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 represented his nation Germany at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Before his competitive sporting career ended in 2012, Kohl trained full-time as a member of the wrestling club for KSV Köllerbach and ASV Mainz 88, under his personal coach Frank Hartmann. Born and raised in the former Soviet Union, Kohl also held a dual citizenship to compete for Germany in numerous wrestling tournaments, including the Olympic Games. Kohl qualified for his naturalized German squad in the men's 60 kg class at the

in Athens by receiving a berth and rounding out the top ten spot from the

2003 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 2003 World Wrestling Championships. The Freestyle Competition was held in New York City, United States, while the Greco-Roman Competition was held in Créteil, France. Medal table Team ranking Medal su ...

in Créteil, France. He lost two straight matches each to Russian wrestler and two-time Olympian Aleksey Shvetsov (0–7) and China's Ai Linuer with a 2–3 sudden death decision, leaving him on the bottom of the pool and finishing nineteenth overall in the final standings.

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Profile – International Wrestling DatabaseProfile – KSV Köllerbach
1975 births Living people German male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Germany Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Kazakhstani people of German descent German people of Kazakhstani descent People from Jambyl Region {{Germany-wrestling-bio-stub