🤼 Wrestling · Greco-Roman heavyweight
Russia · 1985–2000
Unbeaten for thirteen years, and never conceded a point for six.
Karelin won three Olympic golds and nine world titles, and went thirteen years without losing a match. His reverse body lift — throwing 130 kg opponents overhead — was a move heavyweights were not thought capable of, and most simply conceded rather than face it.
First woman in any sport to win four individual Olympic golds.
Freestyle 58–63 kg · 2000–2016
The Russian Tank — two Olympic golds across two weight classes.
Freestyle 86–97 kg · 2013–present
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Three Olympic golds and six world titles at welterweight.
Freestyle 74 kg · 1995–2008