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Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi

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Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi
Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi vs Amir Hossein Zare at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi vs Amir Hossein Zare at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameOleksandr Iosypovych
Khotsianivskyi
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 34)
Andreyevka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubDynamo Donetsk[1]
CoachGrigory Danko[1]
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 125 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 125 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vantaa 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bucharest 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 125 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 125 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 120 kg
Representing All-World Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Coralville Team

Oleksandr Iosypovych Khotsianivskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Йосипович Хоцянівський; born 20 July 1990 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2]

Career

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He is two-time bronze European medalist and silver Universiade medalist. Khotsianivskyi represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 120 kg category. He lost the qualifying round match to Turkey's Taha Akgül, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Khotsianivskyi without a single point.[3]

Khotsianivskyi competed in the 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[5] Khotsianivskyi also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[6] He was able to compete at the Olympics and he competed in the men's 125 kg event.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's 120kg Freestyle Qualification". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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