Oleksandr Chernetskyi

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Oleksandr Chernetskyi
Oleksandr Chernets'kii.jpg
Oleksandr Chernetskyi in 2016
Personal information
Full nameOleksandr Stepanovych
Chernetskyi
NationalityFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Born (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40)
Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast,
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event Greco-Roman
ClubCSKA Kiev
Coached byStepan Chernetskyi (father)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Las Vegas 130 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 Moscow120 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Riga 130 kg
Military Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Mungyeong 130 kg

Oleksandr Stepanovych Chernetskyi (Ukrainian : Олександр Степанович Чернецький, also transliterated Chernetsʼkyy [1] or Chernetskyy, born February 17, 1984, in Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) is an amateur Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler, who wrestled for the men's super heavyweight category. [2]

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Career

He won a bronze medal for his category at the 2006 European Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia. [3] He is also a member of the wrestling club at CSKA Kiev, and is coached and trained by his father Stepan Chernetskyi.

Chernetskyi represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 120 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to U.S. wrestler Dremiel Byers, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Chernetskyi with a single point. [4] [5]

He also competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [6]

He competed in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [7]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [8] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. [8]

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