Yevhen Orlov

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]

Evgeni Orlov
Personal information
Full nameYevhenii V'iacheslavovych Orlov
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989
Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Websitehttp://orlov.team/
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubUkraina Dnipropetrovsk[1]
Coached byOleksii Valdaiev[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
2013 Tbilisi120 kg
2012 Belgrade120 kg

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. "Evgeni Orlov". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  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. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  6. "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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