Aleksandr Medved, Russian wrestler (died 2024)

Aleksandr Medved

Soviet/Belarussian wrestler (1937–2024)

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Medved was a Ukrainian-born Soviet Belarusian freestyle wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union and was named "one of the greatest wrestlers in history" by FILA, the sport's governing body. Between 1962 and 1972 he won three Olympic gold medals, seven…