Vladimir Egorov (wrestler)

Vladimir Egorov
Vladimir Egorov at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Birth nameВладимир Егоров
Nationality North Macedonia
Born (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29)
Amginsky District, Sakha, Russia
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Russia 
 North Macedonia (since 2019)
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubBalkanec; Stip
Achievements and titles
World finals8th (2021)
Regional finalsBronze (2019) Gold (2022)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  North Macedonia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bucharest 57 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 65 kg

Vladimir Egorov (born 27 June 1995 in Sakha) is a Russian-born Macedonian freestyle wrestler of Yakut heritage. He won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1] He represented North Macedonia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

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Egorov won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[2] He represented North Macedonia at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus in the 57 kg event without winning a medal.[3] In the same year, Egorov also competed in the 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan where he was eliminated in his first match by Daton Fix.[4]

In 2020, Egorov competed in the 61 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[5] He was eliminated in his first match by Arsen Harutyunyan of Armenia.[5] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics (which were postponed to summer 2021) in Tokyo, Japan.[6] Egorov did not qualify at this tournament and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7]

Egorov won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1][8] In the final, he defeated Aliabbas Rzazade of Azerbaijan.[8] He won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[9] A few months later, he competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]

Egorov competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[11] He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[11] Egorov also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[12] Egorov was able to compete at the Olympics after the quota place earned by Aryan Tsiutryn was reallocated to him. Egorov competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the Olympics.[13] He was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist Aman Sehrawat of India.[13]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 3rd Freestyle 65 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b Pavitt, Michael (29 March 2022). "Egorov wins rare North Macedonian gold at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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