Aleksey Viktorovich Shevtsov (russian: Алексéй Ви́кторович Шéвцов; born January 29, 1979) is a retired amateur Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He represented Russia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and later capped off his wrestling career with a bronze medal in the 60-kg division at the 2005 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. Shevtsov also trained as a member of the wrestling team at the Moscow Academy of Combat Sports in Moscow, under his personal coach Yevgeny Peremishin. Shevtsov made his official debut at the

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, where he competed in the men's bantamweight category (54 kg). He lost his opening match 5–10 to North Korea's

Kang Yong-gyun Kang Yong-gyun (born July 23, 1974) is a North Korean wrestler who competed in the Men's Graeco-Roman 54 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He finished 4th at the 1996 Summer Olympics at 48 kg. H ...

, but vowed his own revenge to tame three-time Olympic veteran

Marian Sandu Marian Sandu (born 5 May 1972 in Ploieşti, Prahova, Romania) is a retired Romanian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Sandu has competed in four Olympics, from 1992 to 2004. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in ...

of Romania by a rigid 11–8 verdict. Placing second in the prelim pool due to technical point system and twelfth overall, Shevtsov's performance was not enough to put him through to the medal rounds. At the

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in Athens, Shevtsov qualified for his second Russian squad, as a 25-year-old, in the men's 60 kg class. Earlier in the process, he finished fourth at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Novi Sad,

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to guarantee his spot on the Russian wrestling team. Unlike his previous Olympics, Shevtsov dominated the prelim pool with a pair of remarkably strong victories over neighboring China's Ai Linuer (4–2) and Germany's

Jurij Kohl Jurij Kohl (born May 17, 1975 in Jambyl, Kazakh SSR) is a retired amateur German Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He achieved top five finishes in the 60-kg division at the European Championships, and also r ...

(7–0) to secure him a place for the medal rounds. Shevtsov edged past Kazakhstan's

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in the quarterfinals with a 3–1 decision, before being overwhelmed by Cuba's

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in the semifinal match 3–6. Shevtsov challenged against reigning Olympic champion

Armen Nazaryan Armen Nazaryan ( hy, Արմեն Նազարյան, bg, Армен Назарян, born 9 March 1974) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler who later represented Bulgaria. Nazaryan is a two-time Olympic Champion (1996, 2000), a three-time World C ...

of Bulgaria for the bronze medal, but quickly fell behind him by a single-point deficit with a 3–4 decision, dropping the Russian to fourth. In 2005, Shevtsov recovered from an Olympic setback to flourish his wrestling career with a bronze medal over Georgia's David Bedinadze at the European Championships.

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Russian Sport Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shevtsov, Aleksey 1979 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Russia Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Fergana Russian people of Uzbek descent Martial artists from Moscow European Wrestling Championships medalists