This is a collection of interviews of world class athletes in wrestling sport. All of them have successfully participated in world or continental championships. In the interviews, the wrestlers talk, for example, about their origins, preparations for tournaments or opponents, motivation, successes, but also failures.

2021

Interview with Roman Vlasov

Country: Russia

Weight class: 75 kg

Style: Greco-Roman

Achievements:

Olympic champion 2012, 2016

World champion 2011, 2015, 2021

European champion 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019


Interview with Hassan Yazdani

Country: Iran

Weight class: 86 kg

Style: Freestyle

Achievements:

Olympic champion 2016

World champion 2017, 2019, 2021

Asian champion 2018, 2021

2020

Interview with J'den Cox

Country: USA

Weight class: 92 kg

Style: Freestyle

Achievements:

World champion 2018, 2019

Pan American champion 2019, 2022


Interview with Taha Akgül

Country: Turkey

Weight class: 120 kg

Style: Freestyle

Achievements:

Olympic champion 2016

World champion 2014, 2015, 2022

European champion 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022


Interview with Abdulrashid Sadulaev

Country: Russia

Weight class: 97 kg

Style: Freestyle

Achievements:

Olympic champion 2016, 2020

World champion 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021

European champion 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020


Interview with Bajrang Punia

Country: India

Weight class: 65 kg

Style: Freestyle

Achievements:

3rd Olympic champion 2020

2nd World champion 2018 and 3rd 2013, 2019, 2022

Asian champion 2017, 2019


Interview with Zhan Beleniuk

Country: Ukraine

Weight class: 85 kg

Style: Greco-Roman

Achievements:

Olympic champion 2020

World champion 2015, 2019

European champion 2014, 2016, 2019


Interview with Vladimer Khinchegashvili

Country: Georgia

Weight class: 65 kg

Style: Freestyle

Achievements:

Olympic champion 2016

World champion 2015

European champion 2014, 2016, 2017


Interview with Arsen Julfalakyan

Country: Armenia

Weight class: 74 kg

Style: Greco-Roman

Achievements:

2nd Olympic champion 2012

World champion 2014

European champion 2009


Interview with Frank Stäbler

Country: Germany

Weight class: 66 kg

Style: Greco-Roman

Achievements:

3nd Olympic champion 2020

World champion 2015, 2017, 2018

European champion 2012, 2020