Aleksey Mishin (wrestler)
Aleksey Vladimirovich Mishin (Russian: Алексе́й Влади́мирович Ми́шин; born February 8, 1979 in Ruzayevka) is a Russian wrestler.
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Citizenship | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ruzayevka, Mordovian ASSR, Soviet Union | February 8, 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Aleksey Mishin Wrestling Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Yuiri Kuzin, Alexander Tarakanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Mishin won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, 84 kg division, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is also the 2007 world champion and 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2006 European champion. His personal trainer is Alexander Tarakanov.
On March 18, 2015 Aleksey posted on Reddit that he was looking for a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt to train him. After only one Day Nick Diaz of Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu accepted. He was the runner-up in Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships 2015.
Personal life
Mishin was dating World Champion and Olympic medalist in fencing Sofia Velikaya from 2008 to 2017. They have two children together, a son, named Oleg, born on November 30, 2013, and a daughter Zoya.[1]