Varteres Samurgashev

Warteres Warteressowitsch Samurgaschew (Russian Вартерес Вартересович Самургашев, scientific transliteration Varteres Varteresovič Samurgašev; * September 13, 1979 in Rostov-on- Don ) is a former Russian wrestler. In Greco-Roman style in 2000 he was Olympic champion and two years later World Champion.

Career

Samurgaschew began in 1994 with the rings. Since 1995, he is trained in Rostov Sergei Sabejworota. His first title was won at the Samurgaschew Ringer 2000 European Championships in Moscow. There, he won the final of the spring weight, the weight class up to 63 kg, against the Swiss Beat Motzer 8-0.

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he eliminated in the preliminary round of the Olympic champion from 1996 Wlodzimierz Zawadzki and former world champion Şeref Eroğlu. In the final, he sat down in extra time 3-0 against Cuban Juan Luis Marén by and became Olympic champion.

Two years after his Olympic victory moved Samurgaschew in a higher weight class. Also, welterweight, he dominated his competition and was at the World Championships in Moscow in 2002 world champion. In the final, he won after an exciting battle against the European champion Badri Khasaia from Georgia, where he was still inferior in April 2002 in the final of the European Championships.

At the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 to Samurgaschew put first by without any major problems in the first round and turned it the German champion and vice-champion Konstantin Schneider of. After he had drawn a bye in the quarterfinals, he had to compete against the starting Uzbekistan Aleksandr Dokturishvili in the semifinals. After some individual mistakes he lost at the end with 2:5. The battle for 3rd place against the Swiss Reto Bucher, he won ahead within 67 seconds with 10:0 and thus secured a bronze medal.

In addition to his athletic career Samurgaschew studied law and is now working as a lawyer.