Denis Tsargush

Denís Tsargúsh (Abkhaz: Дени́с Царгәы́ш, IPA /dɛˈnis t͡sʰɑrˈgʷɨʂ/, born 1 September 1987, also known as Dinislam Tsargush), is a Russian freestyle wrestler. 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 name	Денис Игоревич Царгуш
Full name	Denis Igorevich Tsargush
Nationality	Russia
Born	(1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 37) Gudauta, Abkhaz ASSR, Soviet Union
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Website	www.instagram.com/tsargush1
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	74 kg
Event	Freestyle
Club	CSKA Wrestling Club
Coached by	Islam Kalaev, Yuri Golod
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	(2012)
World finals	(2009) (2010) (2014)
Regional finals	(2010) (2011) (2012)
National finals	(2006) (2009) (2010) (2012) (2014)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2012 London 74 kg World Championships 2009 Herning 74 kg 2010 Moscow 74 kg 2014 Tashkent 74 kg World Cup 2007 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg European Championships 2010 Baku 74 kg 2011 Dortmund 74 kg 2012 Belgrade 74 kg Military World Games 2007 Hyderabad 74 kg World Military Championships 2006 Baku 74 kg Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan 74 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2015 Istanbul 74 kg World Junior Championships 2007 Beijing 74 kg European Cadets Championships 2004 Istanbul 63 kg Representing Moscow Oblast Russian National Championships 2006 Nishnevartovsk 74 kg 2009 Kazan 74 kg 2010 Volgograd 74 kg 2012 St.Petersburg 74 kg 2014 Yakutsk 74 kg 2016 Yakutsk 74 kg 2007 Moscow 74 kg 2008 St.Petersburg 74 kg 2013 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2010 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg 2012 Krasnoyarsk 74 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)