Denis Tsargush

Denís Tsargúsh (Abkhaz: Дени́с Царгәы́ш, IPA /dɛˈnis t͡sʰɑrˈgʷɨʂ/, born 1 September 1987 in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia, also known as Dinislam Tsargush, is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Abkhaz descent. 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.

Denis Igorevich Tsargush
Personal information
Native nameДенис Игоревич Царгуш
Full nameDenis Igorevich Tsargush
Nationality Russia
Born (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987
Gudauta, Abkhaz ASSR, Soviet Union
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Websitewww.instagram.com/tsargush1
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Weight class74 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubCSKA Wrestling Club
Coached byIslam Kalaev, Yuri Golod
Achievements and titles
World finalsGold (2009) (2010) (2014)
Regional finalsGold (2010) (2011) (2012)
National finals1st place, gold medalist(s) (2006) (2009) (2010) (2012) (2014)
Olympic finalsBronze (2012)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Herning74 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Moscow74 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Tashkent74 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2007 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Baku74 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Dortmund74 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Belgrade74 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place2007 Hyderabad74 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Baku74 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 Kazan 74 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul 74 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Beijing 74 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Istanbul 63 kg
Representing Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast
Russian National Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Nishnevartovsk74 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Kazan74 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Volgograd74 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 St.Petersburg74 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Yakutsk74 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Yakutsk74 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Moscow74 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 St.Petersburg74 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Krasnoyarsk74 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place2010 Krasnoyarsk74 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Krasnoyarsk74 kg

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
  • 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
  1. "FILA 2009 World Senior Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  2. "FILA 2010 World Senior Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  3. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/other/2010-09-12-3315737374_x.htm


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