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 opponent.[3][4]
 Mureiko (right) at the 2004 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 July 1970 (age 54) Chişinău, 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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- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5UcMKYOIQk
- ^ "Sergei Mureiko". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ Сергей Мурейко. wrestling-rybnitsa.narod.ru
- ^ Александр Карелин: Я большой и тяжелый (Спорт-Экспресс, 28.09.1999). wrestrus.ru
External links
edit- Sergei Mureiko at the International Wrestling Database
- Sergei Mureiko at Olympics.com
- Sergei Mureiko at Olympedia
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