Serhii Priadun

Serhii Anatoliyovych Priadun (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Прядун; born October 11, 1974, in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired amateur Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.[1] He won three medals (two silver and one bronze) at the European Championships, scored a fourth-place finish in the 120-kg division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, and also represented his nation Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Priadun trained full-time for Tavira Wrestling Club in Simferopol, under his personal coach Vitali Karassov.

Serhii Priadun
Personal information
Full nameSerhii Anatoliyovych Priadun
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1974-10-11) 11 October 1974
Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubTavira Wrestling Club
CoachVitali Karassov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 Riga120 kg
Silver medal – second place2007 Sofia120 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 Ankara120 kg

Priadun qualified for the Ukrainian squad, as a 30-year-old, in the men's 120 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he placed fourth and guaranteed a spot on Ukraine's wrestling team from the World Championships, losing to Iran's Alireza Rezaei for the bronze medal.[2][3] Priadun lost two straight matches each to 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Alexis Rodríguez of Cuba (0–8) and Nestoras Batzelas of Greece (0–5) without obtaining a single point, leaving him on the bottom of the prelim pool and placing last out of 20 wrestlers in the final standings.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serhii Priadun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. Abbott, Gary (29 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. Nynka, Andrew (20 August 2003). "Ukraine's Iryna Merleni is top female wrestler at World Championships". The Ukrainian Weekly. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 120kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  5. Трое из четырех украинских борцов стартуют успешно [Three out of four Ukrainian wrestlers had a successful start] (in Ukrainian). Sport.ua. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2014.


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