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Alexander Karelin

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Alexander Karelin

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Also known as Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin, Alexander Kareline, Aleksandr Karelin

Soviet-Russian wrestler

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Alexander Karelin is a Russian politician and statesperson who was born in Novosibirsk on September 19, 1967. He is a member of the United Russia political party and works in Moscow. Karelin has held citizenship in both Russia and the Soviet Union. He speaks Russian and has been a member of the Dynamo Sports Club.

His athletic career began in 1981, during which he competed in Greco-Roman wrestling for the Soviet Union and Russia. Under the head coaching of Viktor Kuznetsov, Karelin participated in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He stands 191 centimeters tall and weighs 130 kilograms.

Karelin has received several honors, including the Hero of the Russian Federation, Order of Honour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, and Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. In addition to his political and athletic roles, he is an author with one listed work, titled *Earthquake Precursors in the Atmosphere and Ionosphere*.

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  • Earthquake Precursors in the Atmosphere and Ionosphere

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Olympic Games

1988 Seoul130 kg

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexander Karelin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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