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Valeriy Andriytsev
Valerii Oleksandrovych Andriitsev (Ukrainian: Валерій Олександрович Андрійцев; born 27 February 1987 in Kozelets) is a male freestyle wrestler from Ukraine. He won the silver medal in the Men's freestyle 96 kg at 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the silver in the 2012 European Wrestling Championships.[1][2][3] At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships he took the bronze medal after winning a rematch against American Jake Varner, who beat him in the gold medal match at the 2012 Olympics.[4][5] In June 2015, he earned bronze at the inaugural European Games for Ukraine in wrestling, more specifically, in the men's freestyle in the - 97 kg division.[6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Valerii Andriitsev |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | February 27, 1987 Kozelets, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Freestyle |
| Club | Dynamo |
Medal record | |
| Updated on September 7, 2012. | |
References edit
- ^ "USA's Varner wins wrestling gold". Fox News. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Valerii Andriitsev Profile London Olympics 2012". www.london2012.com. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "London Olympics: Varner wins 96kg freestyle gold for US". Times of India. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 Freestyle 96 kg men - Olympic Wrestling". 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ "Men's freestyle World medalists". Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ (PDF). 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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External links edit
- bio on fila-wrestling.com
- Valeriy Andriytsev at the International Wrestling Database
- Valeriy Andriytsev at Olympedia