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Born | Jalal-Abad, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union | 5 June 1972|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Daulet, Almaty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuriy Vasilyevich Melnichenko ( Russian: Юрий Васильевич Мельниченко; born 5 June 1972) is a Kazakhstani wrestler who won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman bantamweight (52–57 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1] He competed at the next Olympics in the featherweight division and finished 19th. [2]
After retiring from competing, Melnichenko worked as a wrestling coach. Between 2000 and 2004 he led the national team, and after that acted as vice-president of the national wrestling federation. Georgiy Tsurtsumia was his trainee.
In August 2023, he was appointed head coach of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team of Kazakhstan. [3]
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Born | Jalal-Abad, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union | 5 June 1972|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Daulet, Almaty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuriy Vasilyevich Melnichenko ( Russian: Юрий Васильевич Мельниченко; born 5 June 1972) is a Kazakhstani wrestler who won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman bantamweight (52–57 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1] He competed at the next Olympics in the featherweight division and finished 19th. [2]
After retiring from competing, Melnichenko worked as a wrestling coach. Between 2000 and 2004 he led the national team, and after that acted as vice-president of the national wrestling federation. Georgiy Tsurtsumia was his trainee.
In August 2023, he was appointed head coach of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team of Kazakhstan. [3]