Ivan Huklek

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Ivan Huklek
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 29)
Sesvete, Zagreb, Croatia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event
 Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 87 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Bydgoszcz 85 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Istanbul 87 kg

Ivan Huklek (born 12 November 1996) is a Croatian Greco-Roman wrestler.

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Career

In 2017, Huklek won the silver medal at the 2017 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Bydgoszcz in the 85 kg category. [1] In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's 87 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey. [2] Huklek obtained one of the remaining slots in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [3]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [4] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. [4] Huklek also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. [5]

On 21 November 2025, Zurabi Datunashvili's appeal was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and he was stripped of the Olympic Bronze Medal. The medal was subsequently awarded to Croatia's Ivan Huklek. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Senior U23 World Championships". uww.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Marantz, Ken (8 May 2021). "Datunashvili Denies Rio champ Chakvetadze Ticket to Tokyo; Armenia Grabs 2 Greco spots". United World Wrestling . Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "International Testing Agency-CAS confirms five-year ban imposed on Serbian wrestler Zurabi Datunashvili". International Testing Agency. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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