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 opponents.[3][4]
 Mureiko (right) at the 2004 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 July 1970 (age 55) Chișinău, Moldovian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Slavia Sofia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
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- ↑ "Wrestling European Championships 1997 Kouvola FIN, Day 4 (EVENING SESSION)". 24 May 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergei Mureico". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ↑ Сергей Мурейко. wrestling-rybnitsa.narod.ru
- ↑ Александр Карелин: Я большой и тяжелый (Спорт-Экспресс, 28.09.1999) Archived 1 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. wrestrus.ru
External links
edit- Sergej Mureiko at the International Wrestling Database
- Serguei Moureiko at Olympics.com
- Sergei Mureico at Olympedia
- Serghei Mureico at Olympic.md (in Romanian)
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