Volha Khilko Explained

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Volha Khilko
Fullname:Volha Viktarauna Khilko
Birth Date:24 March 1979
Birth Place:Babruysk, Belarus
Weight:630NaN0
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Club:RT FV Babruysk
Coach:Artur Zaitsau
Show-Medals:yes

Volha Viktarauna Khilko (Belarusian: Вольга Віктараўна Хілько; Łacinka: Volha Viktaraŭna Chilko; born March 24, 1979, in Babruysk) is an amateur Belarusian wrestler, who competed in the women's middleweight category.[1] She is the 2005 World bronze medalist and European silver medalist.

Career

Khilko won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in addition to her silver at the European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria.[2]

Khilko made her official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she placed second in the preliminary pool of the women's 63 kg class, against France's Lise Legrand and Tajikistan's Natalia Ivanova. Khilko, however, lost to Canada's Viola Yanik in the fifth place match, with a technical score of 2–5.[3]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Khilko lost the second preliminary match of the 63 kg class to Poland's Monika Michalik by a technical fall, finishing in 13th place.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Volha Khilko. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060254/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/olga-khilko-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 9 December 2012.
  2. News: Abbott. Gary. 2007 World Championships preview at 63 kg (138.75 lbs) in women's freestyle wrestling. USA Wrestling. The Mat. 14 September 2007. 9 December 2012.
  3. News: Scott. Julie. Canada earns fifth medal: Verbeek wins silver in wrestling. https://archive.today/20130115063241/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Athletics/Games/2004/TeamCanada/Wrestling/Verbeek/2004/08/23/pf-598539.html. usurped. January 15, 2013. Canoe Canada. 14 September 2007. 9 December 2012.
  4. News: Women's Freestyle 63kg (138.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final. NBC Olympics. 9 December 2012.