Yury Mildzihov
Personal information
Full nameYury Mildzihov
Nationality Kyrgyzstan
 Russia
Born(1968-06-15)15 June 1968
Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died25 February 2008(2008-02-25) (aged 39)
Vladikavkaz, Russia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle

Yury Mildzihov (Russian: Юрий Мильдзихов; 15 June 1968 – 25 February 2008)[1] was an amateur Russian-born Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. He was born in Bishkek.[2]

Mildzihov qualified for the Kyrgyz squad in the men's 120 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by finishing fourth and receiving a berth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] He lost his opening match to neighboring Kazakhstan's Marid Mutalimov and endured a 4–0 defeat from U.S. wrestler and Olympic veteran Kerry McCoy, that left him injured on his left leg and unable to compete against Italy's Francesco Miano-Petta on his final bout of the prelim pool. Placing him at the bottom of the pool and sixteenth in the final standings, Mildzihov failed to advance to the quarterfinals.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Биография (in Russian). юхан. 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yury Mildzihov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Abbott, Gary (29 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 60kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Blockus, Gary (28 August 2004). "McCoy falls out of Games". The Morning Call. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "McCoy makes winning start". BBC Sport. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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