Roman Mikhaylovich Dmitriyev (; 7 March 1949 – 11 February 2010) was a Russian freestyle wrestler, coach and politician of Yakut heritage. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. Between 1969 and 1974 he won four medals at world championships, including a gold in 1973; he was also a European champion in 1969. Domestically Dmitriyev won the Soviet championships in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979 and 1981.

In 1981 Dmitriyev retired from competitions to become a coach of Soviet senior and then junior wrestling teams. He also took various positions at the Russian Wrestling Federation. In 2008 he was elected to the Duma of Sakha Republic. He died in Moscow in 2010.

Roman Dmitriyev

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1949 births

2010 deaths

Soviet male sport wrestlers

Russian wrestling coaches

Russian politicians

Olympic wrestlers for the Soviet Union

Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Russian male sport wrestlers

Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union

Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union

Olympic medalists in wrestling

Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics

European Wrestling Championships medalists

World Wrestling Championships medalists

Yakut people

Sportspeople from Sakha

People from Yakutsk

Roman Dmitriyev