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New Facility: Sergei will also coach
Sunkist Kids athletes within the new wrestling
facility constructed through a joint partnership
between the Sunkist Kids Wrestling, Inc. and
Arizona
State
University
. The 9,600 square foot training center provides the
Sunkist Kids Club with a spacious world-class
training site. With full competition mats,
spread over 7,200 square feet of mat space, the
facility also has the ability to bring in
bleachers for camps and training sessions. The
remaining 2,400 square feet houses 40 lockers
for men and 25 lockers for women with showers
and restrooms. There are two offices and video
areas, as well. It will be one of the premier
wrestling training centers in the world.
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“We are incredibly pleased to have Sergei Beloglazov
become a part of our program,” said Sunkist Kids founder
Art Martori. “This will be a tremendous training site
for USA Wrestling, the Sunkist Kids and
Arizona State
. I am happy that he is willing to work with us to
make this happen. The entire wrestling community will
benefit from this new program.”
Background of Sergei Beloglazov : Prior to moving
to the
United States ,
Beloglazov served as the Head National Coach for
Russia in
freestyle wrestling.
Beloglazov is considered one of the greatest wrestlers
of all time. Competing for the Soviet Union
, Beloglazov dominated the 57 kg/125.5 lbs. division
during the 1980’s. He won Olympic gold medals at the
1980 Olympic Games in Moscow
,
Russia
and the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul Korea
.
He also claimed six World Championship gold medals
(1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987). His amazing
gold-medal winning streak was only interrupted in 1984,
when the Soviet Union
boycotted the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Among the other major achievements of his athletic
career were five European Championship gold medals, a
1986 World Cup title and a 1986 Goodwill Games title. He
was also a 1979 World silver medalist, and captured a
1975 Espoir World silver medal.
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