Yuriy Melnichenko

Yuriy Vasilyevich Melnichenko (Russian: Юрий Васильевич Мельниченко, born 5 June 1972) is a Kazakhstani wrestler who won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman bantamweight (52–57 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] He competed at the next Olympics in the featherweight division and finished 19th.[2]

Yuriy Melnichenko
Personal information
Born (1972-06-05) 5 June 1972
Jalal-Abad, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDaulet, Almaty
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 Tampere57 kg
Silver medal – second place1995 Prague57 kg
Gold medal – first place1997 Wrocław57 kg
Silver medal – second place1999 Athens57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Hiroshima57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 Xiaoshan57 kg
Gold medal – first place1997 Tehran57 kg
Silver medal – second place1999 Tashkent57 kg

After retiring from competing, Melnichenko worked as a wrestling coach. Between 2000 and 2004 he led the national team, and after that acted as vice-president of the national wrestling federation. Georgiy Tsurtsumia was his trainee.

In August 2023, he was appointed head coach of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team of Kazakhstan.[3]

References
  1. "Yuriy MELNICHENKO - Olympic Wrestling Greco-Roman | Kazakhstan". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. Yury Melnichenko. sports-reference.com
  3. "Назначен главный тренер сборной Казахстана по греко-римской борьбе". www.sports.kz (in Russian). 9 August 2023.


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