Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi Explained

Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi
Alt:Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi vs Amir Hossein Zare at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Fullname:Oleksandr Iosypovych
Khotsianivskyi
Birth Date:20 July 1990
Birth Place:Andreyevka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Weight:1100NaN0
Style:Freestyle
Club:Dynamo Donetsk
Coach:Grigory Danko
Show-Medals:yes
Medaltemplates: All-World Team

Oleksandr Iosypovych Khotsianivskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Йосипович Хоцянівський; born 20 July 1990 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1] [2] He is two-time bronze European medalist and silver Universiade medalist. Khotsianivskyi represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 120 kg category. He lost the qualifying round match to Turkey's Taha Akgül, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Khotsianivskyi without a single point.[3]

Khotsianivskyi competed in the 125kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[5] Khotsianivskyi also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi. London 2012. 7 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130402005503/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/khotsianivskyi-oleksandr-1051024/. 2 April 2013.
  2. Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001317/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/oleksandr-khotsianivskiy-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 7 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Men's 120kg Freestyle Qualification. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 7 February 2013. 2 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130402010312/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-freestyle-120kg/match=wrm299515/index.html. dead.
  4. Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  5. Web site: 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf . 8 April 2024 . 8 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  6. Web site: 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . United World Wrestling.