Denis Forov
Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler
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Denis Mikolayovich Forov (Armenian: Դենիս Ֆորով, born 3 December 1984) is a retired Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He was on the Ukrainian national wrestling team as a cadet and the Russian national wrestling team as a junior.[1]
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| Born | 3 December 1984 Zhmerynka, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Torpedo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vladimir Uruimagov Samvel Gevorgyan | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He became a Junior European CHampion in 2002 and a Junior World Champion in 2003. Forov won a silver medal at the 2006 European Wrestling Championships. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's Greco-Roman 84 kg division.[2][3]
Forov was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 Wrestling World Cup.[4] The Armenian team came in third place.[5]
