Sergey Kovalenko (wrestler)
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| Full name | Sergey Vladimirovich Kovalenko | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
25 May 1976 Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SKA Saint Petersburg | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Grigori Davidyan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sergey Vladimirovich Kovalenko (Russian: Серге́й Владимирович Коваленко; born May 25, 1976 in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast) is an amateur Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for the 66 kg division at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou, China.[2] He is also a two-time medalist at the European Championships (2005 in Varna, Bulgaria and 2006 in Moscow, Russia), and a member of SKA Saint Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, under his personal coach Grigori Davidyan.[3]
At age thirty-two, Kovalenko made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 66 kg class. He defeated Algeria's Mohamed Serir by a technical superiority (a score of 0–12) in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out the quarterfinal match to Bulgarian wrestler and 2005 World champion Nikolay Gergov, with a three-set technical score (1–2, 5–2, 1–3), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Sergey Kovalenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ Sesker, Craig (11 September 2007). "2007 World Championships preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman wrestling". USA Wrestling (The Mat). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Guzel clinches Greco-Roman gold at Euro Championships". Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Quarterfinal Official Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 3 January 2013.