Aleksandr Komarov (wrestler)

Aleksandr Andreyevich Komarov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Комаров; born 5 May 1999) is a Russian and Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships.[1]

Aleksandr Komarov
Personal information
Native nameАлександр Комаров
Full nameAleksandr Andreyevich Komarov
National team Serbia
Born (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25)
Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Height180 cm (5.9 ft; 71 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Coached byD. M. Gabidullin, A. P. Komarov
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Serbia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bucharest 87 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zagreb 87 kg
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bucharest 82 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 87 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2019 Russe 82 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Belgrade 87 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tampere 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Trnava 82 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dortmund 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rome 82 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sarajevo 69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi 76 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Subotica 69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Stockholm 85 kg

Wrestling career

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Komarov is a two-time U20 Junior World Champion and two-time U17 Cadet World Champion. In European level, Komarov won four European junior titles.[2] He won his first medal at the European Championships in 2019.

In 2021, Komarov won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4]

Komarov won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[5] In the final, he defeated Ali Cengiz of Turkey.[5] Komarov competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for Serbia for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] He competed in the 87 kg event at the Olympics.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Aleksandr Komarov profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ Komarov Wins Fourth European Junior Gold
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (2 November 2021). "Russia claim two golds on first day of finals at Under-23 Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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