Aliaksandr Siarheyevich Hushtyn (Belarusian: Аляксандр Сяргеевіч Гуштын; born 16 August 1993) is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time silver medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. He represented Belarus at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus and he won a bronze medal in the men's 97 kg event.[1]
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| Birth name | Аляксандр Сяргеевіч Гуштын | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Aliaksandr Siarheyevich Hushtyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1993 Svislach, Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6.14 ft; 74 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 97 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 5th (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHushtyn competed in the boys' 76 kg event at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore without winning a medal.[2] He finished in 5th place.[2] He competed in the men's 86 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the same year, Hushtyn also competed in the men's 86 kg event at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States where he was eliminated in his first match by Armands Zvirbulis of Latvia.[3] A year later, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the 2016 World University Wrestling Championships held in Çorum, Turkey.[4]
In 2017, Hushtyn initially won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships; this became a silver medal after the original winner of the silver medal, Anzor Boltukayev from Russia, was disqualified and deprived of the medal due to doping.[5][6] In 2018, he did win the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia. He repeated this with the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[7][8]
Hushtyn represented Belarus at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the silver medal in the 97 kg event.[9] In the final, he lost against Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian of Iran.[9] In 2020, Hushtyn won the silver medal in the men's 97 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10][11] In the final, he lost against Abdulrashid Sadulaev of Russia.[11] In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13] He was eliminated in his first match in the men's 97 kg event.
Two months after the Olympics, Hushtyn lost his bronze medal match in the men's 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[14][15]
Hushtyn lost his bronze medal match in the men's 97 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[16] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for the Individual Neutral Athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[17][18]
Major results
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2017 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | Freestyle 97 kg |
| 2018 | European Championships | Kaspiysk, Russia | 2nd | Freestyle 97 kg |
| 2019 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Freestyle 97 kg |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Freestyle 97 kg | |
| Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 2nd | Freestyle 97 kg |
References
edit- ^ "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Boys' freestyle 76 kg" (PDF). 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Freestyle Results" (PDF). 2016 World University Wrestling Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Boltukaev Suspended for Anti-Doping Violation". United World Wrestling. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.
- ^ "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (9 April 2019). "Azerbaijan take lead in freestyle standings after first day of finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 December 2020). "Russia close UWW Individual Championships in style with four more golds on final day". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2021). "Twelve wrestlers secure Tokyo 2020 places on first day of United World Wrestling European Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (5 October 2021). "Double Olympic champion Sadulaev wins gold on fourth day of Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Belarus' Aliaksandr Hurshtyn 5th at World Wrestling Championships 2021". BelTA. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (8 April 2024). "Azerbaijan secures full freestyle wrestling team for Paris 2024". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "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
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- Aliaksandr Hushtyn at United World Wrestling
- Aliaxandr Hushtyn at the International Wrestling Database
- Aliaxandr Hushtyn at Olympics.com
- Aliaxandr Hushtyn at Olympedia
