Oleksandr Iosypovych Khotsianivskyi ( uk, Олександр Йосипович Хоцянівський; born 20 July 1990 in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...

) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category. He is two-time bronze European medalist and silver Universiade medalist. Khotsianivskyi represented

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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, where he competed in the men's 120 kg category. He lost the qualifying round match to Turkey's

Taha Akgül Taha Akgül (born 22 November 1990 in Sivas, Turkey) is an Olympic, World, and European champion Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 125 kg division. He is a 3 time world (2014, 2015, 2022) and 10 time European (2012-2015, 2017-2019, ...

, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Khotsianivskyi without a single point. He competed in the 125kg event at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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* * * 1990 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Ukraine Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Donetsk Ukrainian male sport wrestlers Universiade medalists in wrestling Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in wrestling European Games bronze medalists for Ukraine World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Ukrainian people {{Ukraine-wrestling-bio-stub