Kiryl Maskevich (born 6 March 1998) is a Belarusian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a silver medalist at both the World Wrestling Championships and the European Wrestling Championships.[3] He also represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the men's 87 kg event.[4]
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| Born | 6 March 1998[1] Barysaw, Minsk Oblast[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 87 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMaskevich won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[5][6] In 2020, he was eliminated in his first match in the 87 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy. In that same year, he won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7][8]
In 2021, Maskevich won the silver medal in the 87 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[9][10] In 2022, he won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[11]
He won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[12] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2021 | World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 3rd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling: MASKEVICH Kiryl". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Kiryl Maskevich". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Houston, Michael (10 October 2021). "Iran tops medal table on final day of Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (2 November 2019). "Iran claim two golds as first Greco-Roman medals awarded at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "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 (24 April 2021). "Russia claim two golds in men's Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
External links
edit- Kiryl Maskevich at United World Wrestling
- Kiryl Maskevich at the International Wrestling Database
- Kiryl Maskevich at Olympics.com
- Kiryl Maskevich at Olympedia
