Oleg Kutscherenko

Oleg Kutscherenko
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 Barcelona48 kg
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 Martigny48 kg
Gold medal – first place1990 Ostia48 kg
European Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place1990 Poznań52 kg
Bronze medal – third place1989 Oulu48 kg
Representing  Germany
Bronze medal – third place1995 Besançon48 kg

Oleh Mykolaiovych Kucherenko (Ukrainian: Олег Миколайович Кучеренко; born December 20, 1968), also known as Oleg Kutscherenko, is a Ukrainian and German wrestler, born in Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Khrustalnyi, Ukraine). The Ensign of the Reserves Oleh Kucherenko represented the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[1] He won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1992, competing for the Unified Team and the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[1] He became the first Olympian for whom was raised the Ukrainian national flag and sounded the Ukrainian state anthem.[2]

He competed for Germany at the 1996 Olympics.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Olympic glory of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. www.mil.gov.ua
  2. ↑ «Незалежний» український спорт: від першого гімну на Олімпіаді до наймолодшого чемпіона Європи. www.radiosvoboda.org. 24 August 2019
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleg Kutscherenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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