Ruslan Bichurin
Russian Greco-Roman wrestler (born 1997)
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Ruslan Rustyamoivch Bichurin (Russian: Руслан Рустямович Бичурин, Tatar: Руслан Рөстәм улы Бичурин; born 14 February 1997) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Volga Tatar ethnicity,[2] who claimed the silver medal at the European Championships[3] and 2024 Russian National Champion.[4]
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| Full name | Ruslan Rustyamoivch Bichurin | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 67 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Master of sports[1] | ||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Aleksey Mishin's wrestling acadedmy | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Petr Kargin[2] Mikhail Morozov[2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background
Bichurin was born on February 14, 1997, into a Volga Tatar family. He started wrestling at the age of eight. His first coach was Petr Kargin. He trains in Aleksey Mishin's wrestling academy in Saransk.[2]
Sport career
In cadet level, he had the silver medal from the 2012 Russian championships at 42 kilos.[5] In 2018, he won his first national title at the senior level, he came first at the Russian cup.[6] In 2019, he was bronze medalist at the U23 Russian championships.[7] In 2022, Ruslan won the All-Russian Spartakiad in Kazan, in the final match he over world finalist Nazir Abdullaev.[8] In 2023, he won the bronze medal at the Russian Championships in Ufa, Bashkortostan.[9] and took the first place at the Oleg Karavayev international in Minsk, Belarus.[10] In 2024, he won Russian championships and became runner-up at the European Championships.[4][3]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[11] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[11]
Achievements
- 2018 Russian cup — 1st;
- 2022 Belt wrestling Russian Championships — 3rd;
- 2022 All-Russian Spartakiad — 1st;
- 2023 Russian Championships — 3rd;
- 2023 Oleg Karavayev international — 1st;
- 2024 Russian Championships — 1st;
- 2024 European Championships — 2nd;
