Roman Andreevich Vlasov

Roman Vlasov

Roman Vlasov medal table
Wrestler
Russia
Olympic games
gold	2012 London	Welter
gold	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Welter
World Championship
gold	2011 Istanbul	Welter
silver	2013 Budapest	Welter
gold	2015 Las Vegas	up to 75 kg
European Championship
bronze	2011 Dortmund	Welter
gold	2012 Belgrade	Welter
gold	2013 Tbilisi	Welter
gold	2018 Kaspiisk	up to 77 kg
gold	2019 Bucharest	up to 77 kg
Junior World Championship
gold	2010 Budapest	Welter Juniors
Junior European Championship
gold	2006 Istanbul	up to 46 kg cadets
gold	2007 Warsaw	up to 54 kg cadets

Roman Andrejewitsch Vlasow ( Russian Роман Андреевич Власов ; born October 6, 1990 in Novosibirsk ) is a Russian wrestler . He became world champion in 2011 and 2015 and Olympic welterweight champion in Greco-Roman style in 2012 and 2016 .

Career

Roman Vlasov comes from Siberia , where he grew up with his mother Tamara Leonidowna and his older brother Artyom, who is also a wrestler. He started wrestling in 2000 at the age of 10, specializing in the Greco-Roman style. In 2002 Viktor Mikhailovich Kuznetsov became his trainer, who still looks after him today. He now belongs to the Alexander-Karelin Novosibirsk sports club . He is a member of the army, with whom he also has his economic base.

He was already very successful as a junior. In 2006 he became Junior European Cadet Champion in Istanbul in the weight class up to 46 kg and repeated this success in 2007 in Warsaw in the weight class up to 54 kg body weight. In 2008 and 2009 he could not qualify for any of the international junior championships. But in 2010 he became junior welterweight champion in Budapest .

His breakthrough came in 2011. After joining the Russian national wrestling team, he was particularly encouraged by head coach Gogi Koguashvili . He then impressed at the renowned international tournament "Iwan-Poddubny" in Tyumen , where he won the welterweight division ahead of Warteres Warteressowitsch Samurgaschew , Emil Scharafedtinow , Ildar Bataschow and Alexander Chekhirkin and with these wrestlers left the cream of the Russian welterweights behind. He was then also Russian welterweight champion before Emil Scharafedtinow, Alexander Czechirkin and Ilyas Magomadow.

At the European Championships 2011 in Dortmund he won over Fabian Jänicke , Germany , Nikolai Daragan , Ukraine and Ilian Gerogiew, Bulgaria , but lost in the semifinals against Péter Bácsi from Hungary . In the battle for a bronze medal , he then defeated Arsen Dschulfalakjan from Armenia with 2: 1 rounds (0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0 points).

At the climax of the wrestling year, the 2011 World Cup in Istanbul , he started in even better shape and defeated Vojtech Jakus, Slovakia , Robert Rosengren, Sweden , Farshad Alizadeh Kalehkeshi , Iran , Neven Zugaj , Croatia and in the final Selçuk Çebi from Turkey (2 : 0 rounds, 1: 0, 1: 0 points) and immediately became world champion among the elite wrestlers.

For this success he was personally honored on November 22, 2011 by President Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin together with other successful athletes.

On August 5, 2012, Roman Vlasov celebrated another great success. He was at the Olympic Games in London with wins over Mark O. Madsen , Denmark , Christophe Guénot , France , Aleksandr Kazakevič , Lithuania and arsenic Dschulfalakjan , Armenia in superior style Olympic champion .

In 2013 Roman Wlassow was once again European champion in a superior style in Tbilisi. On the way to this success he defeated Arturas Sekus, Lithuania, Piotr Prepiorka, Poland, Jawor Janakiew, Bulgaria, Alexander Dschemanovich, Belarus and Zurab Datunashvili , Georgia. At the Russian championship in 2013 he was not at the start. For this he started in July 2013 at the Universiade in Kazan and won there ahead of Hadi Alizadeh Pournia, Iran, Asren Dschulfalakjan and Dimitri Pyschkow, Ukraine. At this year's World Championships in Budapest he was in the final battle after victories over Alvis Albino Almendra Jimenez, Panama, Arsen Dschulfalakjan, Esengeldi Koschubek Uulu, Kyrgyzstan and Mark Overgaard Madsen, Denmark. In this he faced the 2012 Olympic lightweight champion Kim Hyeon-woo from South Korea. He lost this fight just on points (0: 2 rounds, 1: 2 points) and was "only" vice world champion. It was only after the fight that it became known that Roman Vlasov went into this fight slightly weakened by flu.

In January 2014 Roman Vlasov lost again after a long time against a Russian wrestler at the renowned "Iwan-Poddubny" memorial in Tyumen in the new weight class up to 75 kg. Alexander Czechirkin defeated him there on points. That is why Alexander Czechirkin was used at the 2014 European Championships in Vantaa / Finland. Roman Vlasov was in the Russian team in May 2014 at the World Cup in Tehran, a team competition that was won by Iran, and defeated Farshad Alizadeh, Iran, in the three fights in which he was used in the weight class up to 75 kg , Laszlo Szabo, Hungary and Furkan Bayrak from Turkey. However, the Olympic champion suffered a setback again in June 2014 at the Russian championship in the weight class up to 75 kg, because he was defeated there in the final against Bilan Nalgijew from Moscow and therefore only came 2nd in this championship. Nevertheless, Roman Vlasov was used at the World Cup in Tashkent in September 2014. But it turned out again that he was no longer in the shape of previous years. He won his first fight against Richard Rico from Slovakia, but then lost in his second fight against Andrew Bisek from the United States. Since Bisek did not reach the final, Roman Wlassow was eliminated and only reached 12th place.

In 2015 Roman Wlassow became world champion for the second time in Las Vegas with a concentrated performance. In the class up to 75 kg he defeated Arsen Dschulfalakjan, Petr Novak, Czech Republic, Peter Bacsi, Hungary, Doschan Kartikow, Kazakhstan, Elwin Mursalijew, Azerbaijan and Mark Overgaard Madsen, Denmark.

In 2016 he won the gold medal in the weight class up to 75 kg at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . On the way to this success he defeated Kim Hyeon-woo, Bin Yang, China, Bozo Starcevic from Croatia and in the final battle Mark Overgaard Madsen.

After Roman Vlasov became Russian champion in the weight class up to 80 kg in 2017, he also started in this weight class at the World Championships this year in Paris. But he lost his first fight against Elwin Mursalijew from Azerbaijan in Paris and ended up in 20th place, since Mursalijew did not reach the final.

In 2018 Roman Vlasov only competed in the European Championships in Kaspiisk. He won there in the weight class up to 77 kg with victories over Igor Besleaga, Moldova, Tornike Jamashvili, Georgia, Elwin Mursalijew and Viktor Nemes , Serbia the third European title.

at the 2019 European Championships in Bucharest, he added another title to this title in the same weight class. On the way to this success he defeated Bozo Starcevic, Croatia, Mykola Daragan, Ukraine, Viktor Nemes and Fatih Cengiz , Turkey. At this year's World Cup in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) Roman Vlasov first defeated Yang Bin from China and Daniel Alexandrow Tihomirow from Bulgaria, but then lost to local heroes Ashkat Dilmuchamedow on points (0: 3). Since this did not reach the final, he dropped out early and only finished 8th.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Result
2006	1.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Istanbul	up to 46 kg	before Hassan Aliyev, Azerbaijan and Wiktor Sveglimtew, Moldova
2007	1.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Warsaw	up to 54 kg	before Timo Badusch, Germany and Lenur Temirow, Ukraine
2010	1.	Junior World Championships in Budapest	Welter	after victories over Glebs Silovs, Latvia , Jonas Bossert, Switzerland , Florian Marchl, Austria , Veli-Katri Suominen, Finland and Besiki Saldadze, Uzbekistan
2011	1.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	Welter	before Warteres Warteressowitsch Samurgaschew , Emil Scharafedtinow , Ildar Bataschow u. Alexander Czechirkin, all Russia
2011	3.	World Cup in Minsk	Welter	behind Aljaksandr Kikinjou , Belarus u. Farshad Alizadeh Kalehkeshi , Iran
2011	3.	EM in Dortmund	Welter	after victories over Fabian Jänicke , Germany, Nikolai Daragan , Ukraine a. Ilian Georgiew, Bulgaria , a defeat against Péter Bácsi , Hungary a . a victory over Arsen Julfalakyan , Armenia
2011	1.	"Wladyslaw-Pytlasinski" Memorial in Radom	Welter	before Edgar Babajans, Poland , Neven Zugaj , Croatia a . Aleksandr Kazakevič , Latvia
2011	1.	World Cup in Istanbul	Welter	after victories over Vojtech Jakus, Slovakia , Robert Rosengren, Sweden , Farshad Alizadeh Kalehkeshi, Neven Zugaj and Selçuk Çebi , Turkey
2011	1.	Haparanda Cup	Welter	before Bilan Nalgijew and Ruslan Rsakow, both Russia
2012	1.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	Welter	before Ermil Scharafedtinow, Konstantin Schipajew and Anton Chomchenko, all Russia
2012	1.	Thor Masters in Nyköping	Welter	before Mark Overgaard Madsen , Denmark and Timo Badusch, Germany
2012	1.	EM in Belgrade	Welter	before Manuchar Tschadaia , Georgia, Aleksandr Kazakevič, Lithuania and Arsen Dschulfalakjan , Armenia
2012	1.	"Wladiyslaw-Pytlasinksi" Memorial in Racibórz	Welter	before Mark Overgard Madsen, Edgar Babajans and Piotr Przepiorka, both Poles
2012	gold	OS in London	Welter	with victories over Mark Overgaard Madsen, Christophe Guénot , France , Aleksandr Kazakevič , Lithuania and Arsen Dschulfalakjan , Armenia
2013	1.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	Welter	before Alexander Czechirkin and Evgeni Popow, both Russia
2013	3.	World Cup in Tehran	Welter	behind Seref Tüfenk, Turkey and Farshad Alizadeh Kelechkeshi, Iran
2013	1.	EM in Tbilisi	Welter	after victories over Arturas Sekus, Lithuania, Piotr Przepiorka, Yawor Janakiew, Bulgaria, Alexander Dschemjanowich, Belarus and Zurab Datunashvili, Georgia
2013	1.	Universiade in Kazan	Welter	in front of Hadi Alizadeh Pournia, Iran, Arsen Dschulfalakjan, Armenia and Dimitri Pyschkow, Ukraine
2013	2.	World Cup in Budapest	Welter	after victories over Alvis Albino Almendra Jimenez, Panama, Arsen Dschulfalakjan, Esengeldi Koschubek Uulu, Kyrgyzstan and Mark Overgaard Madsen and a defeat against Kim Hyeon-woo , South Korea
2013	1.	Copa Brasil in Rio de Janeiro	Welter	before Angelo Moreira, Brazil and Adel Sadykow, Russia
2014	2.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	up to 75 kg	behind Alexander Czechirkin, in front of Adlan Akiyev and Konstantin Schipajew, all Russia
2014	12.	World Cup in Tashkent	up to 75 kg	after a win over Richard Rico, Slovakia and a loss to Andrew Bisek, USA
2015	1.	"Wladyslaw-Pytlasinksi" Memorial in Warsaw	up to 75 kg	before Bozo Starcevic, Croatia, Ruslan Issakow and Alexander Czech, both Russia
2015	1.	World Cup in Las Vegas	up to 75 kg	after victories over Arsen Dschulfalakjan, Peter Novak, Czech Republic, Peter Bacsi, Hungary, Doschan Kartikow, Kazakhstan, Elwin Mursalijew, Azerbaijan and Mark Overgaard Madsen , Denmark
2016	2.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	up to 75 kg	behind Tschingis Labasanow and before Islam Magomedow and Biljan Nalgijew, all Russia
2016	gold	OS in Rio de Janeiro	up to 75 kg	after victories over Kim Hyeon-woo, Bin Yang, China, Bozo Starcevic, Croatia and Mark Overgaard Madsen
2017	20th	World Cup in Paris	up to 80 kg	after a loss to Elwin Mursalijew, Azerbaijan
2018	1.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Moscow	up to 77 kg	before Ruslan Isakov, Islam Opiev and Ruslan Vardanyan, all Russia
2018	1.	"Kristjan-Palusalu" Memorial in Tallinn	up to 77 kg	in front of Alex Michel Bjurberg Kessidis, Sweden, Oldrich Varga, Czech Republic and Juri Denisow, Russia
2018	1.	EM in Kaspiisk	up to 77 kg	after victories over Igor Besleaga, Moldova, Tornike Dschamaschwili, Georgia, Elwin Mursalijew and Viktor Nemes, Serbia
2019	2.	"Dan-Kolow" & "Nikola-Petrow" Memorial in Russe	up to 77 kg	behind Daniel Alexandrow Tihomirow, Bulgaria, in front of Daniel Cataraga , Moldova and Tamerlan Schadukajew, Kazakhstan
2019	1.	EM in Bucharest	up to 77 kg	after victories over Bozo Starcevic, Croatia, Mykola Daragan, Ukraine, Viktor Nemes and Fatih Cengiz, Turkey
2019	1.	German Grand Prix in Dortmund	up to 74 kg	in front of Zoltan Levai, Hungary, Alex Michel Bjurberg Kessidis, Sweden and Aschkat Dilmuchamedow, Kazakhstan
2019	8th.	World Cup in Nur-Sultan	up to 74 kg	after victories over Yang Bin, China and Daniel Alexandrow Tihomirow, Bulgaria and a defeat against Ashkat Dilmuchamedow

Russian championships

year	space	Weight class	Result
2011	1.	Welter	before Emil Scharefedtinow, Alexander Czechirkin a. Ilyas Magomadov
2014	2.	up to 75 kg	behind Bilan Nalgijew, in front of Ruslan Issakov and Bislan Assakalow
2017	1.	up to 80 kg	before Adlan Akiev, Gadschimurad Jalalow and Asamat Chalulow
2018	1.	up to 77 kg	before Islam Opiyev, Ramasan Abacharajew and Irakli Kalandija

Explanations

• all competitions in Greco-Roman style
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Welterweight, weight class up to 74 kg body weight (until December 31, 2013), since January 1, 2014, a new weight class division has been in effect by the FILA
• The world wrestling association FILA changed its name to UWW (United World Wrestling) in September 2014

Away from sport

In 2013 Roman Vlasov graduated from the Novosibirsk Agrarian University with a law degree.

He served in the Russian Armed Forces and has held the rank of first lieutenant since 2016.

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Roman Andrejewitsch Vlassow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Profile of Roman Andrejewitsch Vlasow at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Brief portrait of Roman Wlassow
• Fight of Roman Vlasov against Arsen Dschulfalakjan at the European Championships 2011 in Dortmund

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.interfax-russia.ru/Moscow/special.asp?id=761809&sec=1725