Monument to Ivan Yarygin, located in the city of Krasnoyarsk on the holiday island near the Palace of Sports, - a monument dedicated to the famous Soviet and Russian athletes wrestlers, two-time Olympic champion and Honored Master of Sports Ivan Yarygin.

Throughout his career, IS Yarygin twice received the status of the Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling and won not only in the championships of the Soviet Union, but also in Europe and the world. In 1972, during the Olympic Games in Munich athlete set a record, having spent all their victorious struggle no more than 7 minutes and 20 seconds. In 1976 in Montreal I. Yarygin managed to win a second gold medal. Ivan Yarygin Died October 11, 1997 in a car accident.

The total height of the monument to the renowned athlete is about 10 m, and most of the bronze sculpture - more than 4 m. The sculpture was made in the city of St. Petersburg. The author of the project was the sculptor Vladimir Usov. The sculpture stands on a high pedestal, made of Ural granite. The main initiator of the monument in the city of Krasnoyarsk made Yarygin Fund headed by the wife of wrestler Natalia. Organizational questions are solved brother Ivan Yarygin - Alexander.

At the opening ceremony of the monument was attended besides the native Yarigina Territory Governor Alexander Lebed, government representatives and many well-known athletes. The monument was unveiled on the eve of the annual event, which is dedicated to the memory of famous athlete.

Every year, on the birthday of JS Yarygin, 7 November, the coaches of sports schools with students lay flowers to the monument.