Sergei Mureiko
Mureiko (right) at the 2004 Olympics
Personal information
Born2 July 1970 (1970-07-02) (age 53)
Chişinău, Moldovian SSR, Soviet Union
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubSlavia Sofia
Medal record
Representing  Moldova
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta -130 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 Stockholm-130 kg
Silver medal – second place1995 Prague-130 kg
European championships
Bronze medal – third place1993 Istanbul-130 kg
Bronze medal – third place1995 Besançon-130 kg
Bronze medal – third place1996 Budapest-130 kg
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1999 Atlanta-130 kg
European championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Kouvola-130 kg
Bronze medal – third place1998 Minsk-130 kg
Silver medal – second place2000 Moscow-130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2001 Istanbul-130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 Ankara-130 kg

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.[1] He won his only international title in 1997, in the absence of Karelin. Karelin considered Mureiko his most difficult opponent, and believed that he had much luck in their bouts.[2][3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Sergei Mureiko". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Сергей Мурейко. wrestling-rybnitsa.narod.ru
  3. ↑ Александр Карелин: Я большой и тяжелый (Спорт-Экспресс, 28.09.1999). wrestrus.ru
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