Jurij Kohl (born May 17, 1975 in Jambyl, Kazakh SSR) is a retired amateur German Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[1] He achieved top five finishes in the 60-kg division at the European Championships, and also represented his nation Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Before his competitive sporting career ended in 2012, Kohl trained full-time as a member of the wrestling club for KSV Köllerbach and ASV Mainz 88, under his personal coach Frank Hartmann.[2] Born and raised in the former Soviet Union, Kohl also held a dual citizenship to compete for Germany in numerous wrestling tournaments, including the Olympic Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jurij Kohl |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Born | 17 May 1975 Jambyl, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Greco-Roman |
| Club | KSV Köllerbach |
| Coach | Frank Hartmann |
Kohl qualified for his naturalized German squad in the men's 60 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a berth and rounding out the top ten spot from the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France.[3][4] He lost two straight matches each to Russian wrestler and two-time Olympian Aleksey Shvetsov (0–7) and China's Ai Linuer with a 2–3 sudden death decision, leaving him on the bottom of the pool and finishing nineteenth overall in the final standings.[5][6]