[1] Upon invitation from Vladimir Putin, in 1999 he began his political career. He was very dedicated in his training and it showed. Поговорим о секретах успеха русского богатыря, Unheralded American slays Russian wrestling legend, "Siberian Heavyweight Gives Other Wrestlers The Chills His Monster Image Also Interests Hollywood", A Bruiser and a Thinker: Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler Alexander Karelin is a rare combination of massive physique and imposing intellect, Идеальный олимпийский Франкенштейн - Runners' Club, A fighter who leaves no chance for the enemy: Alexander Karelin - 50. [18], Karelin was revered for his extraordinary strength and unprecedented success in international competition. [28] Ivan (born 1994) is coached by Kuznetsov and competes in the Greco-Roman superheavyweight division. Alex was able to rep 500+ pounds in training. He is a member of Duma's committee on international affairs. Monday morning he used to begin with running in the forest. Veti. Being naturally very big, he came to a wrestling gym, aged 13, standing 179 centimetres (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighing 79 kilograms (174 lb), Karelin grew up physically real fast and from 16 years of age throughout his entire career he competed in the super heavyweight division, he wen… Karelin was born as a 5.5 kilograms (12 lb) baby. As a result, over the years Karelin progressed from 0 to 42 pull-ups. Alexander Karelin was an absolute beast of a Greco-Roman wrestler for Mother Russia. The throw had long been in use by lighter wrestlers but not by heavyweights – because of the immense strength required to raise, spin and hit the mat with a 560+ lbs combined weight of both athletes (280+ of which resist desperately to the performed manoeuver). Time: 1h Distance: 10km . Karelin was born as a 5.5 kilograms (12 lb) baby. He began training in 1981, under Viktor Kuznetsov, who remained his coach through his entire career. When asked why he thought he was called that (referring to a biased opinion on his alleged PED use,) Karelin noted that: "No one can completely believe that I am natural. July 2019 by Mr.Berg. He lost to Rulon Gardner in 2000 (1–0) due to a sudden rule change and Gardner's shear size and weight, as Gardner was to heavy for Karelin to launch a reverse body lift. In 1985 he came to an international competition and won a junior world title. This devastatingly effective maneuver, when properly executed, awarded Karelin 5 points per throw, the maximum awarded in Greco-Roman wrestling. [1][27], Karelin was named a Hero of the Russian Federation in 1997 and awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples (1989), Order of Honour (2001) and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class (2008). [10] He began training in 1981, under Viktor Kuznetsov, who remained his coach through his entire career. [13], Karelin was famous for his reverse body lift, the Karelin Lift, where facing the opponent who was lying flat on the mat to keep from being thrown, Karelin hoisted his opponents into the air and slammed them violently to the mat. Before that he tried boxing, weightlifting, volleyball, basketball and skiing. Il a été choisi à trois reprises pour être porte-drapeau de sa délégation lors des Jeux Olympiques: pour l'équipe soviétique lors des Jeux de Séoul, pour l'Équipe unifiée aux Jeux olympiques à Barcelone en 1992 et ensuite pour la Russie aux Jeux d'Atlanta. Cette domination est telle que lors des six dernières années de sa domination, aucun adversaire n'a réussi à lui prendre un point[1]. [11][1] Before that he tried boxing, weightlifting, volleyball, basketball and skiing. I heard a rumour that Alexander Karelin used to do zercher deadlift. "He didn't just dominate the world of Greco-Roman wrestling, for 13 years, he terrified the world of Greco-Roman wrestling! Evening on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday-used to work on a mat with sparring-partners. He favored the overhead press and also used standard 2-pood kettlebells (32 kilograms (71 lb)) for arm exercises at a daily weight routine. Karelin's father was a truck driver and an amateur boxer. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. [1] At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Karelin faced American Matt Ghaffari for the gold medal. [10][19] His conditioning and quickness combined with his dominance of the sport, led to him being known as "The Experiment". They used to play wrestling basketball. Novosibirsk, Russia, Height: 6 feet 4 inches (same as Matt Ghaffari). "[20], Karelin's daily training drills included hours of rowing and long runs through Taiga forest often with a large log on his back. He was heavily drug tested and never failed a single test. [23], Like most top wrestlers, Karelin had a number of severe injuries through his career. He competed in the heaviest weight class of his day, 130 kg (286 lb). Karelin graduated from the Novosibirsk Institute of Transportation, followed by the Siberian Academy of Physical Culture, a military school of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD USSR) and the Saint Petersburg University of MVD USSR. [1] He had his first loss (score 0–1) at the USSR championships in 1987, to the reigning Russian and European champion Igor Rostorotsky; he defeated Rostorotsky at the next USSR championships while recovering from a flu and a recent concussion. [26] Between 1995 and 1999 he served with the Russian tax police and retired in the rank of colonel. [1], In the 1988 Olympic final Karelin came close to losing to Rangel Gerovski, but with 15 seconds left managed to execute his favorite Karelin Lift and won. Karelin retired from competitions in 2000. [7][8][9] Prior to his farewell match versus Rulon Gardner in September 2000, he hadn't a point scored on him within six years. The Sporting News, Miracle on the mat – wrestler Rulon Gardner wins the gold medal in the Olympics, 9 October 2000, [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kəˈrʲelʲɪn], International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, "Aleksandr Karelin, Wrestler, Law-maker and More", "Forget the Russian Bear: Meet Russian King Kong", "Greco-Roman legend Steve Fraser on Rulon Gardner's win over Aleksandr Karelin", "Karelin loses first-ever international match", "Alexander Karelin 887 wins – 2 losses Olympic Wrestler", Александр Карелин: Борьба – это условие жизни, Александр Карелин – гордость нашего спорта, колоритная личность, великий спортсмен, который и в 46 лет держит себя в великолепной форме!

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