Konstantin Vyrupayev

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKonstantin Grigoryevich•Vyrupayev
Used nameKonstantin•Vyrupayev
Original nameКонстантин Григорьевич•Вырупаев
Born2 October 1930 in Irkutsk, Irkutsk (RUS)
Died31 October 2012 in Irkutsk, Irkutsk (RUS)
Measurements162 cm / 62 kg
AffiliationsBurevestnik Irkutsk, Irkutsk (RUS)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Russian Federation
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 2

Biography

Konstantin Vyrupayev from Irkutsk, Siberia took up wrestling in 1947 and was noticed by the Soviet sports officials in 1954, when he won a bronze in Greco-Roman bantamweight at the Soviet championships. In 1956, Vyrupayev was selected for the Soviet Olympic team and at the Olympics surprised everyone by winning a gold medal in Greco-Roman bantamweight, although he lost his first round match to Romanian Francisc Horvath by decision, but the bad points system allowed him to continue to compete for gold medal. In 1958, Vyrupayev switched to featherweight and competed at that category at the 1960 Olympics, where he won a bronze medal and at the 1962 World Championships, where he won silver. Domestically, Vyrupayev never won a Soviet title, but besides his 1954 Greco-Roman bantamweight bronze, he won Greco-Roman bantamweight silvers in 1955-1957, Greco-Roman featherweight silver in 1960 and Greco-Roman featherweight bronzes in 1961 and 1962. After finishing his sporting career, Vyrupayev worked as a wrestling coach in his native Irkutsk, his most famous pupil being 1988 European champion in Greco-Roman bantamweight Aleksandr Shestakov. Since 1990 an international tournament in his honor has been held in Irkutsk.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1956 Summer Olympics Wrestling URS RUS Konstantin Vyrupayev
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold
1960 Summer Olympics Wrestling URS RUS Konstantin Vyrupayev
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze