Zhan Beleniuk
Zhan Vensanovych Beleniuk (Ukrainian: Жан Венсанович Беленюк, also transliterated Jean Vensanovich Belenyuk, born 24 January 1991) is a Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler and politician.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Zhan Vensanovych Beleniuk |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | 24 January 1991 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman |
| Club | Spartak Kyiv |
| Coached by | Vitalyj Kisilisa Aleksej Dobrovolskyj Oleg Sazonov |
Medal record
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Early life
Beleniuk was born in 1991 in Kiev to a Ukrainian mother and a father from Rwanda. His father was a pilot who studied in Kiev at the National Aviation University and died during the Rwandan Civil War.[1]
Beleniuk began wrestling in the year 2000 at 9 years of age.[2]
Career
In 2010 he won the silver medal at the Junior World Championships. In 2011, he became the Junior European Champion amongst, and won bronze at the World Championship.
In 2012, he won the bronze medal at the European Championships.
In 2013, he won bronze again at the Summer Universiade.
In 2014, he won a gold medal at the 2014 European Wrestling Championships,[3] and bronze at the World Championships.
In 2015, he won the silver medal at the first European Games in Azerbaijan.
On 10 September 2015, after winning against then the ruling World Champion and then Champion of Asia, the Uzbek Rustam Assakalov scoring 6:0, Beleniuk won gold at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in under-85 kg weight category.
In 2016, he won gold yet again at the 2016 European Wrestling Championships.
In 2016 he won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]
Politics
Beleniuk was elected a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada in July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election as a member of the Servant of the People political party.[5] He was under number 10.[6]
First Deputy Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Youth and Sports[7].
Achievements
World/Olympic Record
| World Championships/Olympic Games Matches | ||||||||
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| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location | Notes | |
2019 World Champion  | ||||||||
| Win | 5-0 |  |
2-1 | 2019-09-16 | 2019 World Championships |  |
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| Win | 4-0 |  |
2-1 | 2019-09-15 | ||||
| Win | 3-0 |  |
3-1 | |||||
| Win | 2-0 |  |
7-1 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 |  |
5-1 | |||||
| 2019 European Games Champion | ||||||||
| Win | 4-0 |  |
3-1 | 2019-06-30 | 2019 European Games | |
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| Win | 3-0 | |
3-1 | 2019-06-29 | ||||
| Win | 2-0 |  |
9-1 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 |  |
5-1 | |||||
| 2019 European Champion | ||||||||
| Win | 4-0 | |
5-1 | 2019-04-13 | 2019 European Championships |  |
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| Win | 3-0 | |
5-1 | 2019-04-12 | ||||
| Win | 2-0 | |
3-1 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 | |
6-1 | |||||
2018 UWW world  | ||||||||
| Loss | 4-1 |  |
1-2 | 2018-10-27 | 2018 World Championships | |
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| Win | 4-0 | |
5-1 | 2018-10-26 | ||||
| Win | 3-0 |  |
4-2 | |||||
| Win | 2-0 | |
4-1 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 | |
4-2 | |||||
| 2016 Olympic | ||||||||
| Loss | 3-1 |  |
2-9 | 2016-08-15 | 2016 Summer Olympics |  |
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| Win | 3-0 | |
6-0 | |||||
| Win | 2-0 |  |
10-1 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 |  |
9-0 | |||||
| 2016 European Champion | ||||||||
| Win | 4-0 |  |
5-2 | 2016-03-13 | European Championships |  |
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| Win | 3-0 | |
2-1 | |||||
| Win | 2-0 | |
6-1 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 |  |
5-0 | |||||
| 2015 UWW world | ||||||||
| Win | 6-0 |  |
6-0 | 2015-09-09 | 2015 World Championships |  |
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| Win | 5-0 | |
3-1 | |||||
| Win | 4-0 | |
2-1 | |||||
| Win | 3-0 | |
3-1 | |||||
| Win | 2-0 | |
3-0 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 |  |
6-2 | |||||
| 2015 European Games | ||||||||
| Loss | 4-1 | |
2-3 | 2015-06-14 | 2015 European Games | |
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| Win | 4-0 | |
12-4 | |||||
| Win | 3-0 | |
3-1 | |||||
| Win | 2-0 | |
7-0 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 |  |
8-0 | |||||
2014 UWW world  | ||||||||
| Win | 4-1 | |
3-0 | 2014-09-12 | 2014 World Championships | |
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| Loss | 3-1 | |
0-4 | |||||
| Win | 3-0 | |
10-1 | |||||
| Win | 2-0 |  |
6-1 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 |  |
1-0 | |||||
| 2013 Summer Universiare | ||||||||
| Win | 4-1 | |
3-1 | 2013-07-15 | 2013 Summer Universiade | |
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| Loss | 3-1 | |
0-5 | |||||
| Win | 3-0 | |
3-1 | |||||
| Win | 2-0 | |
3-1 | |||||
| Win | 1-0 | |
3-1 | |||||
References
- Melkozerova, Veronika. (14 December 2018). Zhan Beleniuk: Champion wrestler refuses better offers abroad to stay at home: ‘I belong here’. Archived 24 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine Kyiv Post. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- Bagaterenko, Anton (31 May 2014). "Жан Беленюк: "В Африке я слишком светлый, в Украине – слишком темный"" [Zhan Beleniuk: "In Africa I was too light, and in Ukraine — too dark"]. Tribuna.com (in Russian). Ukraine. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "Жан Беленюк: "Мне не раз предлагали выступать за другие сборные, но я — украинец"". fakty.ua. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "The Olympic Team of Ukraine: Rio 2016: Official Handbook" (PDF). noc-ukr.org. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. p. 28. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
Беленюк Жан / Belenyuk Jean
- "Zelenskiy's Servant of the People party unveils candidates for parliament". Kyiv Post.
- "First hundred candidates on Servant of the People's election list: who are they?". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Prep group frames Rada committees' front office". Verkhovna Rada. 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zhan Beleniuk. |
- Jean Vensanovich Beleniuk at Verkhovna Rada (in Ukrainian)
- Zhan Belenyuk at United World Wrestling
- Zhan Beleniuk at the International Olympic Committee
- Zhan Beleniuk at the Olympic Channel
- Zhan Beleniuk at Olympedia
- Zhan Beleniuk at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)