- Source: Igor Rostorotsky
Igor Dmitrievich Rostorotsky (Russian: Игорь Дмитриевич Ростороцкий; born 4 February 1962) is a retired Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the superheavyweight division. He won both the world and European titles in 1985 and 1987. He was the first, and one of only two wrestlers to defeat Aleksandr Karelin, having won the 1987 championship of the Soviet Union, after which Karelin would dominate their rivalry from then on.
Rostorotsky was born in Russia, but later moved to Kazakhstan and graduated from the Karagandy State University with a degree in law. He was also named a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1986).
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- Igor Rostorotsky
- Aleksandr Karelin
- 1985 World Wrestling Championships
- 1987 World Wrestling Championships
- List of World Championships medalists in wrestling (Greco-Roman)
- List of Cadet, Junior, Espoir and U-23 World Champions in men's Greco-Roman wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
