Ivan Nikolayevich Kuilakov

Ivan Kuilakov medal table
Wrestler
Russia
World Championship
silver	2013 Budapest	Spring Greco
European Championship
silver	2013 Tbilisi	Spring Greco
bronze	2014 Vantaa	up to 59 kg Greco
Universiade
gold	2013 Kazan	Spring Greco

Ivan Nikolajewitsch Kuilakow ( Russian Иван Николаевич Куйлаков ; * February 22, 1986 ) is a Russian wrestler . In 2013 he was Vice World Champion and Vice European Champion in Greco-Roman style, both in featherweight .

Career

Ivan Kuilakow grew up in Pervomayez and started wrestling there as a teenager in 1998. In the meantime he belongs to a wrestling club in Tver in the Novosibirsk region . He is fully focused on the Greco-Roman style. Wrestling is also his profession at the moment. So far he has been and is mainly trained by Andrei Lissiza and Wladimir Butoren.

He was already successful as a junior and in 2005 and 2006 he became the Russian junior featherweight champion, the weight class in which he still competes today. His international career began in 2005, as he finished 2nd at the European Junior Championships (U 20) in Wrocław behind Atacan Yüksel from Turkey and ahead of Emil Milew , Bulgaria and Davor Štefanek , Serbia. At the European Junior Championships 2006 in Szombathely / Hungary he could not quite repeat this success, because he reached the 5th place there.

After his junior years, it took Ivan Kuilakow a few years to establish himself in the Russian senior class and in the world top of his weight class. In 2010 he won a medal for the first time at the Russian Senior Championship. He took 3rd place behind Rustam Khachbarov and Vyacheslav Jaste . He also achieved this place at the Russian championships in 2011 and 2012, in 2011 behind Saur Kuramagomedow and Vyacheslav Jaste and in 2012 behind Saur Kuramagomedow and Ibragim Labasanow. With this placement, he had no chance to be nominated for the Russian Wrestling Association for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

In 2013, Ivan Kuilakow was the first Russian featherweight champion before Ibragim Labasanow, Mingijan Semjonow and Akhmed Gadschimuradow. He had thus acquired the right to be used at the international championships this year. He justified this trust at the 2013 European Championships in Tbilisi, even if he did not win the title. In Tbilisi he defeated Istvan Levai from Slovakia, Alexander Mikalejan from Armenia, Rewas Laschchi , Georgia and Lanur Temirow, Uzbekistan, but lost in the final against Iwo Angelow from Bulgaria on points (0: 2 rounds, 0: 3 points). In July 2013 he won the Universiade in Kazan ahead of Kamran Mammadow, Azerbaijan and Almat Kebispajew , Kazakhstan. He was also in very good shape at the 2013 World Cup in Budapest. There he defeated Alexander Mikaeljan, Dimitri Zumbalijuk, Ukraine, Eslmurat Tasmuradow, Uzbekistan, Kazuma Kuramoto, Japan and Almat Kebispajew, before losing to Iwo Angelow in the final like at the European Championship. But this time it was very close, with 1: 2 rounds and 2: 3 points. So in 2013 he was Vice World and Vice European Champion.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2005	2.	Junior European Championship (U 20) in Wrocław	feather	behind Atacan Yüksel, Turkey, in front of Emil Milew, Bulgaria and Davor Stefanek, Serbia
2005	2.	Haparanda Cup	feather	behind Suren Heworkjan, Ukraine, in front of Ruslan Israfilow, Ukraine and Rjataro Matsumondo, Japan
2006	5.	Junior European Championship (U 20) in Szombathely	feather	Winner: Söner Sucu, Turkey ahead of Balint Korpasi, Hungary
2007	5.	Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow Memorial in Sofia	feather	behind before Stefanek, Emil Milew, Vyacheslav Dschaste, Russia and Söner Sucu
2009	1.	"Ivan Paddubny" Memorial in Ryazan	feather	before Marat Schokarjow and Juri Denissow, both Russia
2011	1.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	feather	before Aslan Abdullin, Saur Kuramagomedow and Maxim Mordovin, all Russia
2011	6th	World Cup in Minsk	feather	Winner: Jung Ji-hyun, South Korea ahead of Almat Kebispajew, Kazakhstan
2011	1.	Vantaan Painicup in Vantaa / Finland	feather	in front of Ildus Jamukow, Russia, Matti Kenttunen, Finland and Ibragim Labasanow, Russia
2012	8th.	Presidents Cup of Kazakhstan in Astana	feather	Winner: Woo Seung-jae , South Korea
2013	2.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	feather	behind Rustam Khachbarow, Russia, in front of Yerbol Kalabajew, Belarus and Nasir Mankiev , Russia
2013	2.	EM in Tbilisi	feather	after victories over Istvan Levai, Slovakia, Alexander Mikaeljan, Armenia, Rewas Laschchi, Georgia and Lenur Temirow, Ukraine and a defeat against Iwo Angelow, Bulgaria
2013	1.	Universiade in Kazan	feather	before Kamran Mammadow, Azerbaijan, Almat Kebispajew and Tornike Turkischwili, Georgia
2013	2.	World Cup in Budapest	feather	after victories over Alexander Mikaeljan, Dimitri Zumbalijuk, Ukraine, Elmurat Tasmuradow, Uzbekistan, Kazuma Kuramoto, Japan and Almat Kebispajew and a defeat against Iwo Angelow
2013	2.	Copa Brasil in Rio de Janeiro	Light	behind Islambek Albijew , Russia, in front of Milton Gualpa, Ecuador and Alexei Chungunow, Russia
2014	1.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	up to 59 kg	before Semjon Semjonow , Russia, Alexander Kostadinow, Bulgaria and Elmurat Tasmuradow, Uzbekistan
2014	3.	EM in Vantaa	up to 59 kg	after victories over Stig Andre Berge, Norway and Ewgeni Miagki, Ukraine, a defeat against Alexander Kostadinow and victories over Janni Haapamäki, Finland and Kristijan Friis, Serbia
2014	2.	"Wladyslaw-Pytlasinski" Memorial in Gdansk	up to 59 kg	behind Iwo Angelow and in front of Dawid Ersetic, Poland and Soslan Daurow, Belarus
2015	5.	World Military Games in Mungyeong	up to 59 kg
2016	5.	"Ivan Poddubny" Memorial in Tyumen	up to 59 kg	behind Ibragim Labasanow, Russia, Elmurat Tasmuradow, Stepan Marjanjan and Mingijan Semjonow , both Russia

Russian championships

year	space	Weight class	Results
2010	3.	feather	behind Rustam Khachbarow and Vyacheslav Jaste, together with Saur Kuramagomedow
2011	3.	feather	behind Saur Kuramagomedow and Vyacheslav Dschaste, together with Maxim Karpov
2012	3.	feather	behind Saur Kuramagomedow and Ibragim Labasanow, together with Aslan Abdullin
2013	1.	feather	before Ibragim Labasanow, Mingijan Semjonow and Akhmed Gadschimuradow

Explanations

• all competitions in Greco-Roman style
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Feather weight, up to 60 kg, lightweight, up to 66 kg body weight; Since January 1, 2014 a new weight classification has been in effect, which is why the traditional names can no longer be used

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Iwan Nikolajewitsch Kuilakow at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Website of the Russian Wrestling Association