Aleksey Mishin (wrestler)

Aleksey Vladimirovich Mishin
Алексей Владимирович Мишин
Personal information
Ethnicity Mordovia Mordvin
Citizenship Russia Russian
Born (1979-02-08) February 8, 1979
Ruzayevka, Mordovia, Russia
Residence Saransk, Russia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb).
Sport
Country Russia
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club Aleksey Mishin Wrestling Academy
Coached by Yuiri Kuzin, Alexander Tarakanov
Medal record
Representing the  Russia
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
2004 Athens84 kg
World Championships
2007 Baku84 kg
2001 Patras76 kg
2005 Budapest84 kg
2006 Guangzhou84 kg
2010 Moscow84 kg
European Championships
2001 Istanbul76 kg
2003 Belgrade84 kg
2005 Varna84 kg
2007 Sofia84 kg
2009 Vilnius84 kg
2010 Baku84 kg
2013 Tbilisi84 kg

Aleksey Vladimirovich Mishin (Russian: Алексе́й Влади́мирович Ми́шин; born February 8, 1979 in Ruzayevka) is a Mordvin born Russian wrestler.

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 is married to World Champion and Olympic medalist in fencing, Sofia Velikaya. They have one child together, a son, named Oleg, born on November 30, 2013.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Любовь случайно не приходит". mk.ru. Retrieved 24 December 2016.


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