Oleksiy Vakulenko
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FullnameOleksiy Borysovych Vakulenko
Nationality
Ukraine
UkraineBorn28 March 1981
Died3 March 2007 (aged 25)
Kramatorsk, Ukraine
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| Full name | Oleksiy Borysovych Vakulenko | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 March 2007 (aged 25) Kramatorsk, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Asovmash Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Oleg Evtuchenko | ||||||||||||||
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Oleksiy Borysovych Vakulenko (Ukrainian: Олексій Борисович Вакуленко; March 28, 1981 – March 3, 2007) was an amateur Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal in the 55-kg division at the 2003 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, and then finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, representing his nation Ukraine. Throughout his sporting career, Vakulenko trained full-time for Asovmash Wrestling Club in Mariupol, under his personal coach Oleg Evtuchenko.
