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FILA INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
  LEADERSHIP
 

Mr. Milan Ercegan of Yugoslavia

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  • FILA President (1972-2002)
 

Mr. Raiko Petrov of  Bulgaria

  • Retired member of Fila / Historian
 

Mr. Ilham Aliyev of   Azerbaijan

  • President of Azerbaijan
GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING
 

Valeri Resanchev of Russia

  • Olympic Champion Two times
  • World gold medal 5 times
 

Alexander Karelin of Russia

  • 3x Olympic gold medalist (1988, 1992, 1996) at 130 kg
  • 2000 Olympic silver medalist at 130 kg
  • 9x World gold medalist (1989-91, 1993-95, 1997-99) at 130 kg
  • Lost only one match in his entire international career, in 2000 Olympic finals
  • 12x European Champion at 130 kg (1988-96, 1998-2000)
  • 1987 World Cup champion at 130 kg
  • 1985 Espoir World Champion at 130 kg
  • Tied with Bruce Baumgartner for most World/Olympic medals with 13
 

Imre Polyak of Hungary

  • 1964 Olympic gold medalist at 63 kg
  • 3x World gold medalist (1955, 1958, 1962) at 62/63 kg
  • 3x Olympic silver medalist (1952, 1956, 1960) at 62 kg
  • 2x World silver medalist (1961, 1963) at 62/63 kg
 

Alexander Tomov of Bulgaria

  • 5x World gold medalist (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979) at +100 kg
  • 3x Olympic silver medalist (1972, 1976, 1980) at +100 kg
  • 5x European champion (1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1984) at +100 kg
 

Carl Westergren of Sweden

  • 3x Olympic gold medalist (1920, 1924, 1932) at 75, 82.5 and +87 kg
  • 1922 World gold medalist at 75 kg
  • Fourth in 1924 Olympics in freestyle wrestling at 87 kg
  • 3x European Champion (1925, 1930, 1931) at 82.5 and 87 kg
    Passed away on 05 August, 1958
 

  Armen Nazarian    BUL

  • 2 time Olympic Champion
  • 1 time Olympic bronze
  • 2x World gold medalist
  • 2x World silvermedalist
  • 2x World bronze medalist
 

  Vincenzo Maenza  ITA

  • 2 time Olympic Champion
  • 1 time Olympic silver
 

  Svensson Rudolf  SWE

  • 2 time Olympic Champion
  • 1 time Olympic silver
 

  Balboshin, Nikolai   URS

  • 1 Olympic Champion
  • 5 time World Gold
 

  Maik Bullmann    GER

  • 1 Olympic Silver
  • 3 World Gold
  • 1 World Silver
  • 1 World Bronze
 

  Dugushiev, Islam   AZE

  • 1 Olympic Silver
  • 4 time World Gold
 

  Andersson, Frank   SWE

  • 1 Olympic Bronze
  • 3 time World Gold
  • 1 time World Bronze
 

  Ascuy Aguilera, Filiberto CUB

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  • 2 Olympic Bronze
  • 1 time World Gold
  • 1 time World Silver
  • 3 time World Bronze
 

  Kogouoashvili, Georgi  RUS

  • 1 Olympic Bronze
  • 5 time World Gold
  • 1 time World Bronze
 

  Kirov, Petar  BUL

  • 2 Olympic Gold
  • 3 time World Gold
 

  Kozma, Istavan  HUN

  • 2 Olympic Gold
  • 3 time World Gold
  • 1 time World Silver
  • 1 time World Bronze

 

FREESTYLE WRESTLING
 

Yuri Takada     JPN

  •  Olympic Champion
  •  Olympic Bronze Medal
  •  5 World Gold Medals
 

Ahmet Ayik of  Turkey

  • 1 time Olympic Champion
  • 1 Olympic silver
  • 2 World gold
  • 1 World silver
 

Sergei Beloglazov of former Russia

  • 2 time Olympic Champion (1980 & 1988)
  • 6 World gold (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 & 1987)
  • 2 World silver (1975 & 1979)
 

Ardabili Movahed, Abdullah      Iran

  • 1 time Olympic Champion
  • 5 World gold medals
 

Alexander Medved of former Soviet Union (now Belarus)

  • 3x Olympic gold medalist (1964, 1969, 1972) at 97 kg, +97 kg and +100 kg
  • 7x World gold medalist (1962-63, 1966-67, 1969-71)
  • 1965 World silver medalist at 97 kg
  • 1961 World bronze medalist at +87 kg
  • 3x European champion (1966, 1968, 1972) at +97 kg and 100 kg
  • Has served as president of the Belarus Wrestling Federation
 

Arsen Fadzaev of former Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)

  • 2x Olympic gold medalist (1988, 1992) at 68 kg
  • 6x World gold medalist (1983, 1985-87, 1990-91) at 68 kg
  • 1989 World silver medalist at 74 kg
  • 1981 Espoir World Champion at 57 kg
  • 4x European Champion (1984-85, 1987-88) at 68 kg
  • 2x World Cup champion (1986-89) at 68 kg
 

Valentin Jordanov of Bulgaria

  • 1996 Olympic gold medalist at 52 kg
  • 7x World gold medalist (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993-95) at 52 kg
  • 1992 Olympic bronze medalist at 52 kg
  • 2x World silver medalist (1990-91) at 52 kg
  • 1986 World bronze medalist at 52 kg
  • 7x European champion (1982-83, 1985-89) at 52 kg
  • Currently president of the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation
 

Bruce Baumgartner of the United States

  • 2x Olympic gold medalist (1984, 1992) at 130 kg
  • 3x World gold medalist (1986, 1993, 1995) at 130 kg
  • 1988 Olympic silver medalist at 130 kg
  • 1996 Olympic bronze medalist at 130 kg
  • 2x World silver medalist (1989, 1990) at 130 kg
  • 4x World bronze medalist (1983, 1985, 1987, 1994) at 130 kg
  • 8x World Cup champion (1984-86, 1989-91, 1994, 1997) at 130 kg
  • 3x Pan American Games champion (1987, 1991, 1995) at 130 kg
  • 1986 Goodwill Games champion at 130 kg
  • Tied with Alexander Karelin for most World/Olympic medals with 13
  • Has served as president of USA Wrestling
 

John Smith of the United States

  • 2x Olympic gold medalist (1988, 1992) at 62 kg
  • 4x World gold medalist (1987, 1989-91) at 62 kg
  • 2x Pan American Games champion (1987, 1991) at 62 kg
  • 1991 World Cup champion at 62 kg
  • 2x Goodwill Games champion (1986, 1990) at 62 kg
 

   Makharbek Khadartsev   UZB

  • 2x Olympic gold medalist
  • 1x Olympic silver medal
  • 5x World gold medalist
  • 2x World Silver medalist
  • 1x Bronze medalist
 

   Levan Tediashvili  RUS

  • 2x Olympic gold medalist
  • 4x World gold medalist
  • 1x World Silver medalist
  • 1x Bronze medalist
 

  Kistan Pihiajamacki  FIN  

  • 2x Olympic gold medalist
  • 1x Olympic silver medal
 

  Kevin Jackson   USA

  • 1x Olympic gold medalist
  • 2x World gold medalist
 

  Eniu Valchev Dimov   BUL

  • 1x Olympic gold medalist
  • 1x Olympic silvermedalist
  • 1x Olympic bronze medalist
 

       Yojiro Utake Obata    JPN

  • 2x Olympic gold medalist (1964, 1968) at 57 kg
 

  Leri  Chabelovi  RUS / GEO

  • 1x Olympic gold medalist
  • 1x Olympic silver medalist
  • 5x World gold medalist
  • 1x Bronze medalist
 

  Soslan  Andiev     RUS

  • 2x Olympic gold medalist
  • 4x World Gold medalist
  • 1x World Silver medalist
 

  Il Kim    PRK

  • 2x Olympic gold medalist
  • 1x World Silver medalist
 

  Shozo Sasahara       JPN

  • 1x Olympic gold medalist
  • 1x World gold medalist
  • FILA Bureau member
 

  Aliev, Aali     RUS

  • 5 time World Gold
  • 1 time World Silver
 

  Habibi, Eman    IRI

  • 1 Olympic Gold
  • 3 time World Gold

 

 

  Takhti, Gholamreza   IRI

  • 1 Olympic Gold
  • 2 Olympic Silver
  • 2 time World Gold
  • 1 time World Silver

 

 

  Kaneko, Masaaki    JPN

  • 1 Olympic Gold
  • 2 time World Gold
FEMININE
 

  Christine   Nordhagen-Vierling     CAN

  • 6x World gold medalist
  • 1x Olympic silver medalist
  • 1x Olympic bronze medalist
 

  Urano-Odagaki, Yayoi   JPN

  • 6x World gold medalist
  • 1x World silver medalist

 

 
LEGENDS OF THE SPORT
 

   Csaba Hegadus  HUN

  • 1x Olympic gold medalist
  • 1x World Gold Medal
  • Twice 4th in world
 

Petro Galaktopoulos  GRE

  • The First Moder Olympics Greek Wrestling Medalist
  • 1968 Olympic bronze medal
  • 1972 Olympic. silver medal
  • 1970 W.C. bronze medal
  • 1971 W.C. bronze medal
  • 1972 E.C. gold medal
  • 1976 E.C. bronze medal
REFEREE
 

Adel Moustafa

  • Adel Moustafa Egypt FILA Bureau Member / Referee Commission
 

  Lassie Toivola

  • referee 5 Olympic Games
  • World Championship 32 times
  • European Championships 35 times
 

Simic, Branco   YUG

  • 1x Olympic gold medalist
  • 1x World Silver Medal
  • 1x World Bronze Medal
  •  Referee for Many Years at Olympic and World

 

 






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