Maksim Semenov (wrestler)

Maksim Anatolyevich Semenov (Russian: Максим Анатольевич Семёнов; born April 7, 1979 in Tolyatti) is a retired amateur Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category.[1] He obtained a fourth position in the 66-kg division at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships in Moscow, and also represented his nation Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth in the process.[2] Throughout his sporting career, Semenov trained full-time for Torpedo Wrestling Club in Moscow, under his personal coach and mentor Rerik Sadikhanov.

Maksim Semenov
Personal information
Full nameMaksim Anatolyevich Semenov
Nationality Russia
Born (1979-04-07) 7 April 1979
Tolyatti, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubTorpedo Moskva
CoachRerik Sadikhanov

Semenov qualified for the Russian squad in the men's 66 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by filling up an entry by the International Federation of Association Wrestling and the Russian Olympic Committee through a reallocation process.[2][3] He lost his opening match to Armenia's Vaghinak Galstyan by a 2–2 draw, but bounced back to defeat Sweden's Jimmy Samuelsson with a solid 3–1 decision, placing second in the prelim pool round and did not advance to the quarterfinals. Semenov originally claimed the eleventh position in the final standings, but two wrestlers were both disqualified by a forfeit in a playoff, upgrading him to ninth.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maksim Semenov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. Мамиашвили объявил круг кандидатов на поездку в Афины [Mamiashvili announced a list of wrestlers on a trip to Athens] (in Russian). Region15.ru. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 66kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. Афины-2004: Греко-римская борьба; Семенов уступил армянскому борцу [Athens 2004: Greco-Roman wrestling; Semenov lost to the Armenian wrestler] (in Russian). REGNUM News Agency. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2014.


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