Mirko Englich

Mirko Englich (born 28 August 1978) is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two silver medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 2003 and 2008. Englich won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He defeated U.S.A's Adam Wheeler in the semi-finals to face Russia's Aslanbek Khushtov.[1]

Mirko Englich
Personal information
Born (1978-08-28) 28 August 1978
Witten, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Club1. SC Luckenwalde
Luckenwalde RSV Hansa 90
Frankfurt Oder
Coached byJoern Levermann
Maik Bullmann
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing96 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 Aschaffenburg96 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Tampere96 kg

He was married to national champion Yvonne Englich, and they had two children. She died in 2018 of cancer at age 38.[2]

References

  1. "Mirko Englich Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. "Wittener Top-Sportlerin Yvonne Englich stirbt mit 38 Jahren" [Wittener top athlete Yvonne Englich dies at the age of 38]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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