Famous Russian Wrestlers

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Maurice Tillet

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: October 23, 1903

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Ural Mountains, Russia

Died: September 4, 1954

Maurice Tillet was a Russian professional wrestler. A two-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, Tillet was a very successful and popular wrestler at that time. He even appeared as The Swedish Angel in the 1949 American fantasy film Mighty Joe Young. Maurice Tillet was posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012.

The French Angel

(Two-time American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Champion who became one of the most popular wrestlers of the 1940's.)

Birthdate: October 23, 1903

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Ural Mountains, Russia

Died: September 4, 1954

Aleksandr Karelin

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: September 19, 1967

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Novosibirsk, Russia

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Abdulrashid Sadulaev

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: May 9, 1996

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Charodinsky District, Russia

Zaurbek Sidakov

(Amateur wrestler)

Birthdate: March 14, 1996

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Beslan, Russia

Buvaisar Saitiev

(Politician, Wrestler)

Birthdate: March 11, 1975

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Khasavyurt, Russia

Adam Saitiev

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: December 12, 1977

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia

Aniuar Geduev

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: January 26, 1987

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Psygansu, Russia

Artur Taymazov

(Gold medalist In the 2004 Games in Athens Olympics)

Birthdate: July 20, 1979

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Nogir, Russia

Roman Vlasov

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: October 6, 1990

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Novosibirsk, Russia

Aleksandr Medved

(Olympic Athlete)

Birthdate: September 16, 1937

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Bila Tserkva, Ukraine

Sharif Sharifov

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: November 11, 1988

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan, Russia

Victor Zangiev

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: May 26, 1962

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

Beslan Mudranov

(Judo Player, Wrestler)

Birthdate: July 7, 1986

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia

Khetag Gazyumov

(Amateur wrestler)

Birthdate: April 24, 1983

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Suadag, North Ossetian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Makharbek Khadartsev

(Former Freestyle Wrestler Champion)

Birthdate: October 2, 1964

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Alagirsky District, Russia

Wakanoho Toshinori

(Sumo wrestler)

Birthdate: July 8, 1988

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Alagir, North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic North Ossetian ASSR, Soviet Union

Davit Chakvetadze

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: October 18, 1992

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Kutaisi, Georgia

Guzel Manyurova

(Amateur wrestler)

Birthdate: January 24, 1978

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Saransk, Russia

Danil Khalimov

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: July 6, 1978

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Nizhny Tagil, Russian

Died: October 15, 2020

Zalina Sidakova

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: March 23, 1992

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia