 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleg Nikolayevich Karavayev | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1936 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 August 1978 (aged 42) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burevestnik Minsk | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||
He was Jewish.[3] Karavayev took up wrestling aged 16 and quickly became one of the most technically gifted Soviet wrestlers. Between 1956 and 1962 he rarely lost a bout, and won the Soviet title every year except for 1961. In 1964 he failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, and retired to become a wrestling coach, heading the Belorussian team through the late 1960s. From 1971 until his death he worked at his native sports society Burevestnik. The Illness in 1978 led to his death at the age 42. Since 1992, an annual wrestling tournament has been held in his honor in his native Minsk.[1][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleg Karavayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Karavaev, Oleg (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "YIVO | Sport: Jews in Sport in the USSR". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ «Легенда №17», белорусский вариант: о ком из наших можно снять фильм? interfax.by (21 May 2013)
External links
edit- Oleg Karavaev at the International Wrestling Database
- Oleg Karavaev at the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
- Oleg Karavaev at Olympics.com
- Oleg Karavayev at Olympedia
  | This article about a Soviet Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This biographical article relating to a Belarusian sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |