Yuriy Koval (wrestler)

Yuriy Koval
Personal information
Full nameYuriy Volodymyrovych Koval
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1980-07-15) 15 July 1980 (age 44)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubZS Odeska Oblast
Coached byOleg Simotchkin

Yuriy Volodymyrovych Koval (Ukrainian: Юрій Володимирович Коваль; born July 15, 1980, in Odesa) is an amateur Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1] Koval represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to Serbia's Kristijan Fris, with a three-set technical score (4–6, 2–1, 1–3), and a classification point score of 1–3.[2]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuriy Koval". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 19 January 2013.