Yuriy Melnichenko

Yuriy Vasilyevich Melnichenko (Russian: Юрий Васильевич Мельниченко; born 5 June 1972) is a Kazakhstani wrestler who won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman bantamweight (52–57 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] He competed at the next Olympics in the featherweight division and finished 19th.[2]

Yuriy Melnichenko
Personal information
Born (1972-06-05) 5 June 1972
Jalal-Abad, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDaulet, Almaty
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 57 kg
World Championships
1994 Tampere57 kg
1997 Wrocław57 kg
1995 Prague57 kg
1999 Athens57 kg
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima57 kg
Asian Championships
1996 Xiaoshan57 kg
1997 Tehran57 kg
1999 Tashkent57 kg

After retiring from competing, Melnichenko worked as a wrestling coach. Between 2000 and 2004 he led the national team, and after that acted as vice-president of the national wrestling federation. Georgiy Tsurtsumia was his trainee.

In August 2023, he was appointed head coach of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team of Kazakhstan.[3]

References

  1. "Yuriy MELNICHENKO - Olympic Wrestling Greco-Roman | Kazakhstan". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. Yury Melnichenko. sports-reference.com
  3. "Назначен главный тренер сборной Казахстана по греко-римской борьбе". www.sports.kz (in Russian). 9 August 2023.


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