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Roman Dmitriyev

1949 - 2010

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Roman Mikhaylovich Dmitriev (Russian: Роман Михайлович Дмитриев; 7 March 1949 – 11 February 2010) was a Russian freestyle wrestler, coach and politician of Yakut heritage. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. Between 1969 and 1974 he won four medals at world championships, including a gold in 1973; he was also a European champion in 1969. Domestically Dmitriev won the Soviet championships in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979 and 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Roman Dmitriyev is the 334th most popular wrestler (down from 216th in 2024), the 2,424th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,299th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Russian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Roman Dmitriyev ranks 334 out of 1,027Before him are Scott Steiner, Ezio Gamba, Jim Neidhart, Brian Christopher, Eldar Kurtanidze, and Ștefan Rusu. After him are Cody Rhodes, Matt Hardy, Don Muraco, Tony Halme, Sushil Kumar, and Vakhtang Blagidze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Roman Dmitriyev ranks 662Before him are Brian Kidd, Jane Smiley, Sunil Gavaskar, Abhay Ashtekar, Raymond Martin, and Eddie Money. After him are Micky Arison, Zbigniew Jaremski, James Williamson, Ludwig Schick, Don Muraco, and Roger Saint-Vil. Among people deceased in 2010, Roman Dmitriyev ranks 414Before him are Ed Thigpen, Janet Simpson, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Daiki Sato, Corey Allen, and Jackie Burroughs. After him are Marie Corridon, Tony Halme, Tom Mankiewicz, Pete Quaife, Franco Ballerini, and Art Clokey.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Roman Dmitriyev ranks 2,424 out of 3,761Before him are Leonid Khabarov (1947), Mikhail Kornienko (1960), Yekaterina Gamova (1980), Konstantin Lavronenko (1961), Einari Teräsvirta (1914), and Tatyana Ledovskaya (1966). After him are Alexander Volkov (1967), Vera Zvonareva (1984), Valentina Sidorova (1954), Dimitri Konyshev (1966), Dmitry Bilozerchev (1966), and Natalia Shaposhnikova (1961).

Among WRESTLERS In Russia

Among wrestlers born in Russia, Roman Dmitriyev ranks 13Before him are Alfred Asikainen (1888), Anatoly Roshchin (1932), Sergei Beloglazov (1956), Boris Gurevich (1931), Soslan Andiyev (1952), and Pavel Pinigin (1953). After him are Adam Saitiev (1977), Artur Taymazov (1979), Shamil Khisamutdinov (1950), Anatoly Beloglazov (1956), Guzel Manyurova (1978), and Aleksandr Ivanov (1951).