What is Alexander Karelin?
[[File:Alexander Karelin RN 09-2013.jpg|thumb|Alexander Karelin]] '''Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin''' (born September 19, 1967 in [[Novosibirsk]], [[Russian SFSR]]) is an [[Sportsperson|athlete]] from the [[Russian Federation]]. He is considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time and one of the best wrestlers of his time.<ref>[http://original.britannica.com/eb/topic-244145/Greco-Roman-wrestling Encyclopedia – Britannica Online Encyclopedia]. Original.britannica.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.</ref><ref>[http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/news/2000/0927/782116.html Summer Olympics 2000 Karelin loses first-ever international match]. Static.espn.go.com (2000-09-27). Retrieved on 2011-02-09.</ref> He won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 [[Olympic Games]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Karelin, Alexander}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Russia]] [[Category:Russian wrestlers]] [[Category:Soviet wrestlers]] [[Category:Novosibirsk]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union]]