You can watch the full documentary here: oly.ch/3weM6hI

people who have never trained in wrestling don't have the slightest clue how insanely difficult this sport really is.

IT wasn't a fall , just a Great Day for one of them that's all . I don't think he could have done it twice many people don't realize How Dominant Karelin was In Wrestling at the HIGHEST LEVEL .

Imagine being in shape and weighing almost 300 lbs 😲

Legendary Karelin! Greetings from Serbia!

Karelin got ripped by the stupid rules, he lost without losing a point.

Rulon was a younger wrestler making a name on a Legend like Karelin, but not close to compare with the Russian legend who was a real GOAT. The greatest up set was not as great in my view.

thanks for uploading this and for the full documentary

Karelin was Russian monster even after defeat by just a point he is far better than any wrestlers of the world

So he beat the greatest greco-roman wrestler of all time by Karelin’s scoring a questionable point against himself?

Karelin the legend ...love from india

The year of the stupid rule change that Rulon Gardner took advantage of. Luckiest gold medal of all time.

Gardner deasapeared as quick as he appeared. Karel une will stay forever as the best and strongest wrestler for all time !!!

I watched this. It was a simple mistake by The Experiment that lost him the match. Rules changed and stated that the first to unlock their hands gave up a point. He unlocked his hands. But Gardner did his job and played HARD.

Rulon is truly a great guy, he came and spoke to my football team out his life and he is truly an inspiration

Thank you much for posting!!! :) :) :) :)

10:08 the expression of the lady is the same as that of the guy in the crowd who reacted to the end of Undertaker's streak 14 years later. lol

At this Olympic, two Alexander The Greats were beaten : This one and Alexander Popov in men's 50m and 100m freestyle. Karelin was a friend of Popov.

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What a joke. Karelin lost, technically. Gardner was given the win not because he did anything, but because his opponent made a minor and almost imperceptible mistake.

I remember watching this live when I was 13. He was a hero after this. It doesn't get looked back on enough. Truly, the upset of a lifetime

Karelin is not human.beast.his power and training unmatchable

Karelin the legend ...

In 1997 World Championship Karelin defeat Gardner 6-0 but time and injuries did not allow Karelin to win in Sydney and if we talk about the rules they are the same for everyone

I don't know much about wrestling, but just as karelin broke his grip, it seemed Gardner did also, why was Karelin punished and gardner not?

Karelin is the GOAT. Of this there is no question. Gardner just got lucky in one moment.

KZfaq algorithm: Let me introduce you to wrestling where you win a gold medal by not letting anything happen.

It's a funny thing putting Rulon's name first

Alexander Karelin is the best!!!!

Didn't Karelin have multiple matches the same day? Where as his opponent had plenty of time to rest?

People do not give Rulon the props he deserves. Everybody already knows Karelin is a legend.

For me it's a draw and Karelian is a winner for me)✨🖤🙏🇮🇳

Loss because of a rule change and being to fat to be picked up is not really a flex

I keep seeing everybody saying that rulon gained a point in a controversial manner.. the point is all Karelin had to do was gain a point himself to even the match… he failed to do that and lost. That to me is why rulon won

Alexandr Karelin is widely considered the best Greco-Roman wrestler of all time .Three gold medals at the olimpics(1988,1992,1996),887 consecutive wins .Leave your PATRIOTISM aside !

Засудили Карелина!!!! И где теперь этот Рулон Гарднер!!!!! Не слышно!!! 🥰🥰🥰

How can you entitled it "the Fall"? He became a legend because of all of his achievements and that never will change. I would expect something less cynic by your channel

Szkoda mi Karelina. Prezentował znacznie wyższy poziom od przeciwnika. Niemniej oponentowi należą się brawa za wytrwanie i wielką sprawność obrony.

Karelin greatest wrestler of all time

wow, Alexander Karelin si que es un titan. los gringos gritaron de alegría cuando lo vencieron, vencerlos, nunca les había pasado, y no volvió a pasar claro jajajajaja

I remember this but I didn't know it was against this great champion

Karelin is still the best , Gardner is nothing compared to Karelin. In case of a rematch Gardner will gonna get it

the more i look at this and learn about the game of greco roman, this wasn't a fluke, the breaking his grip in that particular sequence was really significant imo

It doesn't Seems like Gardner has won even after winning a match 🖤

Congratulations winner love in India kerala 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳😘😘

He didn't won faking rules was change, in his place I will bow and will give a victory to Alex coz he won all around here.

So dominant was Karelin, Vegas only offered odds on if an opponent will get a point. Wrestling cows payed off for Rulon. Buster Douglas of wrestling.

Rulon got lucky. Now he payed for It

Не понимаю Карелин перехватил захват.Он же вернул положение в захват Сам Классик, но никогда не знал ,что ввели такие правила.Во время СССР этого не было .Боролся сам и захваты перехватывал и бал не снимали и не начисляли.Потом Гарднер в партере был дважды,а это пассив у Карелина тоже должен быть бал.Засудили.

Fan of the Russian Bear Mr Aleksandr Karelin from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳

Winning silver Olympic medal after 3 gold medals and 2 losses out of 800+ bouts called fall?

Карелин намного старше и на закате карьеры. Просто этот Рулон попался именно в это время, ничего особенного из себя не представляя.

Salute from India to this legend .🙏🙏

We just do not know how this American Gardner prepared himself for this fight against a 3-time Olympic champion.

Is that Henry Kissinger at 0:02 and forward?

This guy came to my school just a couple days ago too

Молодец! Абсолютно заслуженная победа.

Karelin the legend

The four time Olympian Aleksandr Karelian looked defeated from the start

Après avoir vu un documentaire sur la vie de Rulon Gardner, il fallait absolument que je regarde ce match. Rulon est et restera un héros, un homme avec un ❤ énorme.

Aleksandr Karelin was a shell of himself here ..And looks like father time caught up with him

Truly a legend.

Karelian was older and even his muscle mass wasn’t looking his normal self here. But still great win for Gardner.

Talvez a maior zebra da história dos esportes. Se essa luta ocorresse umas 1000 vezes o americano não venceria nenhuma.

Qual era o peso do corpo de Rolom GARDNER QUANDO SE APOSENTOU?

Even Jordan’s lost to Orlando & underwhelming career as a Wizard did nothing to tarnish his status as a legend & undisputed GOAT in the sport. Karelin is no different. He was past his prime, that’s all.

Perhaps the most BS match I've seen in my entire life (no exaggeration). Karelin was given 2 prior matches that same day, and Gardner got none. Even disregarding this, they gave Gardner a point for nothing more than Karelin changing his grip. Perhaps the most senseless rule in sports history - they had literally made this rule up a few hours prior to this match. After the match, they changed the rule back. While you can argue Karelin was unable to perform his signature lift on Gardner, Gardner was also unable to do anything to Karelin either. And P.S - I'm American, I'm just stating reality like it is. Gardner did not deserve a win at all here.

Πολύ ανώτερος ο Ρωσος,και ασχετος τελειως με την παλη να εισαι το βλέπεις ειναι εμφανές. Και ο Αμερικανός απο την στιγμή που πηρε αυτο τον πόντο στην συνέχεια ηταν πολυ παθητικος και επρεπε να του δώσουν πολλες ποινες οι διαιτητες

Rulon Gardner vs a Past his Prime Legend

Может кто то объяснить что там делал Генри Киссинджер???

Rulon came to my elementary school after this win

Karelin chempin

bruh aleksander wanted to finish fast so he let off his clinch and a new rule was inveted it got removed a year later so he lost that point he could win if he didnt let off

How is the result supposed to make sense? Gardner would never stand a chance against Karelin without the new rule. Karelin is among the finest products of natural selection!

If this is one of his only losses then that only bolsters my opinion of Karelan.

Please upload Romero vs Saitiev

Karelin had to deal with an elephant seal that stalled the entire match. Karelin broke his clench because he was actively trying to score, while Gardner just flubbed around. Just sad Karelin's stellar career is marked by this abortion of a match.

Wrestling has always had a problem with playing it safe being the best tactic, this is a shame of a fight, the rules at the time were just dumb. 3 passitivities by the american and he wins ? I'm glad it got changed, none of this guys tried any technique for 9 minutes, they are 130kg so it's rather normal but its just a shame.

This wrestling match is epic.

10:09 that woman's face... wow 😂

Funny, nobody comments on what happened to his power... Maybe an injury, but when I saw him raising himself by bracing his hand to his knee, it was obvious that he was 50% at best. Whatever, he is a great champion .

Benim için dünyanın gelmiş geçmiş en iyi güreşçi karalindir çok üzüldüm bir puanla

14:52 this is the upset of the century

Every athlete reaches a point of diminishing returns. It's inevitable.

Жиром выиграл а не силой, за счёт балов ахах 😂

A dub is a dub don’t make excuses 😂💯

Rulon, the dairy farm kid from Afton, Wyoming, USA beats the legendary 3 time gold medalist Russian, Karelin. Wow!! This is why I love the Olympics!

Pero Rulon lo veía luchar antes de eso y tenía calidad y resbaloso

all i gotta say rumor has it karelin lock had never been broken... i learned alot from rulon gardner... who believes their should be a partier hi light video ... 1330

1:05 just murica things

Ти наш идол Карелин България

Karalin. Asırın. En. Böyük. Şampıyonu. Güreş. Hayatından. Örnek. Alınır. Amırıkalı. 2004. Olimpıyotrarında. 3. Oldu. Modalyanın. Geçek. Yüzü. Ö nemli karalini. Hilesiz. Yenen. Yıllarca. Ye

Greco-Roman wrestling and cricket--I'll never figure them out.

Gardner should have been warned, penalized, and disqualified for his disgraceful (stalling) performance in this match.

It looks that Gardner was a rightful winner Thanks

I'd find this much more exciting if I knew what was going on. I know nothing about Greco Roman wrestling.

The rules in wrestling are far more difficult then I tought

Рулон есть рулон

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Karelin made a mistake at first round trying too much to lift this heavyweightdude and losing strenght. Perhaps olympic comittee also wanted somebody else to win gold by making Karelin to compete two maches before finals.