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Denis Tsargush

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Denis Igorevich Tsargush
Personal information
Native nameДенис Игоревич Царгуш
Full nameDenis Igorevich Tsargush
Nationality Russia
Born (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 37)
Gudauta, Abkhaz ASSR, Soviet Union
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Websitewww.instagram.com/tsargush1
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Weight class74 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubCSKA Wrestling Club
Coached byIslam Kalaev, Yuri Golod
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBronze (2012)
World finalsGold (2009) (2010) (2014)
Regional finalsGold (2010) (2011) (2012)
National finals1st place, gold medalist(s) (2006) (2009) (2010) (2012) (2014)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Herning 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tashkent 74 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2007 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baku 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Dortmund 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Belgrade 74 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Hyderabad 74 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Baku 74 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 74 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul 74 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing 74 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Istanbul 63 kg
Representing Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast
Russian National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Nishnevartovsk 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kazan 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Volgograd 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 St.Petersburg 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Yakutsk 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Yakutsk 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Moscow 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 St.Petersburg 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place 2010 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg

Denís Tsargúsh (Abkhaz: Дени́с Царгәы́ш, IPA /dɛˈnis t͡sʰɑrˈgʷɨʂ/, born 1 September 1987, also known as Dinislam Tsargush), is a Russian freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time European Champion, three-time World Champion and also won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a Grand Master of Sports in Freestyle Wrestling.

He won the 74 kg weight class at the 2009, 2010 and 2014 FILA Wrestling World Championships.[1][2][3]

He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 74 kg category. At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in the men's 74 kg category, Tsargush scored a 9–2 victory over Jordan Burroughs (U.S.), who had won the last three world level titles at the weight class, from 2011 to 2013. Tsargush also won a world championship at the junior level in 2007.

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Olympic Bronze medal (London 2012)
  • Three-time World champion (2009, 2010, 2014)
  • Five time Russian nationals
  • Two-time winner Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin (2010, 2012)
  • Three-time European champion (2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Gold medalist in 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, Tatarstan)
  • Winner Golden Grand prix Yaşar Doğu 2015 (Istanbul, Turkey)

References

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  1. ^ "FILA 2009 World Senior Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ "FILA 2010 World Senior Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. ^ USA Today 12 September 2010[dead link]
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