Boris Chadschumarowitsch Kulayev

Boris Chadschumarowitsch Kulayev ( Russian Борис Хаджумарович Кулаев * 18th July 1929 in Ardon , † 12. August 2008 ) began in Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz ) in North Ossetia with the rings , where a wrestler center had developed after the 1945th With the help of the coach G. Termolajew and Ch. Giojew, he developed into one of the best Soviet freestyle wrestlers in the light heavyweight class in the early 1950s.

Career

In 1954 he passed his first international test by defeating the Swedish Olympic champion Karl-Erik Nilsson . Also in 1955 he had a great success at the World Youth Festival in Warsaw by defeating the Iranian Gholamreza Takhti .

At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 , he stood against the same wrestler in the final battle for the gold medal in the light heavyweight division and this time lost on points. In 1957 Boris remained undefeated at the World Cup in Istanbul , but fought against Ismet Atli from Turkey and Petko Sirakow from Bulgaria "only" a draw and came in 2nd place.

1959 Kulayev was used again at the World Cup in Tehran . After a victory over the French Maurice Jaquel and a draw against the Halle based Dieter Rauchbach , who started for the all-German team, he lost again against Gholamreza Takhti and ended up in 6th place.

In 1960, Kulayev ended his wrestling career after he was not nominated for the Olympic Games in Rome, although he had become Soviet champion again that year.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, F = freestyle, Hs = light heavyweight, back then up to 87 kg body weight)

• 1954, point defeat against Viking Palm in the international match between the USSR and Sweden ;
• 1954, points victory over Karl-Erik Nilsson in the international match between the USSR and Sweden;
• 1955, 1st place , World Youth Festival in Warsaw , F, Hs, ahead of Gholamreza Takhti , Iran and Pehliwanow, Bulgaria;
• 1956, silver medal , OS in Melbourne , F, Hs, with victories over Peter Blair , USA , Herald Martina, Ireland , Adil Atan , Turkey and Viking Palm, Sweden and one defeat against Gholamreza Tahkti;
• 1957, 2nd place , World Cup in Istanbul , F, Hs, with victories over Hossein Nouri , Iran, Francisc Balla , Romania and Felix Neuhaus, Switzerland and a draw against Ismet Atli , Turkey and Petko Sirakow , Bulgaria;
• 1959, 6th place , World Cup in Tehran , F, Hs, with a victory over Maurice Jaquel , France , a draw against Dieter Rauchbach , Germany and a defeat against Gholamreza Takhti

Soviet championships

• 1955, 1st place, F, Hs
• 1956, 1st place, F, Hs, ahead of Anatoli Albul and Nischeradze,
• 1957, 2nd place, F, Hs, behind Boris Michailowitsch Gurewitsch and in front of Anatoli Albul,
• 1959, 1st place, F, hs, ahead of Boris Gurewitsch and Schota Lomidze ,
• 1960, 1st place, F, Hs, ahead of Boris Gurewitsch and Anatoli Albul

swell

• Documentation of FILA's International Wrestling Championships, 1976
• various issues of the specialist magazine " Athletik " from 1954 to 1960
• Ossetians.com website

Web links

• Portrait of Boris Kulayev (English)
• Portrait of Boris Kulayev (Russian)