Oleksandr_Khotsianivskyi
Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi
Ukrainian freestyle wrestler
Oleksandr Iosypovych Khotsianivskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Йосипович Хоцянівський; born 20 July 1990 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2] He is two-time bronze European medalist and silver Universiade medalist. Khotsianivskyi represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 120 kg category. He lost the qualifying round match to Turkey's Taha Akgül, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Khotsianivskyi without a single point.[3]
He competed in the 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[5]