Aleksandr Medved
Aleksandr Medved (1937-2024) was said to be the greatest freestyle wrestler of the 20th century. He competed for Belarus in the Soviet Union.
He won 3 Olympic gold medals in 3 different weight classes, the only person to do so: light-heavyweight freestyle wrestling in 1964, heavyweight freestyle wrestling in 1968, and super-heavyweight freestyle wrestling in 1972. Above, he wins his Olympic match in 1972.
This photo was labeled with his name, but not the date or event. He must be weighing in, since everyone in the photo is looking down at the scale that he is presumably standing on. We might be looking at something else.
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Vintage nude weigh-ins. Those were the days.
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