Mirko Englich (born 28 August 1978) is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two silver medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 2003 and 2008. Englich won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He defeated U.S.A's Adam Wheeler in the semi-finals to face Russia's Aslanbek Khushtov.[1]
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| Born | 28 August 1978 Witten, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | 1. SC Luckenwalde Luckenwalde RSV Hansa 90 Frankfurt Oder | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Joern Levermann Maik Bullmann | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was married to national champion Yvonne Englich, and they had two children. She died in 2018 of cancer at age 38.[2]
References
External links
- Mirko Englich at the International Wrestling Database
- Mirko Englich at Olympics.com
- Mirko Englich at Olympedia
