Sergey Kovalenko (wrestler)

Sergey Vladimirovich Kovalenko (Russian: Серге́й Владимирович Коваленко; born May 25, 1976 in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast) is an amateur Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for the 66 kg division at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou, China.[2] He is also a two-time medalist at the European Championships (2005 in Varna, Bulgaria and 2006 in Moscow, Russia), and a member of SKA Saint Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, under his personal coach Grigori Davidyan.[3]

Sergey Kovalenko
Personal information
Full nameSergey Vladimirovich Kovalenko
Nationality Russia
Born (1976-05-25) 25 May 1976
Shakhty, Rostov Oblast,
Russian SFSR
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubSKA Saint Petersburg
Coached byGrigori Davidyan
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2006 Guangzhou66 kg
European Championships
2006 Moscow66 kg
2005 Varna66 kg

At age thirty-two, Kovalenko made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 66 kg class. He defeated Algeria's Mohamed Serir by a technical superiority (a score of 0–12) in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out the quarterfinal match to Bulgarian wrestler and 2005 World champion Nikolay Gergov, with a three-set technical score (1–2, 5–2, 1–3), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey Kovalenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. Sesker, Craig (11 September 2007). "2007 World Championships preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman wrestling". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. "Guzel clinches Greco-Roman gold at Euro Championships". Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Quarterfinal Official Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.


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