Aleksey Cheglakov

Aleksey Cheglakov (Uzbek: Алексей Чеглаков; born 13 March 1974) is a retired amateur Russian and Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] Throughout his sporting career, Cheglakov has claimed two gold medals each in the same division at the 2001 Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and later represented his nation Uzbekistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] Cheglakov also trained for the Trade Union Sports Club in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, under head coach Kamil Fatkulin.

Aleksey Cheglakov
Personal information
Full nameAleksey Cheglakov
Nationality Uzbekistan
Born (1974-03-13) 13 March 1974
Kirov, RSFSR
Soviet Union
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubTrade Union Sports Club (UZB)
CoachKamil Fatkulin
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Uzbekistan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Busan96 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 Ulaanbaatar97 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 Almaty96 kg

Cheglakov set a sporting headline at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, where he prevailed over host nation's Park Myung-Suk to take home the gold medal in the men's heavyweight category.[3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Cheglakov qualified as a 30-year-old for the men's 96 kg class by receiving a berth and a bronze medal from the Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[4] He scored a total of six technical points to beat Latvia's Igors Kostins, but ended his Olympic campaign with a dramatic defeat against Turkey's Mehmet Özal, who later continued his quest to take home the bronze medal, finishing second only in the preliminary pool, and fourteenth in the final rankings.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksey Cheglakov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  2. Abbott, Gary (27 September 2001). "97 kg Greco-Roman World Championships Preview". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. "Kabaddi team shines; wrestling hopes end". Rediff.com. 4 October 2002. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. Abbott, Gary (27 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.


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