Igor Klimov (wrestler)

Igor Klimov (born 1 June 1962) is a Soviet and Kazakhstani former wrestler who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Highlight achievements

Two-time Asian Championships medalist.Klimov, Igor (KAZ), International Wrestling Database 1994 Asian Games silver medalist.Asian Games, Freestyle Seniors, 1994-10-08 Hiroshima (JPN), 130.0 kg, International Wrestling Database 1991 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin′s champion.Гран-при «Иван Ярыгин» 1991 USSR Peoples' Spartakiad champion, an achievement equivalent in status to the USSR champion title."Всё о вольной борьбе" [All about freestyle wrestling], Project-Press, 1997, p.15, (in Russian). "Победа же на Спартакиаде народов СССР считалась едва ли не равнозначной олимпийской и уж наверняка не уступала по значимости триумфу на чемпионате мира." [Victory at the USSR Peoples' Spartakiad was considered equivalent to an Olympic victory and was no less significant than a triumph at the World Championships.]

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