Barys Hrynkevich (Belarusian: Барыс Грынкевіч; born April 26, 1981, in Grodno) is a retired amateur Belarusian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.[1] He finished seventh in the 120-kg division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, and later represented his nation Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Hrynkevich also trained as a member of the freestyle wrestling team for RTsFVS Hrodna, under his personal coach Aleh Harbuz.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Barys Hrynkevich |
| Nationality |  Belarus |
| Born | 26 April 1981 Grodno, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Freestyle |
| Club | RTsFVS Hrodna |
| Coach | Aleh Harbuz |
Hrynkevich qualified for the Belarusian squad in the men's super heavyweight class (120 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing seventh and receiving a berth from the World Championships a year earlier.[3] Hrynkevich suffered three straight defeats from Mongolia's Gelegjamtsyn Ösökhbayar (0–6), Bulgaria's Bozhidar Boyadzhiev (1–5), and Iran's Alireza Rezaei (0–7), who later clinched a silver medal at the end of the tournament, with only a single point earned in the prelim pool, finishing seventeenth overall in the final standings.[4]