Andrey Samokhin

Andrey Samokhin (Kazakh: Андре́й Самохин; born January 20, 1985) is an amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships in Jeju City, South Korea,[2] and silver at the 2009 Asian Wrestling Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[3]

Andrey Samokhin
Personal information
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985
Karaganda, Kazakh SSR
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubZOP Alma-Ata
Coached byNurgazin Rezbek
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
2009 Pattaya84 kg
2008 Jeju City84 kg

Samokhin represented Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the men's 84 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to Russia's Alexei Mishin, with a two-set technical score (1–2, 0–3), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrey Samokhin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. "Asian Championship: Greco-Roman seniors 2008-03-18 Jeju Island (KOR) – 84.0 kg". International Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. "Asian Championship: Greco-Roman seniors 2009-05-02 Pattaya (THA) – 84.0 kg". International Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  4. "Men's Greco-Roman 84kg (185 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.


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