Oleg Aleksandrovich Alekseev (Russian:Олег Александрович Алексеев) (27 March 1953 – 30 July 2015) was a Soviet wrestler. An ethnic
Buryat, he engaged in wrestling as a child under influence from his elder brother Vyacheslav, and progressed through national competitions. He became the first Buryat to become an
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR. He won the gold medal at the
1979 European Wrestling Championships in
Bucharest
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. With the Soviet Union team, the team World Cup in
Toledo, US 1979.
Ушёл из жизни легендарный бурятский борец Олег Алексеев
Towards the end of his sports career he worked as a coach.
References
External links
Олег Алексеев – первый среди лучших
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Sportspeople from Buryatia
Soviet male sport wrestlers
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
People from Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District
Buryat people
Buryat sportspeople
1953 births
2015 deaths