Jurij Kohl

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.

Jurij Kohl
Personal information
Full nameJurij Kohl
Nationality Germany
Born (1975-05-17) 17 May 1975
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

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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