Nikolay Yakovenko
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Born | 5 November 1941 Rostov Oblast, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 December 2006 (aged 65) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Soviet Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikolay Ivanovich Yakovenko (Russian: Николай Иванович Яковенко; 5 November 1941 – 22 December 2006) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Russia. He won the world title in 1967 and 1969 and Olympic silver medals in 1968 and 1972.[1]
Yakovenko took up wrestling in 1958 and won his first Soviet title in 1961, in the
Moscow State University of Railway Engineering. Since 2009, an annual Greco-Roman wrestling tournament has been held in Rostov in his honor.[1]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolay Yakovenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
External links
- Nikolay Yakovenko at the International Wrestling Database
- Nikolay Yakovenko at Olympedia