Varteres Samurgashev

Quick Facts

Full Name	Varteres Samurgashev
Occupation	Amateur Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Sep 13, 1979(1979-09-13)
Age	45
Birthplace	Rostov-on-Don
Country	Russia
Birth City	Rostov Oblast
Horoscope	Virgo

Varteres Samurgashev Biography

Varteres Samurgashev is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on September 13, 1979 in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia. Varteres is the older sibling of Varteres named Rafael Samurgashev (born 1963) who was a part of the Armenian Greco-Roman national wrestling team in the 2000 Summer Olympics and is now vice-president of the Russian Wrestling Federation. Varteres was married in 2009. He has three kids: Albert (born 2009) twins Simon and Suren (born in 2011) and Rafael (born in 2014). Also, he has a niece Tatiana Samurgashev, who plays tennis at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Graduated from Rostov State Institute of Economics, in the year 2001. Kuban State Academy of Physical Culture in 2005.

On 10 July 2004, a monument of Samurgashev was erected on the Rostov-on-Don square of Karl Marx in the Nakhichevan-on-Don district of the city. The statue was sculpted by David Begalov. An inscription reads, “Varteres Samurgashev — first Olympic champion of Don.”

The following year, Samurgashev remained one of the top wrestlers in his division and became captain of Russia’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team. He won his second World Championship gold medal at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest and, the following year after that, won his second European Championship gold medal at the 2006 European Wrestling Championships in Moscow. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won his first two bouts against competitors from Denmark and Azerbaijan, but lost in the quarterfinals of the Hungarian Péter Bácsi. This match has been the subject of controversy thorough hearings, as the referee made the decision to award three points to Samurgashev, but after the intervention of the vice-president of FILA Mario Saletniga the decision was cancelled. The Russian side challenged the actions Saletniga were a violation of regulations. In 2009, Samurgashev won the Sports Arbitration Court case in Lausanne which found the handling incompetent, but had not revised the result.

In the aftermath of winning in the 2000 European Wrestling Championships in Moscow Samurgashev then went on to compete at his first 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In the this Olympic competition, Samurgashev defeated the current Olympic champion Wlodzimierz Zawadzki (Poland), World and European champion Seref Eroglu (Turkey), World Cup winner Kevin Bracken (USA), and two-time European champion Akaki Chachua (Georgia). The final was where he beat the present Olympic vice-champion Juan Maren (Cuba) and was awarded his first Olympic Gold medal, at age 20.

Varteres Samurgashev Net Worth

Varteres Samurgashev is one of the richest Amateur Wrestler from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Varteres Samurgashev 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Samurgashev was born the 13th of September 1979 in Rostov-on Don, a part of an Armenian family. His family was a sports background. His mother was a part of the Rostov handball team that took home at the Russian National Championships. He began practicing Greco-Roman wrestling around the age of seven under the guidance of Suren Kazarian. He was also coached by his three siblings Rafael, Albert, and Simon. At the end of the 1990s, he had become part of Russia’s junior team from Russia and became the Junior European Champion in 1998 as well as the Junior World Champion in 1999. The year 1998 was the time he took home his first of his six Senior Russian Championships and was able to play with his Russian nation’s team.

Varteres Varteresovich Samurgashev (Armenian: Varderes Samowrghashew , Russian: Varteres Varteresovich Samurgashev born on 13th September 1979) is an Armenian Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time European, two-time World and Olympic Champion. Samurgashev was given his Honoured Masters of Sports of Russia title. The lawyer is by trade and the president of the Wrestling Federation in the Rostov region and Vice-President of the Russian Wrestling Federation. Samurgashev has been recognized as an honorary citizen from Russia as well as Armenia.

He decided to move up a weight class after the Olympics. In 2002, in his new weight category, he won the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships and a gold medal at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he won three fights against opponents from Sweden, Ukraine, and Germany, but in the semifinals suddenly lost to a relatively less well-known opponent from Uzbekistan. Winning the match for third place against a Switzerland opponent, he won a bronze medal, but in the future called this result the most offensive failure in his athletic career, and explained it resulted from underestimating his opponent and premature mental orientation towards the final match.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Varteres Samurgashev height 5 ft 7 in Varteres weight 78 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Varteres Samurgashev Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Varteres Ranked on the list of most popular Amateur Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Varteres Samurgashev celebrates birthday on September 13 of every year.