Aydın Polatçı is a Turkish wrestler. He was born in Istanbul. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 2004. He also competed at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics.
Mihály Deák-Bárdos is a Hungarian amateur Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category. He is a four-time Olympian, and a six-time medalist at the European Championships. Deák-Bárdos had also won a total of five silver medals at the World Championships, losing out to numerous top-level wrestlers including Alexander Karelin, Rulon Gardner, Khasan Baroyev, and Mijaín López, all of whom were Olympic champions in the same division.
Ruslan Bodișteanu is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight and welterweight categories. He has held two World Junior Championship titles, and later represented his nation Moldova in two editions of the Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Bodisteanu has been training under his personal coach and mentor Nicolae Oreol for the Olympic Sports Club in Chișinău before he became an assistant coach of the national wrestling team. Bodisteanu is also the twin brother of Moldova's current youth and sports minister Octavian Bodişteanu.
Yuri Evseichik is a retired amateur Israeli Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.
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.
Peter Pecha is a retired amateur Slovak freestyle wrestler who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He represented his country Slovakia at two Olympic Games and achieved a top five finish in the 130-kg division at the 2000 European Wrestling Championships in Budapest. Throughout his sporting career, Pecha trained as part of the freestyle wrestling team for AŠK Dukla Trenčín, under his long-time coach and mentor Petr Hirjak.
Oleksandr Valeriyovych Zakharuk is a retired amateur Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. Considered one of the world's top freestyle wrestlers in his decade, Zakharuk had claimed five European championship titles, picked up three bronze medals at the World Championships, and achieved top eight finishes in two editions of the Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Zakharuk trained as a member of the freestyle wrestling team for Ukraina Kyiv Sport Club, under his coach Serhiy Obesnyuk.
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.
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.
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.
Yury Mildzihov was an amateur Russian-born Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. He was born in Bishkek.
Damir Zakhartdinov is a retired amateur Uzbek freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. Considering one of the nation's top wrestlers in his decade, Zakhartdinov has yielded a staggering record of six career medals, including a bronze in the 58-kg division at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships in Ankara, Turkey, and seized an opportunity to represent Uzbekistan in three editions of the Olympic Games. Having served as a soldier in CSKA Tashkent, Zakhartdinov trained throughout his sporting career as a member of its wrestling team under head coach Mamur Ruziev.
Zhao Hailin is a Chinese former Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. Throughout his wrestling career, Zhao owned a tally of two medals, a gold (2000) and a bronze (1999), at the Asian Championships, picked up a bronze in the 130-kg division at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, and eventually represented China at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Zhao trained under the tutelage of his personal coach and mentor Zhang Wenqiu at the Shanghai University of Sport.
Chen Xingqiang is a Chinese former amateur freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. He won three medals in his signature weight division at the Asian Championships and eventually wrestled for the Chinese squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Throughout his sporting career, Chen trained at a local wrestling club in Sichuan Province under his personal coach Bu Long.
Efstathios Topalidis is a Greek former amateur freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. He wrestled for the Greek squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and eventually captured a bronze medal in the 120-kg category at the 2005 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. Topalidis trained throughout his sporting career as a member of the wrestling team for Atlas Kallitheas Club in Athens, under the tutelage of his longtime coach Hristos Alexandridis.
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