Ivan Ivanovych Ishchenko (Ukrainian: Іван Іванович Іщенко; born May 19, 1980, in Mykolaiv) is an amateur Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category.[1] He won a silver medal for his division at the 2006 European Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia, losing out to Russia's Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov.[2] Ishchenko is a member of the wrestling team for Dynamo-Osvita Mykolaïv, and is coached and trained by Ruslan Savlokhov.
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| Full name | Ivan Ivanovych Ishchenko | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1980 Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo-Osvita Mykolaïv | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ruslan Savlokhov | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ishchenko represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 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 Turkey's Aydın Polatçı, with a three-set technical score (3–0, 0–1, 0–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[3]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivan Ishchenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "European Championship: Freestyle seniors 2006-04-29 Moscow (RUS) – 120.0 kg". International Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 120kg (264.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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