Aleksey Krupnyakov

Aleksey Krupnyakov (born May 28, 1978) is a male freestyle wrestler from Kyrgyzstan. He is a two-time Olympyian, competing in both the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Krupnyakov originally won his 2nd bronze medal at the Wrestling World Championships in 2010, but was stripped after testing positive for steroids. During his 2-year suspension he competed in MMA, compiling a record of 5-0, finishing all opponents in the 1st round. He returned to wrestling in 2013.

Aleksey Krupnyakov

Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 Budapest96 kg
Disqualified2010 Moscow96 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2002 Busan96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Doha96 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Bishkek96 kg
Silver medal – second place2004 Tehran96 kg
Silver medal – second place2006 Almaty96 kg
  • Aleksey Krupnyakov at the International Wrestling Database
  • Aleksey Krupnyakov at Olympedia
  • Bio on fila-wrestling.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksey Krupnyakov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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