Denis Tsargush

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Denis Igorevich Tsargush
Personal information
Native nameДенис Игоревич Царгуш
Born (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 34)
Gudauta, Abkhaz ASSR, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Websitewww.instagram.com/tsargush1
Sport
CountryRussia
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubCSKA Wrestling Club
Coached byIslam Kalaev, Yuri Golod
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
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Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Herning 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tashkent 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baku 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Dortmund 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Belgrade 74 kg

Denís Tsargúsh (Abkhazian: Дени́с Царгәы́ш, IPA /dɛˈnis t͡sʰɑrˈgʷɨʂ/, born 1 September 1987 in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia, also known as Dinislam Tsargush, is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Abkhaz descent. He is a three-time European Champion, three-time World Champion and also won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a Grand Master of Sports in Freestyle Wrestling.

He won the 74 kg weight class at the 2009, 2010 and 2014 FILA Wrestling World Championships.[1][2][3]

He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 74 kg category. At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in the men's 74 kg category, Tsargush scored a 9–2 victory over Jordan Burroughs (U.S.), who had won the last three world level titles at the weight class, from 2011 to 2013. Tsargush also won a world championship at the junior level in 2007.

Championships and accomplishments[]

  • Olympic Bronze medal (London 2012)
  • Three-time World champion (2009, 2010, 2014)
  • Five time Russian nationals
  • Two-time winner Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin (2010, 2012)
  • Three-time European champion (2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Gold medalist in 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, Tatarstan)
  • Winner Golden Grand prix Yaşar Doğu 2015 (Istanbul, Turkey)

References[]

  1. ^ "FILA 2009 World Senior Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  2. ^ "FILA 2010 World Senior Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  3. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/other/2010-09-12-3315737374_x.htm

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