Andriy Kviatkovskyi Explained

Native Name:Андрій Квятковський
Birth Date:2 February 1990
Birth Place:Kalush, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:173 cm
Sport:Wrestling
Weight Class:65-70 kg
Event:Freestyle
Club:Lider Lviv
Coach:Yuri KopitkoMariana Kviatkovska
Worlds:5th (2018)
Regionals:5th (2018)
Show-Medals:yes

Andriy Kvyatkovskyi (Ukrainian: Андрій Квятковський, also transliterated Andrii Kviatkovskyi, born 2 February 1990 in Kalush) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the 66 kg event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] [3]

Career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he reached the second round, where he lost to Akzhurek Tanatarov.

He competed in the freestyle 70 kg event at the 2016 European Wrestling Championships; after defeating Nicolai Chireacov of Moldova in the round 16, he was eliminated by Azamat Nurykau of Belarus in quarterfinals.

In May 2016, he was provisionally suspended due to use of meldonium.[4] Later that decision was reverted.[5]

During the men's freestyle 65 kg quarterfinals of the 2016 Summer Olympics Kvyatkovskyi bit opponent Frank Molinaro on the forearm and attempted to injure Molinaro with a move designed to break his knee prior.[6]

At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 he won the bronze medal at 70 kilos.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andriy Kvyatkovskyy . 2012-08-11 . London2012.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120810150112/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kvyatkovskyy-andriy-1051013/ . 2012-08-10 . dead.
  2. Web site: The Olympic Team of Ukraine: Rio 2016: Official Handbook . PDF . noc-ukr.org . . 14 June 2020 . 24 . Квятковський Андрій / Kviatkovskyi Andrii . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201025526/http://noc-ukr.org/en/attachments/160802065026-0c84ed056c2e8f7ba94e5efd0a58fb16/ . 1 December 2018 . live.
  3. Andriy Kviatkovskiy . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001324/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kv/andriy-kviatkovskiy-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2019-02-17.
  4. Web site: У Украины отобрали три олимпийские лицензии . Ukraine took away three Olympic licenses . segodnya.ua . uk . 2016-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160513205014/http://sport.segodnya.ua/tournaments/rio2016/715147.html . 2016-05-13 . dead.
  5. News: United World Wrestling Announces Reinstatement of Olympic Qualifiers . 10 July 2016 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920185643/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/united-world-wrestling-announces-reinstatement-of-olympic-qualifiers . 2016-09-20 . dead.
  6. News: Olympic wrestler 'BITES' opponent during Rio 2016 clash - but referee completely misses illegal move . Mirror.co.uk . 2018-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180505065813/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/olympic-wrestler-bites-opponent-during-8685949 . 2018-05-05 . live.