Sergey Vladimirovich Kovalenko (Russian: Серге́й Владимирович Коваленко; born May 25, 1976, in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast) is a Russian former Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category.[1] and currently UWW referee.[2] He won a bronze medal for the 66 kg division at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou, China.[3] He is also a two-time medalist at the European Championships (2005 in Varna, Bulgaria and 2006 in Moscow, Russia), and a member of SKA Saint Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, under his personal coach Grigori Davidyan.[4]
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| Full name | Sergey Vladimirovich Kovalenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1976 Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SKA Saint Petersburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Grigori Davidyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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At age thirty-two, Kovalenko made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 66 kg class. He defeated Algeria's Mohamed Serir by a technical superiority (a score of 0–12) in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out the quarterfinal match to Bulgarian wrestler and 2005 World champion Nikolay Gergov, with a three-set technical score (1–2, 5–2, 1–3), and a classification point score of 1–3.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey Kovalenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Сергей Коваленко стал обладателем "Золотого свистка" на предолимпийском чемпионате мира". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ Sesker, Craig (11 September 2007). "2007 World Championships preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman wrestling". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Guzel clinches Greco-Roman gold at Euro Championships". Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Quarterfinal Official Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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