Leonid Anatolievich Bazan ( bg, Леонид Анатолиевич Базан; born June 11, 1985, in Vynohradivka,

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) is an amateur

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-born Ukrainian, and later,

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n freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's

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in the range from 66 to 74 kg. Bazan competed for Ukraine in the wrestling competition (66 kg) for the World Cup (2007). Having moved to

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(2010), he won two silver medals in his division at the

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in Dortmund,

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, and at the

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. He is also a member of Chernomorskyj Sokol Wrestling Club in

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, and is coached and trained by Simeon Shterev. Bazan represented his adopted nation

at the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, where he competed in the men's 66 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to Azerbaijan's

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, who was able to score three points each in two straight periods, leaving Bazan with a single point.

References

External links

Profile – International Wrestling Database
1985 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Ukrainian emigrants to Bulgaria Bulgarian male sport wrestlers {{Ukraine-wrestling-bio-stub