From the USSR to Russia..............a flag bearer for his Olympic delegation..........

Aleksandr Karelin

Olympic athlete

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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and Russia. Nicknamed the "Russian Bear", "Russian King Kong", "Alexander the Great" and "The Experiment", he is ... Wikipedia

Born: September 19, 1967 (age 50 years), Novosibirsk, Russia

Height: 6′ 3″

Weight: 285 lbs

Spouse: Olga Karelin

Parents: Zinaida Karelina, Aleksandr Karelin

Olympic medals: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight, MORE