| 16th | Top Belarusians (ethnic group) |
| 3rd | Top Soviet Union top ten athletes of the year |
| 3rd | Top Soviet Union top ten athletes of the year |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
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Competitor for  Soviet
Union |
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| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Light heavyweight |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Heavyweight |
| Gold | 1972 Munich | Super heavyweight |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1961 Yokohama | +87 kg |
| Gold | 1962 Toledo | 97 kg |
| Gold | 1963 Sofia | 97 kg |
| Silver | 1965 Manchester | 97 kg |
| Gold | 1966 Toledo | 97 kg |
| Gold | 1967 Bucharest | +97 kg |
| Gold | 1969 Mar del Plata | +100 kg |
| Gold | 1970 Edmonton | +100 kg |
| Gold | 1971 Sofia | +100 kg |
Alexander Vasiliyevich Medved' (Belarusian: Алякса́ндр Васíлевiч Мядзве́дзь; Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Медве́дь) (born September 16, 1937 in Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR) is a famous Soviet/Russian[1]/Belarussian wrestler. He is considered by some to be the best freestyle wrestler of all time. He was the first person ever to win three gold medals in freestyle wrestling. FILA recognizes Medved as The Greatest Wrestler of the 20th Century in Freestyle (with Alexander Karelin being the greatest in Greco-Roman). He has written two books on the sport.
Medved' is one of the most well-known Russian athletes and to this day his image continues to inspire others. He was the flagbearer for the Belarusian Olympic team on several occasions including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also performed the Judge's Oath at the 1980 Summer Olympics. It should also be noted that "Medved" is the Russian word for "bear" which perfectly fits his image.
Today he lives in Belarus and is the Head of the Inter-University Department of Sport Excellence of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics and also Vice-president of the Belarus Olympic Committee. Alexander Medved' is also the Olympic coach for the Belarusian freestyle wrestling team.
His non-Olympic awards include:
V. L. Golubev (1978) (in Russian). Alexander Medved. Heroes of the Olympic Games. Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. http://www.sportlib.ru/books/borba/medved/.
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   | Profile and short biography - Hall of Honors - Alexander Medved: FILA - International Wrestling Hall of Fame |
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