Jurij Kohl

Jurij Kohl
Personal information
Full nameJurij Kohl
Nationality Germany
Born (1975-05-17) 17 May 1975 (age 49)
Jambyl, Kazakh SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubKSV Köllerbach
CoachFrank Hartmann

Jurij Kohl (born May 17, 1975 in Jambyl, Kazakh SSR) is a retired amateur German Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[1] He achieved top five finishes in the 60-kg division at the European Championships, and also represented his nation Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Before his competitive sporting career ended in 2012, Kohl trained full-time as a member of the wrestling club for KSV Köllerbach and ASV Mainz 88, under his personal coach Frank Hartmann.[2] Born and raised in the former Soviet Union, Kohl also held a dual citizenship to compete for Germany in numerous wrestling tournaments, including the Olympic Games.

Kohl qualified for his naturalized German squad in the men's 60 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a berth and rounding out the top ten spot from the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France.[3][4] He lost two straight matches each to Russian wrestler and two-time Olympian Aleksey Shvetsov (0–7) and China's Ai Linuer with a 2–3 sudden death decision, leaving him on the bottom of the pool and finishing nineteenth overall in the final standings.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jurij Kohl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Ringen: Jurij Kohl beendet seine Karriere" [Wrestling: Jurij Kohl ends his career] (in German). Mein Saarland. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Ringer mit vier Olympia-Tickets" [German wrestlers claimed four Olympic tickets] (in German). Schwäbische Zeitung. 4 October 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 60kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Keine Medaillen für die deutschen Triathletinnen" [No medals for the German triathletes] (in German). Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2014.


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