Yevhen_Orlov

Yevhen Orlov

Yevhen Orlov

Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler

Yevhenii V'iacheslavovych Orlov (also Evgeni Orlov, Ukrainian: Євгеній В'ячеславович Орлов; born January 30, 1989, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR) is an amateur Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in his respective division at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and silver at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.[3][4] Orlov is also a member of the wrestling team for Ukraina Dnipropetrovsk, and is coached and trained by Oleksii Valdaiev.[1]

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Orlov represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 120 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Turkish wrestler and two-time Olympian Rıza Kayaalp, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Orlov without a single point.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Evgeni Orlov". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Evgeni Orlov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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    Xosrovoglu, Nadir. "Second team: The Azerbaijani national wrestling team wins six medals of the European championship". Baku: Region Plus (Azerbaijan). Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Avrupa'nın kralı Rıza Kayaalp!" [Riza Kayaalp, European champion!] (in Turkish). Radikal. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Kayaalp bronze ends Turkey's medal drought at Olympics". Today's Zaman. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.


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