Yury Mildzihov

Yury Mildzihov (Russian: Юрий Мильдзихов; 15 June 1968 – 25 February 2008)[1] was an amateur Russian-born Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. He was born in Bishkek.[2]

Yury Mildzihov
Personal information
Full nameYury Mildzihov
Nationality Kyrgyzstan
 Russia
Born(1968-06-15)15 June 1968
Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died25 February 2008(2008-02-25) (aged 39)
Vladikavkaz, Russia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle

Mildzihov qualified for the Kyrgyz squad in the men's 120 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by finishing fourth and receiving a berth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] He lost his opening match to neighboring Kazakhstan's Marid Mutalimov and endured a 4–0 defeat from U.S. wrestler and Olympic veteran Kerry McCoy, that left him injured on his left leg and unable to compete against Italy's Francesco Miano-Petta on his final bout of the prelim pool. Placing him at the bottom of the pool and sixteenth in the final standings, Mildzihov failed to advance to the quarterfinals.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Биография (in Russian). юхан. 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yury Mildzihov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 60kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. Blockus, Gary (28 August 2004). "McCoy falls out of Games". The Morning Call. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  6. "McCoy makes winning start". BBC Sport. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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