Roman Rurua

About Roman Rurua

Roman Rurua is a former Soviet greco-roman wrestler and Olympic Champion.

He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he won a silver medal. He is four time world champion in 1966, 1967,1969, 1970 years

Roman Rurua Achievements

Medal Records:

Olympic Games

• Gold medal – 1968 Summer OlympicsFeatherweight
  
• Silver medal – 1964 Summer OlympicsFeatherweight
  

World Championships

• Gold medal – 1966 World Wrestling ChampionshipsFeatherweight
  
• Gold medal – 1967 World Wrestling ChampionshipsFeatherweight
  
• Gold medal – 1969 World Wrestling ChampionshipsLightweight
  
• Gold medal – 1970 World Wrestling ChampionshipsLightweight