Adlan Varaev

{{short description|Russian Olympic wrestler (1962-2016)}}

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Адлан Вараев

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| fullname = Adlan Abuevich Varaev

| nationality = Russian

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1962|01|2}}

| birth_place = Sadovoe, Groznensky District, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|5|4|1962|1|2}}

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| height = 170 cm

| weight = 74 kg

| country = Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union (now Chechnya, Russia)

| sport = Freestyle wrestling

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| club = Soviet Army, Grozny

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| coach = Degi Bagaev, Aslanbek Dzgoev

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{{MedalCountry | the {{URS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

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{{MedalSilver| 1988 Seoul | 74 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold|1987 Clermont-Ferrand|74 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|1986 Budapest|74 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalGold|1986 Piraeus|74 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1987 Veliko Tarnovo|74 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1988 Manchester|74 kg}}

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Adlan Abuevich Varaev ({{langx|ru|Адлан Абуевич Вараев}}; 2 January 1962 – 4 May 2016) was a Russian-Chechen welterweight freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics. He won the 1987 World Championships, beating Dave Schultz in the final, and placed second in 1986. Varaev held the European welterweight title in 1986–1988. After retiring from competitions worked as a wrestling coach and administrator. He trained the Russian national freestyle team and served as vice-president of the Russian Wrestling Federation.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/adlan-varayev-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/adlan-varayev-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=16 June 2012}} He drowned after a bad fall into the Argun River.