Konstantin Vyrupayev

Soviet wrestler (1930–2012)
Konstantin Vyrupayev
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Featherweight

Konstantin Vyrupayev (2 October 1930 – 31 October 2012)[1] was a Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion.

He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class.[2] At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he won a bronze medal in the featherweight class.

References

  1. ^ Konstantin Vyrupayev's obituary (in Russian)
  2. ^ "Profile: Konstantin Vyrupayev". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
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  • 1924–1928: 58 kg
  • 1932–1936: 56 kg
  • 1948–1996: 57 kg
  • 2000: 58 kg
  • 2004–2012: 55 kg
  • 2016: 59 kg
  • 2020–present: 60 kg


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