Alexander Platonowitsch Kudryavzew

Alexander Platonowitsch Kudrjawzew ( Russian Александр Платонович Кудрявцев ; * 1962 ) is a former Soviet wrestler . He became world champion in Greco-Roman style welterweight in 1981 .

Career

Alexander Kudriawzew began wrestling as a teenager, focusing on the Greco-Roman style. In 1979 he was the Soviet junior lightweight champion and therefore sent to the Junior World Championship in Haparanda , Sweden . There he took 3rd place in the lightweight behind Sölve Halling, Sweden and Peter Thätner, GDR. In August 1980 he was in Bursa junior European welterweight champion before Ronald Schulz, GDR and Stoyan Wassiljew, Bulgaria.

In 1981 he became the first Soviet welterweight champion. He replaced the successful Anatoly Bykov . He was also immediately accepted into the Soviet national wrestling team of Greco-Roman wrestlers. In the national team, Gennady Sapunov and Shamil Chissamutdinow were his coaches. In July 1981 the young student in Bucharest became the welterweight university champion in front of Gheorghe Ciobotaru, Romania and Peter Thätner. Barely 20 years old, he then celebrated winning the world welterweight title at the World Championships in Oslo. On the way to this success he defeated Janko Schopow from Bulgaria, Philippe Vidal from France and Karl-Heinz Helbing from the Federal Republic of Germany. He lost his last pool fight against Karoly Kasap from Yugoslavia on points. But he was still the pool winner because Kasap had lost to Schopow. According to the rules of the time, the two pool winners Alexander Kudriawzew and Mikko Huhtala from Finland faced each other in the fight for the world title. Alexander Kudriawzew won this fight on points and became world champion.

In 1982 he was again Soviet champion and therefore used in the international championships. But both at the European Championships in May 1982 in Varna, as well as at the World Championships in September 1982 in Katowice, he disappointed and only finished 4th in both championships.

These two championships were also the last appearances at international championships. In 1983, Mikhail Mamiashvili became the Soviet welterweight champion, who then dominated national and international wrestling events in the world championship and later also in the middleweight division for many years. Alexander Kudriawzew was never able to prevail against Mamiashvili.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
1979	3.	Junior World Championships in Haparanda (Sweden)	Light	behind Sölve Halling, Sweden and Peter Thätner , GDR
1980	1.	Junior European Championship in Bursa	Welter	before Ronald Schulz, GDR and Stoyan Wassiljew, Bulgaria
1981	1.	Universiade in Bucharest	Welter	before Gheorghe Ciobotaru , Romania and Peter Thätner
1981	1.	World Cup in Oslo	Welter	after victories over Janko Schopow , Bulgaria, Philippe Vidal, France and Karl-Heinz Helbing , Federal Republic of Germany, a defeat against Karoly Kasap , Yugoslavia and a victory over Mikko Huhtala , Finland
1982	2.	German Grand Prix in Freiburg	Welter	behind Andrzej Supron , Poland, in front of Janko Schopow and Karoly Kasap
1982	4th	EM in Varna	Welter	behind Andrzej Supron, Roger Tallroth , Sweden and Karoly Kasap
1982	4th	World Cup in Katowice	Welter	behind Ștefan Rusu , Romania, Andrzej Supron and Karoly Kasap

Explanations

• all competitions in Greco-Roman style
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Lightweight, then up to 68 kg, welter weight up to 74 kg body weight

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Alexander Platonowitsch Kudrjawzew at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Alexander Kudrjawzew on "Sport-Complete"