Aleksey Vladimirovich Mishin Алексей Владимирович Мишин | |
Citizenship: | Russian |
Hometown: | Saransk, Russia |
Birth Date: | February 8, 1979 |
Birth Place: | Ruzayevka, Mordovian ASSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 1.77m (05.81feet) |
Weight: | 85 kg. |
Country: | Russia |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Event: | Greco-Roman |
Club: | Aleksey Mishin Wrestling Academy |
Coach: | Yuiri Kuzin, Alexander Tarakanov |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Aleksey Vladimirovich Mishin (Russian: Алексе́й Влади́мирович Ми́шин; born February 8, 1979 in Ruzayevka) is a Russian former wrestler.
Mishin won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, 84 kg division, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the 2007 world champion and 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2006 European champion.
Mishin dated world champion and Olympic medalist in fencing Sofia Velikaya from 2008 to 2017. They have two children together, a son, named Oleg, born on November 30, 2013, and a daughter Zoya.[1]