Konstantin Vyrupaev (2 October 1930 – 31 October 2012)Konstantin Vyrupaev's obituary
was a Soviet

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

and Olympic champion. He competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

in Melbourne where he won a gold medal in

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, the ''bantamweight'' class. At the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

in Rome he won a bronze medal in the ''featherweight'' class.

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1930 births 2012 deaths Soviet male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub