Vladimir Egorov

Vladimir Egorov (born 27 June 1995 in Sakha) is a Russian-born Macedonian freestyle wrestler of Yakut heritage. He won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1]

Vladimir Egorov
Vladimir Egorov at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Birth nameВладимир Егоров
Nationality North Macedonia
Born (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995
Amginsky District, Sakha, Russia
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Russia 
 North Macedonia (since 2019)
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubVardar;Skopje
Achievements and titles
World finals8th (2021)
Regional finals (2019) (2022)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  North Macedonia
European Championships
2022 Budapest 57 kg
2019 Bucharest 57 kg

Career

He won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[2] He represented North Macedonia at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus in the 57 kg event without winning a medal.[3] In the same year, he also competed in the 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan where he was eliminated in his first match by Daton Fix.[4]

In 2020, he competed in the 61 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[5] He was eliminated in his first match by Arsen Harutyunyan of Armenia.[5] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] He did not qualify at this tournament and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7]

He won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1][8] In the final, he defeated Aliabbas Rzazade of Azerbaijan.[8]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 57 kg

References
  1. Pavitt, Michael (29 March 2022). "Egorov wins rare North Macedonian gold at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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