Valeriy Andriytsev

Valerii Oleksandrovych Andriitsev (Ukrainian: Валерій Олександрович Андрійцев; born 27 February 1987 in Kozelets) is a male freestyle wrestler from Ukraine. He won the silver medal in the Men's freestyle 96 kg at 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the silver in the 2012 European Wrestling Championships.[1][2][3] At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships he took the bronze medal after winning a rematch against American Jake Varner, who beat him in the gold medal match at the 2012 Olympics.[4][5] In June 2015, he earned bronze at the inaugural European Games for Ukraine in wrestling, more specifically, in the men's freestyle in the - 97 kg division.[6]

Valeriy Andriytsev
Personal information
Full nameValerii Andriitsev
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1987-02-27) February 27, 1987
Kozelets
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubDynamo
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
2012 London96 kg
World Championships
Tashkent 201497 kg
European Games
2015 Baku97 kg
European Championships
2012 Belgrade96 kg
Updated on September 7, 2012.

References
  1. "USA's Varner wins wrestling gold". Fox News. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. "Valerii Andriitsev Profile London Olympics 2012". www.london2012.com. 7 September 2012.
  3. "London Olympics: Varner wins 96kg freestyle gold for US". Times of India. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  4. "London 2012 Freestyle 96 kg men - Olympic Wrestling". 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  5. "Men's freestyle World medalists". Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  6. "2015 European Games - Men's Freestyle 97kg" (PDF). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2016.


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