Aleksandr Karelin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Aleksandr Karelin

Soviet-Russian wrestler

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1967

Place of Birth: Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

Profession: politician, amateur wrestler

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin (kah-RE-lin, Russian: ????????? ????????????? ???????, IPA: [?l??k'sandr ?l??k'sandr?v??t? k?'r?el??n]; born 19 September 1967) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and Russia.
Nicknamed the "Russian Bear", "Russian King Kong", "Alexander the Great" and "The Experiment", he is considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time.
Karelin won gold medals at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games under a different flag each time (Soviet Union, Unified Team and Russia respectively), and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games.
His wrestling record is 887 wins and two losses.
Karelin was the national flag bearer at three consecutive Olympics: in 1988 for the Soviet Union, in 1992 for the Unified Team, and in 1996 for Russia.