Aleksey Shevtsov

Aleksey Viktorovich Shevtsov (Russian: Алексéй Ви́кторович Шéвцов; born January 29, 1979) is a retired amateur Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[1] He represented Russia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and later capped off his wrestling career with a bronze medal in the 60-kg division at the 2005 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. Shevtsov also trained as a member of the wrestling team at the Moscow Academy of Combat Sports in Moscow, under his personal coach Yevgeny Peremishin.

Aleksey Shevtsov
Personal information
Full nameAleksey Viktorovich Shevtsov
NationalityRussian
Born (1979-01-29) 29 January 1979
Fergana, Uzbek SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubMoscow Academy of Combat Sports
CoachYevgeny Peremishin
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Russia
European Championships
2005 Varna60 kg

Shevtsov made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's bantamweight category (54 kg). He lost his opening match 5–10 to North Korea's Kang Yong-gyun, but vowed his own revenge to tame three-time Olympic veteran Marian Sandu of Romania by a rigid 11–8 verdict. Placing second in the prelim pool due to technical point system and twelfth overall, Shevtsov's performance was not enough to put him through to the medal rounds.[2][3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Shevtsov qualified for his second Russian squad, as a 25-year-old, in the men's 60 kg class. Earlier in the process, he finished fourth at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro to guarantee his spot on the Russian wrestling team.[4][5] Unlike his previous Olympics, Shevtsov dominated the prelim pool with a pair of remarkably strong victories over neighboring China's Ai Linuer (4–2) and Germany's Jurij Kohl (7–0) to secure him a place for the medal rounds. Shevtsov edged past Kazakhstan's Nurlan Koizhaiganov in the quarterfinals with a 3–1 decision, before being overwhelmed by Cuba's Roberto Monzón in the semifinal match 3–6. Shevtsov challenged against reigning Olympic champion Armen Nazaryan of Bulgaria for the bronze medal, but quickly fell behind him by a single-point deficit with a 3–4 decision, dropping the Russian to fourth.[6][7][8]

In 2005, Shevtsov recovered from an Olympic setback to flourish his wrestling career with a bronze medal over Georgia's David Bedinadze at the European Championships.[9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksey Shevtsov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. "Sydney 2000: Wrestling – Bantamweight Greco-Roman (54kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 97–98. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. Под строгим взглядом Карелина [Under Karelin's strict gaze] (in Russian). Novoye Vremya. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. Греко-Римская Борьба [Greco-Roman wrestling] (in Russian). Sport Express. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 60kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. Российский борец Алексей Шевцов проиграл поединок за бронзовую медаль афинской Олимпиады [Russian wrestler Alexey Shevtsov lost the fight for the bronze medal in the Athens Olympics] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. "Ibrahim strikes Greco gold". BBC Sport. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  9. Борцам заказали дюжину медалей [Wrestlers obtained a dozen medals] (in Russian). DNI.ru. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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