Siarhei Borchanka

Siarhei Mikalaievich Borchanka (Belarusian: Сяргей Мікалаевіч Борчанка; born January 30, 1976 in Grodno) is a retired amateur Belarusian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category.[1] He finished fourth in the 84-kg division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, and later represented his nation Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Borchanka also trained as a member of the freestyle wrestling team for Dynamo Hrodna, under his personal coach Stsiapan Buikevich.[2]

Siarhei Borchanka
Personal information
Full nameSiarhei Mikalaievich Borchanka
Nationality Belarus
Born (1976-01-30) 30 January 1976
Grodno, Belarusian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubDynamo Hrodna
CoachStsiapan Buikevich

Borchanka qualified for the Belarusian squad in the men's light heavyweight class (84 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing fourth and receiving a berth from the World Championships a year earlier.[3] Borchanka dismantled Kazakhstan's Magomed Kurugliyev on his opening bout with a 2–1 decision, but could not push U.S. wrestler and 2003 world silver medalist Cael Sanderson off the mat, and suffered a defeat by a 1–9 blowout at the end of the tournament.[4][5] Finishing second in the prelim pool and fourteenth overall, Borchanka's performance fell short to put him through to the quarterfinals.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Siarhei Borchanka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. "Праз церні да зорак" [Through hardship to the stars] (in Belarusian). Birzha Informacii. 20 April 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. Benson, Lee (29 August 2004). "Hail Cael". Deseret News. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. Miller, Bryce (27 August 2004). "Sanderson, two mates gain wrestling semis". Gannett News Service. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 84kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.


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