Yuriy Melnichenko

Yuriy Melnichenko
Melnichenko on a 2007 Kazakhstani stamp
Personal information
Born (1972-06-05) 5 June 1972 (age 52)
Jalal-Abad, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDaulet, Almaty
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Tampere 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Wrocław 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 1995 Prague 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 1999 Athens 57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima 57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Xiaoshan 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Tehran 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 1999 Tashkent 57 kg

Yuriy Vasilyevich Melnichenko (Russian: Юрий Васильевич Мельниченко; born 5 June 1972) is a Kazakhstani wrestler who won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman bantamweight (52–57 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] He competed at the next Olympics in the featherweight division and finished 19th.[2]

After retiring from competing, Melnichenko worked as a wrestling coach. Between 2000 and 2004 he led the national team, and after that acted as vice-president of the national wrestling federation. Georgiy Tsurtsumia was his trainee.

In August 2023, he was appointed head coach of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team of Kazakhstan.[3]

  1. ^ "Yuriy MELNICHENKO - Olympic Wrestling Greco-Roman | Kazakhstan". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ Yury Melnichenko. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "Назначен главный тренер сборной Казахстана по греко-римской борьбе". www.sports.kz (in Russian). 9 August 2023.