Yevhen Orlov

Evgeni Orlov
Personal information
Full name Yevhen V'iacheslavovych Orlov
Nationality  Ukraine
Born (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989
Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 120 kg (265 lb)
Website http://orlovfanclub.narod.ru/
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club Ukraina Dnipropetrovsk[1]
Coached by Oleksey Valdaev[1]

Yevhen V'iacheslavovych Orlov (also Evgeni Orlov, Ukrainian: Євген 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 Oleksey Valdaev.[1]

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Evgeni Orlov". London 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. "Evgeni Orlov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. Xosrovoglu, Nadir. "Second team: The Azerbaijani national wrestling team wins six medals of the European championship". Baku: Region Plus (Azerbaijan). Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. "Avrupa'nın kralı Rıza Kayaalp!" [Riza Kayaalp, European champion!] (in Turkish). Radikal. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  6. "Kayaalp bronze ends Turkey's medal drought at Olympics". Today's Zaman. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

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