Ivan Ishchenko

Ivan Ivanovych Ishchenko (Ukrainian: Іван Іванович Іщенко; born May 19, 1980, in Mykolaiv) is an amateur Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category.[1] He won a silver medal for his division at the 2006 European Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia, losing out to Russia's Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov.[2] Ishchenko is a member of the wrestling team for Dynamo-Osvita Mykolaïv, and is coached and trained by Ruslan Savlokhov.

Ivan Ishchenko
Personal information
Full nameIvan Ivanovych Ishchenko
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980
Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubDynamo-Osvita Mykolaïv
Coached byRuslan Savlokhov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Moscow120 kg

Ishchenko represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 120 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Turkey's Aydın Polatçı, with a three-set technical score (3–0, 0–1, 0–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivan Ishchenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. "European Championship: Freestyle seniors 2006-04-29 Moscow (RUS) – 120.0 kg". International Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. "Men's Freestyle 120kg (264.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.


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