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Aleksandr Karelin
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Aleksandr Karelin is a retired Russian Greco-Roman wrestler widely considered the greatest in the discipline's history, named wrestler of the twentieth century by the sport's international federation. He won three Olympic gold medals and nine World Championships without a single career loss at that level, and went unscored upon for six straight years before a single point loss to American Rulon Gardner ended his 13 year unbeaten run at the 2000 Sydney Games. He served as flag bearer for the Russian or Soviet team at three consecutive Olympics, 1988, 1992 and 1996.
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Career HighlightWent unbeaten internationally for 13 years and unscored upon for 6 years before losing 0 to 1 to American Rulon Gardner in the 2000 Sydney Olympic final, an upset widely called one of the biggest in sports history. 1 Career HighlightWon nine World Championship titles without a single loss and twelve European Championship titles, finishing his senior career with a record of 887 wins against only 2 losses. 1 Career HighlightWon three Olympic gold medals in Greco-Roman wrestling, at Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996, plus a silver at Sydney 2000. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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