Oleksandr Ihorovych Hrushyn (Ukrainian: Олександр Ігорович Грушин; born 19 June 1998 in Volnovakha)[1][2] is a Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time European Championships medalist.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Ukraine |
| Born | 19 June 1998 Volnovakha, Ukraine |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
| Event | Greco-Roman |
Medal record | |
Personal life
editHe was born on 19 June 1998 in Volnovakha at the east of Ukraine.[4] He studied at the Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University in physical culture department.[5] He is married to Alina Hrushyna, World Championships bronze medalist and two-time European champion.[6]
Career
editIn 2015, Oleksandr became a world champion at the World Cadets Wrestling Championships in Sarajevo.[7]
In the following year, he won a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Bucharest.[8]
In 2017, Oleksandr won a silver medal at the 2017 World Junior Wrestling Championships.[9] The next year he won a gold medal at the 2018 European Juniors Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships, held in Rome and Bucharest respectively.[10][11]
In the following years, Oleksandr won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, beating Etienne Kinsinger in the bronze medal match.[12]
He then won a silver medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in 63 kg event, losing Murad Mammadov from Azerbaijan in final match.[13][14] During the medal ceremony, he refused for common photo with bronze medalist Anvar Allakhiarov from Russia, who represented Individual Neutral Athletes, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | World Cadet Championships |  Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1st | Greco-Roman 54 kg |
| 2016 | European Junior Championships |  Bucharest, Romania
|
3rd | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
| 2016 | World Junior Championships |  Macon, France
|
5th | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships |  Szombathely, Hungary
|
7th | Greco-Roman 59 kg |
| 2017 | European Junior Championships |  Dortmund, Germany
|
5th | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
| 2017 | World Junior Championships |  Tampere, Finland
|
2nd | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
| 2018 | European U23 Championships |  Istanbul, Turkey
|
7th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2018 | European Junior Championships |  Rome, Italy
|
1st | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2018 | World Junior Championships |  Trnava, Slovakia
|
18th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2018 | World U23 Championships | Bucharest, Romania
|
3rd | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships |  Novi Sad, Serbia
|
5th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2019 | World Championships |  Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
|
15th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2019 | World U23 Championships | Budapest, Hungary
|
10th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships |  Warsaw, Poland
|
10th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2021 | World U23 Championships | Belgrade, Serbia
|
7th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary
|
3rd | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia
|
30th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships |  Zagreb, Croatia
|
10th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia
|
7th | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania
|
2nd | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Молодіжний Кубок України з греко-римської боротьби". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "The Ukrainian became the vice-champion of Europe and showed his attitude towards Russians at the award ceremony. Photo fact". en.obozrevatel. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Oleksandr Hrushyn". uww.org. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Спортсмен з Волновахи приніс Україні срібло, а після — відмовився фотографуватися з росіянином. Фото". Волноваха city (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Грінченківець Олександр Грушин кращий борець України та світу!". Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Рядом и вместе: как радуются и побеждают супруги спортивных борцов Грушиных". Дом (in Russian). 6 May 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Александр Грушин - чемпион мира по греко-римской борьбе, Парвиз Насибов - бронзовый призер. Полные результаты первого дня КЧМ-2015 в Сараево". Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Oleksandr Hrushyn". the International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Україна здобула першу медаль Євро-2024 з боротьби: результат Олександра Грушина у фіналі". suspline.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Александр Грушин из Волновахи стал чемпионом Европы 2018 по греко-римской борьбе". Волноваха City (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Украина гарантировала себе первую медаль на чемпионате Европы-2024 по борьбе". Запорізькі вісті (in Russian). 13 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Грушин завоевал первую медаль Украины в греко-римской борьбе на Чемпионате Европы-2022". tsn.ua (in Russian). 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Україна здобула першу медаль Євро-2024 з боротьби: результат Олександра Грушина у фіналі". suspline.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Українець Грушин відмовився від спільного фото з росіянином на ЧЄ з боротьби". espreso.tv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
External links
edit- Oleksandr Hrushyn at United World Wrestling
- Oleksandr Hrushyn at the International Wrestling Database