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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| Full name | Yevhenii V'iacheslavovych Orlov | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1989 Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://orlov.team/ | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ukraina Dnipropetrovsk[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Oleksii Valdaiev[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
edit- ^ a b c d "Evgeni Orlov". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Avrupa'nın kralı Rıza Kayaalp!" [Riza Kayaalp, European champion!] (in Turkish). Radikal. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "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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