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Russian wrestler of Ossetian heritage
Vadim Bogiev
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 68 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Toronto 68 kg

Vadim Iosifovich Bogiyev (Russian: Вадим Иосифович Богиев; born 27 December 1970) is a Russian wrestler, who earned the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games 1996 in men's Freestyle wrestling. He was also he 1993 worlds runner-up and three-time European champion.

Olympics

Bogiyev competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the lightweight class.

References

  1. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 9, 2008)

External links

Olympic Champions in freestyle lightweight
  • 1904: 65.77 kg
  • 1908: 66.5 kg
  • 1920–1936: 67.5 kg
  • 1948–1960: 67 kg
  • 1964–1968: 70 kg
  • 1972–1996: 68 kg
  • 2000: 69 kg
  • 2004–2012: 66 kg
  • 2016–present: 65 kg
European Champions in freestyle lightweight (65 kg)
  • 66 kg: 1929–1937
  • 67 kg: 1946–1961
  • 70 kg: 1962–1967
  • 68 kg: 1969–1995
  • 69 kg: 1997–2001
  • 66 kg: 2002–2013
  • 65 kg: 2014–present


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