Valeriy Andriytsev

Valeriy Andriytsev
Personal information
Full name	Valerii Andriitsev
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	February 27, 1987 (age 37) ; Kozelets , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Club	Dynamo
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Ukraine
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Games
European Championships
	Updated on September 7, 2012

Valerii Oleksandrovych Andriitsev ( Ukrainian : Валер?й Олександрович Андр?йцев ; 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]

References [ edit ]

^ "USA's Varner wins wrestling gold" . Fox News. 12 August 2012 . Retrieved 7 September 2012 .
^ "Valerii Andriitsev Profile London Olympics 2012" . www.london2012.com. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013 . Retrieved 12 August 2012 .
^ "London Olympics: Varner wins 96kg freestyle gold for US" . Times of India. 12 August 2012 . Retrieved 7 September 2012 .
^ "London 2012 Freestyle 96 kg men - Olympic Wrestling" . 2016-06-27 . Retrieved 2016-07-30 .
^ "Men's freestyle World medalists" . Retrieved 2016-07-30 .
^ "2015 European Games - Men's Freestyle 97kg" (PDF) . 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015 . Retrieved 30 July 2016 . {{ cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link )

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