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]
 Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi vs Amir Hossein Zare at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Oleksandr Iosypovych Khotsianivskyi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1990 Andreyevka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Donetsk[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Grigory Danko[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Men's 120kg Freestyle Qualification". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links edit
- Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi at United World Wrestling
- Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi at the International Wrestling Database
- Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi at Olympics.com
- Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi at Olympedia
- Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi at the NBC 2012 Olympics website at archive.today (archived 11 April 2013)
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