Nationality Ukraine Name Yevhen Orlov Events Greco-Roman wrestling Coached by Oleksey Valdaev Weight 120 kg | Club Ukraina Dnipropetrovsk Height 1.86 m Sport Wrestling Role Olympian | |
Full name Yevhen V'iacheslavovych Orlov Born 30 January 1989 (age 35) ( 1989-01-30 ) Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR Website | ||
Yevhenii V'iacheslavovych Orlov (also Evgeni Orlov, Ukrainian: Євгеній В'ячеславович Орлов; born January 30, 1989 in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR) is an amateur Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category. He won a bronze medal in his respective division at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and silver at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. Orlov is also a member of the wrestling team for Ukraina Dnipropetrovsk, and is coached and trained by Oleksii Valdaiev.
Orlov represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 120 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Turkish wrestler and two-time Olympian Rıza Kayaalp, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Orlov without a single point.