Obituary Rahim Jeddi, 'Golden Whistle' Winner, Dies at 77 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 15:44 Rahim Jeddi, a well-respected referee from Iran who was honored in 2006 with the 'Golden Whistle" has died at age 77. Read more
Obituary Lee Kun-hee, Former Chairman of Samsung and Friend of Wrestling, Dies at 78 Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 14:39 An honorary member of the IOC and UWW, Mr. Lee had a longstanding commitment to international sport. Read more
Obituary Referee Thomas Martin Hyllegaard Passes Unexpectedly at Age 37 Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 12:47 We are sad to announce the sudden death of United World Wrestling category I referee, Thomas Martin Hyllegaar Read more
Obituary Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, First Kazakh to Win Olympic Gold, Dies at 69 Monday, August 3, 2020 - 12:49 Ushkempirov was inducted into the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2014. Read more
Obituary Alexander Ivanitsky, Tokyo Games Olympic Champion, Dies at 82 Saturday, July 25, 2020 - 15:35 The four-time world champion and 1964 Tokyo Olympic champion had been missing for two days. Read more
Obituary Armenia's Stefan Kazaryan, Hall of Fame Wrestler and Referee, Dies at 84 Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 13:46 Stefan KAZARYAN (ARM), former wrestler and referee inducted into the UWW Hall of Fame in 2011, has died. He was 84. Read more
Obituary Bendegúz Tóth, Promising Hungarian Freestyle Wrestler, Dies at 22 Saturday, June 6, 2020 - 18:55 Bendegúz Tóth, a silver medalist at the 2014 Cadet European championships, died suddenly on Friday during an outdoor training session with his teammates Read more
Obituary Tzeno Tzenov, Longtime Bureau Member and President of European Council, Dies at 80 Monday, June 1, 2020 - 14:25 Tzeno TZENOV, a bureau member during some of wrestling's biggest moments, has died. He was 80. Read more
Obituary Magomed Aliomarov, Leader in Development of Women's Wrestling, Dies at 67 Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 17:00 Magomed ALIOMAROV, head coach of Russia's resurgent women's wrestling program, died Wednesday after a brief battle with COVID-19. He was 67. Read more
Obituary Turkish Wrestling Great Kazim Ayvaz Passes Away Monday, January 27, 2020 - 03:21 Turkish Greco-Roman wrestling great Kazim AYVAZ, an Olympic champion and multiple-time world champion, passed away last Sunday Read more
