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Oleg Karavayev

Full name: Oleg Nikolayevich Karavayev
Original name: Олег Николаевич Караваев
Gender: Male
Height: 5'3" (161 cm)
Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)
Born: May 20, 1936 in Minsk, Minsk, Belarus
Died: August 23, 1978 in Minsk, Minsk, Belarus
Affiliations: Burevestnik Minsk, Minsk (BLR)
Country: URS Soviet Union
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Oleg Karavayev had the following finishes at major championships – 1958 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1961 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1963 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Greco-Roman (4th).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman Soviet Union URS 1 Gold

Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman

Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BP MR
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Final Round Match #1 1 1960-08-31 Karavayev (URS) decision, Cernea (ROU)
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Five 1 1960-08-31 2
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Five Match #2 1 1960-08-31 Karavayev (URS) fall (3:04), Ichiguchi (JPN) 0
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Four 1 1960-08-30 2
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Four Match #4 1 1960-08-30 Karavayev (URS) decision, Nakouzi (LIB) 1
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Three 1 1960-08-29 1
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Three Match #6 1 1960-08-29 Karavayev (URS) decision, Dora (YUG) 1
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Two 1 1960-08-27 0
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Two Match #9 1 1960-08-27 Karavayev (URS) fall (1:28), Verhoeven (BEL) 0
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round One 1T 1960-08-26 0
1960 Summer 24 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round One Match #8 1 1960-08-26 Karavayev (URS) fall (8:02), Tveiten (NOR) 0