Vadim Iossifowitsch Bogiev

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Wadim Iossifowitsch Bogijew ( Russian Вадим Иосифович Богиев ; born December 27, 1970 in Tskhinvali / South Ossetia ) is a former Russian wrestler and Olympic champion from 1996 in free style in lightweight.

Career

Vadim Bogijew grew up in the South Ossetian city of Tskhinvali and attended the School no. 6, in the future, for Greece -starting, three-time Olympic champion in weightlifting Kakhi Kakiaschwili was his classmate. Vadim decided to wrestle in 1978 and, after his first major successes, went to Moscow , where he became a member of CSKA Moscow as a member of the army. In Moscow he was formed into a world-class free-style wrestler by coaches Timur Sanakojew and Anatoly Margijew.

Wadim was already very successful in the junior division and was both junior European champion and junior world champion in 1988, starting at the bantamweight (up to 57 kg body weight). Among the seniors in the Soviet Union and Russia , the two-time Olympic champion in 1988 and 1992 Arsen Fadsayev dominated the lightweight, and Vadim soon grew into this weight class, the scene. From 1993, however, Wadim was number one in Russia and was also able to start in the senior international championships.

He started by winning the runner-up world title at the 1993 World Cup in Toronto . He lost there, somewhat surprisingly, in the final to the Iranian Ali Akbar Fallah . A year later, Wadim was European lightweight champion in Rome . On the way to winning the title, he also defeated German champion Ralph Lyding just on points.

At the 1994 World Cup in Istanbul , Wadim lost in the third round against Alexander Leipold from Aschaffenburg and therefore only came in 7th place.

In 1995 Wadim won the European Championship again in Freiburg im Üechtland , but again failed to convince at the World Championships in Atlanta and came in 4th without a medal. For this he won his third European title at the European Championships in Budapest in 1996, ahead of the 1994 world champion Araik Geworgjan from Armenia .

The 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta became the climax of Vadim Bogiyev's career. With five wins he won the gold medal. It is remarkable that in the second round he won 6: 4 on points over Arsen Fadsayev , who started for Uzbekistan on his comeback . In the final in the fight Bogiyev against Townsend Saunders from the USA with a tie of 1: 1, the referees decided for Bogiyev, who became Olympic champion .

After the Olympic Games, Wadim, only 26 years old, resigned and now works as a wrestler trainer.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, F = free style, Ba = bantamweight, Fe = featherweight, Le = lightweight, back then up to 57 kg, 62 kg and 68 kg body weight)

swell

  • Trade journal "Der Ringer", No. 9/1993, pages 4–7, No. 4/1994, pages 4–10, No. 9/1994, pages 4–8, 6/1995, pages 4–9, No. 9/1995, pages 4-8, No. 4/1996, pages 4-7 and 12, No. 9/1996, pages 10-15,
  • Website of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig,
  • Website "ossetians.com"

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personal data
SURNAME Bogiev, Vadim Iossifowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Богиев, Вадим Иосифович
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Tskhinvali