Aleksandr Chekhirkin
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Chekhirkin (Russian: Александр Константинович Чехиркин; born 13 March 1986) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a three-times national champion, having won in 2009, 2017 and 2018. Internationally, Chekhirkin won the 2014 European Wrestling Championships in Vantaa, Finland, defeating 2012 Olympic silver medalist Arsen Julfalakyan in the final. He was originally runner-up at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships, losing to Serbian wrestler Viktor Nemeš, but his medal was later stripped off due to doping (glucocorticoid).[1] At the 2018 World Wrestling Championships he earned the gold medal for the Russian Federation at 77 kilos.
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| Nationality |  Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1986 Rostov-on-Don, USSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Radnik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | R. A. Boltunov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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