Olegk Motsalin ( gr, Ολεγκ Μοτσαλιν; born April 9, 1986) is a Greek wrestler, who competed for the
men's freestyle 74 kg at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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, after winning a silver medal at the World Qualifying Tournament in
Helsinki, Finland
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.
He was eliminated in the first round, losing out to Uzbekistan's
Soslan Tigiev, who later won the bronze medal in this category, but subsequently disqualified for being tested positive in a banned substance.
Motsalin is also currently a member of Polinikis, being coached and trained by Charalambos Chafousidis.
References
External links
FILA Profile
1986 births
Living people
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic wrestlers for Greece
Greek male sport wrestlers
21st-century Greek people
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