Oleg Nikolayevich Karavayev (Russian: Олег Николаевич Караваев, 20 May 1936 – 23 August 1978) was a Soviet bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler.

[3] Karavayev took up wrestling aged 16 and quickly became one of the most technically gifted Soviet wrestlers.

Between 1956 and 1962 he rarely lost a bout, and won the Soviet title every year except for 1961.

In 1964 he failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, and retired to become a wrestling coach, heading the Belorussian team through the late 1960s.

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