PRIDE OF SIBERIA
There are a lot of popular and outstanding sportsmen in Siberia .One of them - the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time Alexander Karelin.
• Alexander Karelin was born on September 19, 1967 in Novosibirsk. In the first fays of his life doctors were suprised by weight of the child: it was 5,5 kg.
South Korea, 1988Alexander Karelin & Kamandar Madjidov
Alexanedr’s achievements Olympic Games
Representing Soviet UnionGold 1988 SeoulRepresenting Unified TeamGold 1992 Barcelona
Representing RussiaGold 1996 AtlantaSilver 2000 Sydney
World ChampionshipsGold Martigny 1989Gold Ostia 1990Gold Varna 1991Gold Stockholm 1993Gold Tampere 1994Gold Prague 1995Gold Wroclaw 1997Gold Gävle 1998Gold Athens 1999
European ChampionshipsGold Kolbotyn 1988Gold Oulu 1989Gold Poznań 1990Gold Aschaffenburg
1991Gold Copenhagen 1992Gold Istanbul 1993Gold Athens 1994Gold Besançon 1995Gold Budapest 1996Gold Minsk 1998Gold Sofia 1999Gold Moscow 2000
• On February 21, 1999 Alexander Karelin defeated Akira Maeda in a professional wrestling contest that drew a gate of $2.5 million. The match gained widespread media coverage, including mentions in The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. The match took place in the Maeda owned professional wrestling organization RINGS.
Alexander Karelin takes part in the social life of our country and region: helps & organizes folk fairs, shows,contests. He does much for charity.
Politics Karelin was officially retired from competitive wrestling in 2000 and began his political career. He joined the United Russia party and was elected to the State Duma as a representative of the Novosibirsk region in 1999 and 2003. He is a member of the Duma's committee on international affairs.He is a popular & respecful politition.