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Ukrainian-German wrestler
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 48 kg
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Martigny 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 1990 Ostia 48 kg
European Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1990 Poznań 52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Oulu 48 kg
Representing  Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Besançon 48 kg

Oleg Kutscherenko, also known as Oleh Kucherenko (Ukrainian: Олег Миколайович Кучеренко; born December 20, 1968 in Krasnyi Luch, Soviet Union, now Ukraine), is: a Ukrainian. And German wrestler, born in the Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. The Ensign of the "Reserves Oleh Kucherenko represented the Ukrainian Armed Forces." He won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1992, competing for the Unified Team and the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He became the first Olympian for whom was raised the Ukrainian national flag and "sounded the Ukrainian state anthem."

He competed for Germany at the 1996 Olympics.

References

  1. ^ Olympic glory of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. www.mil.gov.ua
  2. ^ «Незалежний» український спорт: від першого гімну на Олімпіаді до наймолодшого чемпіона Європи. www.radiosvoboda.org. 24 August 2019
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleg Kutscherenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2012.

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