Mikhail Mamiashvili is a fighter who left the USSR and fights in the Greco-Roman style. He has several honorary titles, for which he has passed a difficult path in sports. Michael is a rather scandalous person. His persona is known not only in the countries of the former Union, but throughout the world.
short biography
On November 21, 1963, the future athlete Mikhail Mamiashvili was born. The biography of the wrestler began in the city of Konotop, which is located in Ukraine, in the Sumy region. Michael began to be interested in sports from an early age. At the age of thirteen, he began to engage in wrestling. Training took place in his hometown. In 1978, Moscow welcomed a new resident. This young guy is Mikhail Mamiashvili. The biography of the athlete continues already in Russia. Here he visits a wrestling center called "Labor Reserves". Subsequently, the athlete advocated for their society.
First sports achievements
In 1982, the All-Union Youth Games were held, at which Mamiashvili won. The following 1983, he managed to win several first places at once. He won the Spartakiad of the peoples of the USSR, became the world champion in the struggle among juniors, won the USSR championship. In the same year, Mikhail Mamiashvili took part in the World Wrestling Championship, which was held in Kiev. He was the youngest of all participants in the competition. The judges recognized Mikhail as the most technical fighter of the championship and gave him the first and deserved place.
Participation in the olympic games
1988 was marked by the Olympic Games in Seoul. Mikhail Mamiashvili participated in competitions and fought in the weight category up to 82 kg. He spent five laps and lost only one. In the final, he fought with Tibor Komaromi, a strong fighter from Hungary. The fight was exciting. A large number of fans of Michael came to the Olympics to support the athlete. And he did not disappoint the hopes of his viewers and compatriots. With a score of 10: 1, he wins the battle and gains the honorary title of Olympic champion. A very famous coach in sports circles, Gennady Sapunov, characterized the manner of behavior of Mamiashvili on the carpet. He said that a fighter, if he grabs the opponent by the head, that is, there are only two options for the opponent: either to break free (but only half of the fighter will remain from him), or to surrender immediately before Mikhail strangles him.
Ending a sports career
The athlete decided to finish the courses of sports coaches of the highest level. In 1990, Mikhail Mamiashvili was educated at the Institute of Physical Education in Omsk. In 1991, the wrestler ended his career in sports. He begins to train the Russian team, which fought for the country in the Greco-Roman style. At the Olympics, which was held in 1992, the former wrestler became the head coach of the CIS Joint Team. In 1995, Mikhail received the position of Vice President of the Federation of Wrestling in Russia. And in 2001 he was waiting for a promotion already to the President.
The US authorities did not open the visa to the athlete
Recently, a renowned athlete and trainer such as Mikhail Mamiashvili was denied a visa to America. Crime, which was connected with the world of struggle in the 90s of the XX century, still causes many difficulties. The country's authorities say that refusing Mamiashvili’s visa has nothing to do with the political or sports situation. According to the United States, it is precisely the consequences of the stories of the last century that dictated the refusal to issue a visa. But the Russian Wrestling Federation believes that this is a tricky American move to weaken the Russian wrestling team, which has been leading the Olympics for the past few years. The exact cause of the failure remains unknown.
Personal life
In 2001, Mikhail Mamiashvili became vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee. The family of the former strongest fighter consists of a wife, three daughters and a son. The average daughter of Mikhail named Tatiana married the son of Fedor Bondarchuk - Sergei. The couple already had children: two daughters, Margarita and Vera. Mikhail Mamiashvili was very happy about the birth of his long-awaited granddaughters. Now he is not only a respected athlete and coach, but also a loving grandfather. He tries to spend more time with his family and instill in his little granddaughters a love of sport from childhood.