Aleksandr Kolchinskiy

Aleksandr Kolchinskiy was a Soviet heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He won Olympic gold medals in 1976 and 1980 and a World title in 1978, placing second in 1975, 1977 and 1979. Kolchynskiy started wrestling in 1966, and in 1974 was included to the Soviet National Team after winning his first Soviet title. He won five more National Championships in a row in 1976-80. Viktor Igumenov, Soviet National Team Coach, told that Kolchinskiy was extremely lazy athlete, zero-discipline with little or no motivation for sports, but at the same time an remarkably talented wrestler, with springy and flexible body, gifted with a lightweight speed packed in a large, heavyweight frame.