Siarhei Borchanka
Personal information
Full nameSiarhei Mikalaievich Borchanka
Nationality Belarus
Born (1976-01-30) 30 January 1976
Grodno, Belarusian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubDynamo Hrodna
CoachStsiapan Buikevich

Siarhei Mikalaievich Borchanka (Belarusian: Сяргей Мікалаевіч Борчанка; born January 30, 1976, in Grodno) is a retired amateur Belarusian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category.[1] He finished fourth in the 84-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. Borchanka also trained as a member of the freestyle wrestling team for Dynamo Hrodna, under his personal coach Stsiapan Buikevich.[2]

Borchanka qualified for the Belarusian squad in the men's light heavyweight class (84 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing fourth and receiving a berth from the World Championships a year earlier.[3] Borchanka dismantled Kazakhstan's Magomed Kurugliyev on his opening bout with a 2–1 decision, but could not push U.S. wrestler and 2003 world silver medalist Cael Sanderson off the mat, and suffered a defeat by a 1–9 blowout at the end of the tournament.[4][5] Finishing second in the prelim pool and fourteenth overall, Borchanka's performance fell short to put him through to the quarterfinals.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Siarhei Borchanka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Праз церні да зорак" [Through hardship to the stars] (in Belarusian). Birzha Informacii. 20 April 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Benson, Lee (29 August 2004). "Hail Cael". Deseret News. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Miller, Bryce (27 August 2004). "Sanderson, two mates gain wrestling semis". Gannett News Service. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 84kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.


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