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}} Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin ((ロシア語:Александр Александрович Карелин); born 19 September 1967) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and Russia and a Hero of the Russian Federation. Nicknamed the "Russian Bear",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aleksandr Karelin, Wrestler, Law-maker and More )〕 "Russian King Kong",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Forget the Russian Bear: Meet Russian King Kong )〕 "Alexander the Great" and "The Experiment", he is considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time.〔〔(Greco-Roman wrestling ). Encyclopedia Britannica Online.〕 Karelin won gold medals at the 1988, 1992 and 1996, and a silver medal in the 2000 Olympic Games. His wrestling record is 887 wins and two losses.〔"Alexander Karelin" in (''The World's Five Greatest Athletes No One Knows'' ). drjudd.ne〕〔In 1987 he lost to Igor Rostorotsky (1–0) and to Rulon Gardner in 2000 (1–0)〕 Karelin was the national flag bearer at three consecutive Olympics: in 1988 for the Soviet Union, in 1992 for the Unified Team, and in 1996 for Russia. ==Wrestling career== Karelin was born as a baby.〔(Александр Карелин: Борьба – это условие жизни ). karelin.ru. 25 October 2013. The 6.8 kg figure reported by the ''Time'' journal was an exaggeration (КАРЕЛИН Александр Александрович ). biograph.ru〕 He began training in 1981, under Viktor Kuznetsov, who remained his coach through his entire career.〔 Before that he tried boxing, weightlifting, volleyball, basketball and skiing.〔(Александр Карелин – гордость нашего спорта, колоритная личность, великий спортсмен, который и в 46 лет держит себя в великолепной форме! Поговорим о секретах успеха русского богатыря ). fizvosp.ru. 21 March 2014.〕 Nicknamed the "Russian Bear," "Alexander the Great" and "The Experiment", Karelin went undefeated for the first time from 1982 to 1987 and second time from 1987 to 2000. In 1985 he came to international competitions and won a junior world title.〔 He had his first loss (0–1) at the USSR championships in 1987, to the reigning champion Igor Rostorotsky; he defeated Rostorotsky at the next USSR championships while recovering from a flu and a recent concussion.〔 In the first four years of his international sporting career, Karelin won almost 100 international bouts, three Olympic games, three European championships, and three world championships without a single loss.〔(Великий борец России ). Wrest39.ru. 14 June 2013.〕〔(Alexander Karelin: The Meanest Man in the World ). Bleacherreport.com 27 December 2008.〕〔(Badass of the Week. Alexander Karelin ). Badassoftheweek.com. 25 March 2009.〕 In the 1988 Olympic final Karelin was losing to Rangel Gerovski, but with 15 seconds left managed to execute his favorite Karelin Lift and won.〔 At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Karelin faced American Matt Ghaffari for the gold medal. Karelin had come off a shoulder surgery and looked vulnerable against a strong Ghaffari, who was able to repel Karelin's efforts to lift and slam him, forcing Karelin to use all of his skill and experience to defend a 1–0 lead.〔Jack McCallum (27 September 2000) (Unheralded American slays Russian wrestling legend ). ''Sports Illustrated''.〕 After going 13 years undefeated in international competition and six years without giving up a point, he lost 0–1 to Rulon Gardner of the United States in the final of the Sydney Olympics.〔The Sporting News, Miracle on the mat – wrestler Rulon Gardner wins the gold medal in the Olympics, 9 October 2000〕 Karelin had previously beaten Gardner in 1997.〔 The win was controversial at the time as it took 90 seconds to review, and is still an element of contention today since the broken-hands clinch rule had only been put in a few months earlier. According to ''The Slate'', "Karelin’s icy gulag death stare during the medal ceremony is one of the most terrifying sights in Olympic history".〔Edward McClelland (21 February 2014) (Silver medal face: The saddest-looking second-place finishers in Olympic history ). ''Slate.com''.〕 Karelin retired from competitions in 2000.〔(Alexander Karelin – Chronology ). sports.jrank.org〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aleksandr Karelin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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