Monument to Ivan Yarygin
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The monument to Ivan Yarygin, the famous wrestler, is located near the Palace of Sport on the island of Rest. The grand opening of the monument took place on the eve of the annual tournament dedicated to the memory of the famous athlete.
Ivan Yarygin is a unique wrestler. During his sports career, Yarygin twice became an Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling, won the championships of the Soviet Union, Europe, and the World. At the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, he set a record: spent all his winning fights in 7 minutes and 20 seconds, put all his opponents on the shoulder blades. In July 1976, he won his second Olympic gold medal in Montreal.
Yarygin died on October 11, 1997 in a car accident.