Denis Tsargush - Russian wrestler: biography, sporting achievements

Denis Tsargush is a famous Russian sportsman, freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time world and European champion, and also a five-time champion of the Russian Federation. At the 2012 Olympics he won a bronze medal.

For outstanding achievements in sport, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the II degree. The Government of the Abkhaz Republic was awarded the Order of Honor and Glory II degree for the promotion and development of physical culture.

Biography of the athlete

Denis Igorevich Tsargush was born on September 1, 1987 in the Abkhazian city of Gadauta, Georgian SSR. Like all Caucasian boys, from childhood, he was carried away by free-style wrestling. Persistence has borne fruit: Denis has repeatedly become a participant in youth tournaments, one of which he drew the attention of CSKA coaches, who offered him to train in a well-known club. Denis was at that time studying in the 9th grade and did not dream about major wrestling tournaments, especially about the Olympic Games. The limit of the young man's dreams then was to be the strongest in the school, in the district.

The proposal, naturally, was adopted. So got into a big sport Denis Tsargush, whose biography became one of the pages of the glorious history of Russian sport. Let's get to know her better.

Many fans are interested in who is nationality Denis Tsargush. He is an Abkhaz, his small homeland is the Abkhazian ASSR, which was part of Georgia until 2008.

Tsargush about himself and his parents

Denis Tsargush is an optimist by nature, but always ready for the unexpected in life, in sports. For unforeseen situations, he always has his own "workpiece", this allows him to easily overcome the circumstances that are not in his favor. This quality made him an outstanding athlete.

He considers himself partly old-fashioned in his relationship with the weak sex. In his opinion, a girl should be beautiful with her modesty. While this has not met the athlete, so he is still not married.

Father for Denis is an example of courage. Having lost sight during the military conflict between Georgia and Abkhazia, he has his own business and does not lose his spirit.

The athlete's mother is an example of the keeper of the family hearth. I dreamed that my son would treat people, but he went the other way. His father always supported Denis.

Abkhazia for Tsurgash is a place where all the hardships of life disappear somewhere, and around - native people.

Steps to the path to glory

According to Denis Tsurgash, there are no easy ways to achieve serious achievements in sport. He understood this when he won the world junior championship, achieved victories in competitions at the World Cup and the Russian championship.

At the age of 19, Denis already performed at the national championship, where he won gold. In the future, he three times (2009, 2010 and 2012) rises to the first step of the podium of the championship of Russia. 2008 was an exception for Tsurgash: he got only bronze.

The wrestler's successes were noticed by specialists, and in 2010 he already stands for the Russian national team at the European Championships. Baku has become a city where the young fighter conquers his first gold champion of Europe. In the future, he doubles (2011 and 2012) rises to the first step of the podium of the European Championship.

The determination and diligence of the young wrestler led him to victory at the World Championships (for adults) in 2009. Thus, Denis Tsargush became the first athlete in Abkhazia to achieve the world title in freestyle wrestling. A year later he successfully defended this title in a duel with the Iranian Sadeh Gudarzi.
Having such a solid track record of sporting achievements, Denis could not help but be in the Russian national team at the 2012 Olympics. However, the first games brought the Russian wrestler in weight to 74 kg only bronze. On the way Tsurgash to the highest step of the pedestal was already familiar to him at the World Championships in Istanbul, American fighter Jordan Barrows. He was stronger.

Fatal Championship

Denis Tsargush, who even dreamed of winning gold at the Olympics in London, then received only a bronze medal. Since that time, Olympic gold has become for him the meaning of life in the next four years, as he felt the spirit of the main sports, the taste of victory, although bronze. And this meant again years of hard work to prove to all rivals that the wrestler Denis Tsargush is the strongest and worthy to represent Russia at the games in Brazil in 2016. Summarize the four-year work was the championship of the country freestyle wrestlers in Yakutsk.

From 27 to 29 May 2016 in Yakutsk (the Republic of Sakha) competitions were held among the strongest "wolves" of the country. In weight up to 74 kg Denis Tsargush, Aniuar Geduev, Husey Suyunchov and Atsamaz Sanakoev acted. From this category came to the finals Tsargush and Geduyev.
The final battle was not in favor of Tsargush, and gold went to a fighter from Kabardino-Balkaria.

Good-bye, the Olympic Games?

The defeat at the championship in Yakutsk caused great regret and suspicion among the fans of Tsargush, that these competitions were the last for the athlete. The wrestler himself explains his loss by not getting the right shape because of a previous injury. Denis believes that he did not use the chance to roll Geduyev at the beginning of the bout and score points, although in general the fight was on an equal footing. But 10 seconds before the end of Tsargush unjustifiably ventured and gave Geduyev points.

After the championship, Denis Tsargush indirectly confirmed the fears of fans over participation in the 2016 Olympics, saying that his health is unlikely to allow performing at the main sports match. In this case, the wrestler does not exclude his participation in individual competitions, but on a smaller scale.