Oleksandr Chernetskyi
 Oleksandr Chernetskyi in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Oleksandr Stepanovych Chernetskyi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1984 Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA Kiev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Stepan Chernetskyi (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oleksandr Stepanovych Chernetskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Степанович Чернецький, also transliterated Chernetsʼkyy[1] or Chernetskyy, born February 17, 1984, in Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) is an amateur Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler, who wrestled for the men's super heavyweight category.[2]
Career
[edit]He won a bronze medal for his category at the 2006 European Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia.[3] He is also a member of the wrestling club at CSKA Kiev, and is coached and trained by his father Stepan Chernetskyi.
Chernetskyi represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 120 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to U.S. wrestler Dremiel Byers, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Chernetskyi with a single point.[4][5]
He also competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
He competed in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ BGN/PCGN 1965 Romanization of Ukrainian.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Chernetskiy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "European Championship: Greco-Roman seniors 2006-04-27 Moscow (RUS) – 120.0 kg". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 120kg (264.5 lbs) Qualification Official". 2008.nbcolympics.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Sullivan, William (13 August 2008). "Newark native Dremiel Byers advances in Olympic wrestling". New Jersey News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "The Olympic Team of Ukraine: Rio 2016: Official Handbook" (PDF). noc-ukr.org. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. p. 29. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
Чернецький Олександр / Chernetskyy Oleksandr
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Aleksander Chernetski at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Oleksandr Chernetskyy at Olympics.com
- Oleksandr Chernetskyy at Olympic.org (archived)
- Oleksandr Chernetskiy at Olympedia
- Oleksandr Chernetskyi at the NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2014)
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