Oleksandr Khvoshch

Oleksandr Petrovych Khvoshch (Ukrainian: Олександр Петрович Хвощ; born 1 October 1981 in Stakhanov, Ukrainian SSR) is an amateur Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[1] He scored two career medals (one silver and one bronze) in the 60-kg division at the European Championships, and also represented his nation Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] Throughout his sporting career, Khvoshch has been training full-time as a member of the wrestling team for Dynamo Sports Club in Zaporizhzhia, under head coach Viktor Michienko.

Oleksandr Khvoshch
Personal information
Full nameOleksandr Petrovych Khvoshch
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1981-10-01) 1 October 1981
Stakhanov, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubDynamo Zaporizhzhia
CoachViktor Michienko
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
2007 Sofia66 kg
2006 Budapest66 kg

Khvoshch qualified for the Ukrainian squad in the men's 60 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he placed ninth in the lightweight category from the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France to guarantee his spot on the Ukrainian wrestling team.[3][4] Khvoshch lost two straight matches each to reigning world champion Armen Nazaryan of Bulgaria (1–8) and Egypt's Ashraf El-Gharably (3–12), leaving him on the bottom of the prelim pool and placing seventeenth in the final standings.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Khvoshch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. Киевлянин Александр Захарук стал пятикратным чемпионом Европы [Kiev's Oleksandr Zakharuk takes silver at the European Champs] (in Ukrainian). Obozrevatel. 4 March 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. Хвощ усе одно поїде в Афіни [Khvoshch still goes to Athens] (in Ukrainian). Uzhgorod.net.ua. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 60kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.


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