Biography
Rustem Kazakov was born on 2 January 1947 in Tashkent into a Crimean Tatar family. He took up Greco-Roman wrestling in 1959 and trained at the VS club in Tashkent.
He made his international debut at the 1967 European Championships, winning bronze. He was world champion in 1969 and 1971 (bantamweight, 57 kg) and took bronze at the 1970 World Championships. He was due to compete at the 1968 Olympics but withdrew shortly before them after breaking ribs in training.
At the 1972 Olympics in Munich he won the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in the bantamweight class (57 kg). He is an Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR.
Career
- CSKA MoscowCoach · 1975–1991
- Dynamo (Tashkent)Wrestler · Tashkent · 1963–1967
- Armed Forces (Tashkent)Wrestler · Tashkent · 1968–1975
Life path
- 1947Born in Tashkent
2 January.
- 1959Took up wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling.
- 1967European Championships
Bronze medal; international debut.
- 1969World champion
57 kg.
- 1970World Championships
Bronze medal.
- 1971World champion
57 kg.
- 1972Olympic champion
Munich Olympics, 57 kg.
Achievements
- 🥇GoldOlympic Games, Munich (Greco-Roman, 57 kg) (1972)
- 🥇World championWorld Championships (Greco-Roman, 57 kg) (1969)
- 🥇World championWorld Championships (Greco-Roman, 57 kg) (1971)
- 🥉BronzeWorld Championships (1970)
- 🥉BronzeEuropean Championships (1967)