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amateur wrestlers
56 notable amateur wrestlers on file — 19 still here, 37 not.
still with us
Khabib Nurmagomedov
aliveRussian professional mixed martial artist
born 1988
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Mijaín López
aliveCuban wrestler
born 1982
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Jon Jones
aliveAmerican mixed martial arts fighter
born 1987
Khamzat Chimaev
aliveRussian-Emirati mixed martial artist (born 1994)
born 1994
Vinesh Phogat
aliveIndian wrestler (born 1994)
born 1994
Kamaru Usman
aliveNigerian-American mixed martial artist
born 1987
Geeta Phogat
aliveIndian freestyle wrestler (born 1988)
born 1988
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Henry Cejudo
aliveAmerican mixed martial artist and wrestler (born 1987)
born 1987
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Babita Kumari
aliveIndian wrestler
born 1989
Gable Steveson
aliveAmerican wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 2000)
born 2000
Ben Askren
aliveAmerican wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1984)
born 1984
Amit Elor
aliveAmerican freestyle wrestler
born 2004
Mark Kerr
aliveAmerican mixed martial arts fighter
born 1968
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Michael Chandler
aliveAmerican mixed martial artist (born 1986)
born 1986
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Colby Covington
aliveAmerican mixed martial artist (born 1988)
born 1988
Josh Hokit
aliveAmerican mixed martial artist (born 1997)
born 1997
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Jeff Cobb
aliveAmerican professional wrestler
born 1982
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Bo Nickal
aliveAmerican wrestler (born 1996)
born 1996
Aaron Pico
aliveAmerican wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1996)
born 1996
gone (30 of 37)
André the Giant
deadFrench professional wrestler and actor
1946 – 1993
Buvaisar Saitiev
deadRussian wrestler, politician
1975 – 2025
The Iron Sheik
deadIranian-American professional wrestler and actor
1942 – 2023
Aleksandr Medved
deadBelarusian Soviet wrestler
1937 – 2024
Hitomi Obara
deadJapanese sport wrestler
1981 – 2025
Emam-Ali Habibi
deadIranian wrestler
1931 – 2025
Adam Sandurski
deadPolish wrestler
1953 – 2026
Abdollah Movahed
deadIranian wrestler
1940 – 2026
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Zsanett Németh
deadHungarian wrestler
1994 – 2026
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Levan Tediashvili
deadSoviet-Georgian wrestler
1948 – 2024
Boyan Radev
deadBulgarian wrestler
1942 – 2025
Milan Nenadić
deadOlympic wrestler
1943 – 2024
Tsutomu Hanahara
deadOlympic wrestler
1940 – 2024
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Adolf Seger
deadGerman wrestler
1945 – 2026
Ion Cernea
deadRomanian wrestler
1936 – 2025
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Nugzari Tsurtsamia
deadGeorgian amateur wrestler
1997 – 2024
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi
deadIranian wrestler
1929 – 2026
Masao Arai
deadOlympic medalist in wrestling
1949 – 2024
Salman Hashimikov
deadRussian professional wrestler
1953 – 2025
Saleh Mohammadi
deadIran wrestler
2007 – 2026
Kikuo Wada
deadJapanese wrestler
1951 – 2025
Vladimir Popov
deadRussian wrestler
1962 – 2025
Stancho Kolev
deadBulgarian wrestler
1937 – 2025
Chang Chang-sun
deadSouth Korean wrestler
1942 – 2026
Robert N'Diaye
deadSenegalese wrestler
1942 – 2025
Miroslav Zeman
deadCzechoslovak wrestler
1946 – 2025
Mahavir Singh Phogat
unclearIndian amateur wrestler and senior Olympics coach
dates unknown
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David Von Erich
deadAmerican professional wrestler
1958 – 1984
Krasimir Kochev
deadBulgarian amateur wrestler
1974 – 2025
Randhir Singh
deadIndian sports administrator and sport shooter
1946 – 2026