Davyd Bichinashvili is an amateur Georgian-born German freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category. He is a three-time Olympian, and a four-time medalist for his division at the European Wrestling Championships.
Gennady Chkhaidze is a retired amateur Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. Chkhaidze finished fifth in two editions of the Olympic Games under different banners Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, and later claimed a bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, when he altered his allegiances with the Uzbekistan team. Before ending his sporting career in 2008, Chkhaidze trained for the Trade Union Sports Club in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, under head coach Kamil Fatkulin.
Gocha Tsitsiashvili is a retired amateur Israeli Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category. Considering one of the world's top Greco-Roman wrestlers in his decade, Tsitsiashvili had claimed numerous medals in the international scene, including his prestigious gold from the 2003 World Wrestling Championships, and later represented as part of the Israeli team in three editions of the Olympic Games. Tsitsiashvili also became a member of the Hapoel Be'er Sheva Club under his personal coach Yakov Masin.
Ender Petru Sudureac is a retired amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. Sudureac has claimed a silver medal in the 97-kg division at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships, and later represented his nation Romania in two editions of the Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Sudureac trained as part of the Greco-Roman wrestling team for Dinamo București, under his coach Nicolae Zamfir.
Štefan Fernyák is a retired amateur Slovak freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight and welterweight category. Fernyak claimed a bronze medal for the newly Slovak team in the 62-kg division at the 1993 European Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, and later represented his nation Slovakia in two editions of the Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Fernyak trained as part of the freestyle wrestling team for Dunajplavba Sports Club in Bratislava, under his longtime coach and mentor Ľubomir Lohyňa.
Herman Stsepanovich Kantoyeu is a retired amateur Belarusian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. Considered as one of the world's top freestyle wrestlers in his decade, Kantoyeu became a freestyle wrestling champion in the 54-kg division at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and later represented his nation Belarus in two editions of the Olympic Games.
Aleksi "Alex" Modebadze is a retired amateur Georgian freestyle wrestler who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. He represented his nation Georgia in two editions of the Olympic Games, and later claimed three career medals at the European Championships. Modebadze also trained for Shevardeni Wrestling Club in Tbilisi under his personal coach Zaza Turmanidze.
Vadim Zaurbekovych Tasoyev is a retired amateur Russian-Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.
Rustam Aghayev is a retired amateur Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He won a bronze medal in the 96-kg division at the 2004 European Wrestling Championships in Ankara, Turkey, and then represented his nation Azerbaijan at the Summer Olympics a few months later. Throughout his sporting career, Aghayev trained for Neftçi Sports Club in Baku, under his personal coach and mentor Dyevanshir Kurbanov.
Aleksandr Shemarov is a retired amateur Belarusian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He won a bronze medal in the 97-kg division at the 2001 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and also achieved a seventh-place finish each in two editions of the Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Shemarov trained as a member of the freestyle wrestling team for Minsk Trade Union Sports Club, under his father and coach Nikolai Shemarov.
Rafael Barreno Martínez is an amateur Venezuelan Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. Considering one of South America's top Greco-Roman wrestlers in his decade, Barreno has claimed a prestigious gold medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, produced a staggering tally of four medals at the Pan American Games, and also represented as part of the Venezuelan team in two editions of the Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Barreno currently trains for Pena Gillit Wrestling Club in his native town Punto Fijo, under his personal coach Milcho Radulovski.
Marek Sitnik is a Polish former Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. Sitnik won silver medals in the 90-kg division at both the 1993 and 1994 European Junior Championships, and later competed in two Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Sitnik trained at Śląsk Wrestling Club in Wrocław, under his personal coach and mentor Jerzy Adamek.
Radovan Valach is a retired amateur Austrian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He finished ninth in the 96-kg division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, and later represented his nation Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Valach trained full-time for AC Wals Wrestling Club in Wals-Siezenheim, under his personal coach Georg Neumaier. Being born in the former Czechoslovakia, Valach also holds a dual citizenship with Slovakia to compete in numerous wrestling tournaments.
Krasimir Simeonov Kochev is an amateur Bulgarian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. Considered one of Bulgaria's top freestyle wrestlers in his decade, Kochev has claimed two career medals at the World Championships, picked up a bronze at the 2005 European Championships in Varna, and achieved top seventeen finishes in two editions of the Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Kochev trained as a member of the freestyle wrestling team for Slavia Sport Club in Sofia, under his head coach Simeon Shcherev.
Rolf Scherrer is a retired amateur Swiss freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. Scherrer has achieved a total of eighteen Swiss championship titles, picked up the top eight spot at the World Championships (2002), and represented his nation Switzerland in two editions of the Olympic Games. Before his wrestling career ended in 2009, Scherrer trained full-time for Ringerclub Willisau under his personal coach Erwin Mühlemann.
Hidekazu Yokoyama is a retired amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category. He won two bronze medals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the Asian Games, and then represented his nation Japan in two editions of the Olympic Games. Having worked as a physical education teacher at Akita Commercial High School, Yokoyama also trained as part of the school's wrestling squad under his personal coach Katsuhiko Saito.
Alexandros Laliotis is a retired amateur Greek freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. Laliotis has been selected to the nation's Olympic wrestling team when Greece hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also trained for Iraklis Wrestling Club in Thessaloniki, under his personal coach Panagiotis Koutsopakis.
Ömer Çubukçu is a retired amateur Turkish freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category. He won a bronze medal in the 63-kg division at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia, and also represented his nation Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in the process. Throughout his sporting career, Cubukcu trained full-time for Şekerspor Wrestling Club in Ankara under his personal coach Gürsel Uzunca.
Petr Švehla is a retired amateur Czech Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He picked up two career medals at the European Championships, scored a bronze in the 60-kg division at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and also represented as part of the Czech Republic team in two editions of the Olympic Games. Before his sporting career ended in 2009, Svehla trained as a member of the wrestling squad for PSK Olymp Praha in Prague, under his longtime coach Ervin Varga.
Rajab Ashabaliyev is an Azerbaijani former amateur freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. He attained a fourth-place finish in the 130-kg division at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships in Ankara, Turkey and eventually wrestled for the Azerbaijani squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Ashabaliyev trained throughout his sporting career as a member of the wrestling team for Neftchi Sports Club in Baku, under the tutelage of his longtime coach Sagid Gadjiev.
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