Russia
- Khasan Baroyev – 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist
- Sazhid Sazhidov – 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Alexander Karelin – FILA Greatest Wrestler of 20th Century (Greco-Roman), 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist, 9 X World Champion. He lost 1 match in 13 years to Rulon Gardner.
- Buvaysa Saytiev – 1996, 2004, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and 5X World Champion
- Resanchev Valeri – 2X Olympic Gold Medalist, 5X World Champion
- Varteres Samourgachev – 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Makhach Murtazaliev – 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Mavlet Batirov – 2004, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Gouzel Maniourova – 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist
- Alan Dudaev – 2005 World Champion
- Khadjimourat Gatsalov – 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Nazir Mankiev – 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Islambek Albiev – 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Aslanbek Khushtov – 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Shirvani Muradov – 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Mourad Oumakhanov – 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Adam Saitiev – 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Sagid Murtazaliev – 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist
- David Musulbes – 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Murat Kardanov – 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Alexei Michine – 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Khadzhimurad Magomedov – 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Vadim Bogiyev – 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
- See USSR for all pre-1988 wrestlers in the Russian/USSR region.
Read more about this topic: List Of Amateur Wrestlers
Famous quotes containing the word russia:
“In my opinion it is harmful to place important things in the hands of philanthropy, which in Russia is marked by a chance character. Nor should important matters depend on leftovers, which are never there. I would prefer that the government treasury take care of it.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“... from Russia I didn’t bring out a single happy memory, only sad, tragic ones. The nightmare of pogroms, the brutality of Cossacks charging young Socialists, fear, shrieks of terror ...”
—Golda Meir (1898–1978)
“To believe that Russia has got rid of the evils of capitalism takes a special kind of mind. It is the same kind of mind that believes that a Holy Roller has got rid of sin.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)