Aleksandr Chekhirkin

Aleksandr Konstantinovich Chekhirkin (Russian: Александр Константинович Чехиркин; born 13 March 1986) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a three-times national champion, having won in 2009, 2017 and 2018. Internationally, Chekhirkin won the 2014 European Wrestling Championships in Vantaa, Finland, defeating 2012 Olympic silver medallist Arsen Julfalakyan in the final. He was originally runner-up at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships, losing to Serbian wrestler Viktor Nemeš, but his medal was later stripped off due to doping (glucocorticoid).[1] At the 2018 World Wrestling Championships he earned the gold medal for the Russian Federation at 77 kilos.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Konstantinovich and the family name is Chekhirkin.

Aleksandr Chekhirkin
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Konstantinovich Chekhirkin
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986
Rostov-on-Don, RSFSR, USSR (now Russia)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubRadnik
Coached byR. A. Boltunov
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Budapest77 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Minsk77 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Vantaa75 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 Tehran75 kg

In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

References
  1. Russian wrestler Alexander Chekhirkin tests positive for banned drug, stripped of World Championships silver
  2. Morgan, Liam (20 March 2021). "Russia and Georgia earn two Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman quotas at Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.


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