Alexander Konstantinowitsch Czech Republic

Alexander Czechirkin medal table
Wrestler
Russia
World Championship
gold	2018 Budapest	up to 77 kg
European Games
gold	2019 Minsk	up to 77 kg
European Championship
gold	2014 Vantaa	up to 75 kg
Junior European Championship
silver	2007 Szombathely	Light

Alexander Konstantinowitsch Czechirkin ( Russian Александр Константинович Чехиркин ; born March 13, 1986 ) is a Russian wrestler . In 2014 he became European champion in the Greco-Roman style in the weight class up to 75 kg and in 2018 world champion in the weight class up to 77 kg body weight.

Career

Alexander Chechirkin comes from the Rostov-on-Don region, where he still lives. He started wrestling as a teenager in 1999, focusing on the Greco-Roman style. His trainers were or are S. Alubayev and RA Boltunow. The 1.75 meter tall athlete has always started as an adult in the welterweight division and since January 1, 2014 in the weight class up to 75 kg body weight. Currently wrestling is also his job.

He made his debut on the international wrestling mat in 2007 when he came in second at the European Junior Championships in Szombathely in the lightweight category behind Vladimir Lohyda from Ukraine.

In 2009 Alexander Czechirkin was the first Russian welterweight champion in front of Evgeni Popow, Oleg Berdinsky and Anton Chomenko. He also won medals at the Russian championship in the following years, with the exception of 2012. In 2010 he took 3rd place behind Imil Sharafetdinow and Warteres Samurgaschew . He also reached this place in 2011, where he came in behind Roman Vlasov and Imil Sharafetdinov and in 2013 he was Russian runner- up behind Ilyas Magomadov, but ahead of Yevgeny Saleev and Ruslan Belcharoev .

In the years from 2008 to 2013, however, he did not make any further appearances at international championships. Above all, Roman Vlasov, the 2012 Olympic welterweight champion, overtook him in Russia. Alexander Czechirkin achieved good placements or even tournament victories in several important international tournaments. Perhaps the most important victory of his career was at the "Ivan Poddubny" memorial in Tyumen, which was also considered a qualification for the 2014 European Championship. In this tournament he was able to defeat Olympic champion Roman Vlasov in the final and win this tournament. It was then used in April 2014 in Vantaa / Finland at the European Championships in the weight class up to 75 kg. In Vantaa he defeated Elwin Mursalijew, Azerbaijan, Mateusz Lukasz Wolny, Poland, Laszlo Szabo, Hungary and in the final in a tough and even battle, Arsen Dschulfalakjan from Armenia. As a 28-year-old, he became European champion for the first time.

In 2015 and 2016 he did not appear in international championships, which was primarily due to the fact that he starts in the same weight class as Roman Vlasov, who also took part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro that year. At the Russian championship in 2016, Alexander Czechirkin came third in the weight class up to 75 kg behind Ilijas Magomedow and Tschingis Labasanow.

In 2017 he became Russian champion in the weight class up to 75 kg. He then represented the Russian colors at the 2017 World Cup in Paris in the weight class up to 75 kg. He won there over Fatih Cengiz, Turkey, Oldrich Varga, Czech Republic, Zhang Gang, China and Tamas Lörincz, Hungary. In the final battle he was defeated by Viktor Nemeš from Serbia just on points and finished 2nd. However, he tested positive for cortisone during the doping control . He was therefore disqualified and banned for four months.

After the suspension had expired, Alexander Chechirkin was again the Russian champion in the weight class up to 77 kg in 2018. In October 2018, he was back at the World Cup in Budapest. He won in Budapest in the same weight class over Igor Petrisnin, Israel, Kairatbek Togulbajew, Kyrgyzstan, Viktor Nemes, Elwin Mursaliejew, Azerbaijan, Alex Michel Bjurrberg Kessidis, Sweden and Tamas Lörincz and became world champion for the first time.

In June 2019, Alexander Chechirkin won the European Games in Minsk in the weight class up to 77 kg. In the final, he defeated Karapet Chaljan from Armenia.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2005	1.	Henri Deglane Challenge in Nice	Light	in front of Ambako Watschadse , Russia, Steeve Guénot , France and Marcus Thätner , Germany
2007	3.	Hungarian Grand Prix in Szombathely	Light	behind Steeve Guenot and Tamas Lörincz , Hungary
2007	2.	Junior European Championship in Szombathely	Light	behind Wladimir Lohyda, Ukraine, ahead of Aleksander Kazakewitsch , Lithuania and Tamas Lörincz , Hungary
2010	5.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	Welter	behind Ruslan Belcharojew, in front of Alexei Ivanov and Imil Sharafetdinov, all Russia
2011	5.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	Welter	behind Roman Vlasov, Warteres Samurgaschew, Imil Sharafetdinow and Ildar Bataschow, all Russia
2011	1.	Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid	Welter	before Julian Kwit, Poland, Robert Rosengren, Sweden and Saverinao Scaramuzzi, Italy
2011	1.	FILA test tournament in London	Welter	before Dimitri Pyschkow, Ukraine, Chang Youngxiang, China and Aleksander Kazakewitsch
2012	2.	Azovmash Cup in Mariupol	Welter	behind Dimitri Pyschkow, in front of Robert Rosengren and Mehdi Alizadehpournia, Iran
2012	17th	Presidents Cup of Kazakhstan in Astana	Welter	Winner: Konstantin Schipajew, Russia ahead of Doschan Kartikow, Kazakhstan
2013	2.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	Welter	behind Roman Vlasov, in front of Evgeni Popov and Evgeni Saleev, all of them Russia
2013	7th	World Cup in Tehran	Welter	Winner: Seref Tüfenk , Turkey ahead of Farshad Alizadeh Kalechkeschi, Iran
2013	1.	"Wladyslaw-Pytlasinski" Memorial in Warsaw	Welter	before Robert Rosengren, Ilyas Magomedow and Ruslan Isakow, both from Russia
2013	1.	Sportaccord Comat Games in St Petersburg	Welter	in front of Valery Palensky, Belarus
2013	1.	"Oleg-Karavaev-" - Memorial in Minsk	Welter	in front of Yevgeny Saleev, Ilya Gubatashvili, Georgia and Timur Berdijew, Belarus
2014	1.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	up to 75 kg	before Roman Vlasov , Adlan Akiyev and Konstantin Schipajew, all Russia
2014	1.	EM in Vantaa / Finland	up to 75 kg	after victories over Elwin Mursalijew, Azerbaijan, Mateusz Lukasz Wolny, Poland, Laszlo Szabo, Hungary and Arsen Dschulfalakjan, Armenia
2015	2.	Team World Cup in Tehran	up to 75 kg	he represented the Russian colors together with Roman Vlasov
2015	3.	"Wladyslaw Pytlasinski" tournament in Warsaw	up to 75 kg	behind Roman Wlassow and Bozo Starcevic, Croatia
2016	7th	"Ivan Poddubny" tournament in Tyumen	up to 75 kg	Winner: Tschingis Labasanow in front of Roman Vlasov, Islam Magomedow and Bilan Nalgijew, all Russia
2017	2.	"Ivan Poddubny" tournament in Moscow	up to 75 kg	behind Tschingis Labasanow, in front of Antonio Kamenjasevic, Croatia and Dimitri Petaikin, Russia
2017	1.	"Wladyslaw Pytlasinski" tournament in Warsaw	up to 75 kg	in front of Kasbek Kilow, Belarus, Juri Denisow, Russia and Tamás Lőrincz , Hungary
2017	disq.	World Cup in Paris	up to 75 kg	after victories over Fatih Cengiz, Turkey, Oldrich Varga, Czech Republic, Zhang Gang, China, Tamáas Lőrincz and Viktor Nemeš , Serbia, disqualified as second for doping
2018	3.	"Ljubomir Ivanovic Gedza" internal. in Kragujevac	up to 77 kg	behind Viktor Nemes and Vili Ropponen, Finland
2018	1.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 77 kg	after victories over Igor Petrisnin, Israel, Kairatbek Togulbajew, Kyrgyzstan, Viktor Nemeš, Elwin Mursalijew, Azerbaijan, Alex Michel Bjurrberg Kessidis, Sweden and Tamás Lőrincz
2019	5.	"Dan-Kolow" & "Nikola-Petrow" Memorial in Russe	up to 77 kg	behind Daniel Alexandrow Tihomirow, Bulgaria, Roman Wlassow, Daniel Cataraga, Moldova and Tamerlin Schadukajew, Kazakhstan
2019	1.	European Games in Minsk	up to 77 kg	after victories over Daniel Alexandrow Tihomirow, Alex Kessidis, Yunus Bazaar, Turkey and Karapet Chaljan, Armenia

Russian championships

year	space	Weight class	Results
2005	2.	feather	behind M. Karpow, in front of A. Taranda and A. Schewzow
2009	1.	Welter	before Evgeni Popov, Oleg Berdinsky and Anton Chomenko
2010	3.	Welter	behind Imil Sharafetdinow and Warteres Samurgaschew, together with Alexei Ivanov
2011	3.	Welter	behind Roman Wlassow and Imil Scharafetdinow, together with Ilijas Magomadow
2013	2.	Welter	behind Ilijas Magomadow, in front of Yevgeny Saleev and Ruslan Belcharoev
2015	2.	up to 75 kg	behind Tschingis Labasanow
2016	3.	up to 75 kg	behind Ilijas Magomedow and Tschingis Labasanow
2017	1.	up to 75 kg	before Ilijas Magomedow, Achmed Kaiszubekow and Dimitri Petaikin
2018	1.	up to 77 kg	before Irakli Kalandija, Ruslan Isakow and Dimitri Dschoiew

Explanations

• all competitions in Greco-Roman style
• EM = European Championship
• Lightweight, weight class up to 66 kg, welter weight, up to 74 kg body weight (until December 31, 2013); Since January 1, 2014, a new weight classification has been in effect by the World Wrestling Association FILA and since January 1, 2018 by the World Wrestling Association UWW (United World Wrestling). So many changes were made that naming the weight classes no longer makes sense

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Alexander Konstantinowitsch Tschechirkin at the Institute for Applied Training Science

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Russian wrestler convicted of doping