Sergei Mureiko

Sergei Mureiko
Mureiko (right) at the 2004 Olympics
Personal information
Born2 July 1970 (1970-07-02) (age 54)
Chişinău, Moldovian SSR, Soviet Union
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubSlavia Sofia
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Moldova
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 130 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Stockholm 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 1995 Prague 130 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Istanbul 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Besançon 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Budapest 130 kg
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Atlanta 130 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kouvola 125 kg[1]
Silver medal – second place 2000 Moscow 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Minsk 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Istanbul 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ankara 130 kg

Sergei Mureiko (born 2 July 1970) is a retired heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler, who until 1996 represented Moldova and then Bulgaria. He competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1996. Between 1993 and 2004 he won 11 medals at the world and European championships, often losing to his main rival Aleksandr Karelin.[2] He won his only international title in 1997, in the absence of Karelin. Karelin considered Mureiko one of his most difficult opponent.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5UcMKYOIQk
  2. ^ "Sergei Mureiko". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  3. ^ Сергей Мурейко. wrestling-rybnitsa.narod.ru
  4. ^ Александр Карелин: Я большой и тяжелый (Спорт-Экспресс, 28.09.1999). wrestrus.ru