Oleh Mykolaiovych Kucherenko (Ukrainian: Олег Миколайович Кучеренко; born December 20, 1968), also known as Oleg Kutscherenko, is a Ukrainian and German wrestler, born in Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Khrustalnyi, Ukraine). The Ensign of the Reserves Oleh Kucherenko represented the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[1] He won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1992, competing for the Unified Team and the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[1] He became the first Olympian for whom was raised the Ukrainian national flag and sounded the Ukrainian state anthem.[2]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
Representing the  Unified Team
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | 48 kg |
Representing the  Soviet Union
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| World Championships | ||
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1989 Martigny | 48 kg |
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1990 Ostia | 48 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| Representing the Soviet Union
| ||
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1990 Poznań | 52 kg |
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1989 Oulu | 48 kg |
Representing  Germany
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1995 Besançon | 48 kg |
He competed for Germany at the 1996 Olympics.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Olympic glory of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. www.mil.gov.ua
- ^ «Незалежний» український спорт: від першого гімну на Олімпіаді до наймолодшого чемпіона Європи. www.radiosvoboda.org. 24 August 2019
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleg Kutscherenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
External links
edit- Oleg Kutscherenko at the International Wrestling Database
- Oleg Kutscherenko at Olympedia
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