Georgii Okorokov
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| Nationality | Russian, Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 14, 1996 Bolugur, Amginsky District, Yakutia, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georgii Okorokov (Russian: Георгий Трофимович Окороков; born 14 December 1996, Bolugur, Amginsky District, Yakutia) is a Russian and, since 2022, Australian freestyle wrestler. He represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, placing tenth in the men's freestyle 65 kg event.[1]
Career
[edit]Okorokov began his wrestling career in Yakutia, Russia. In June 2016, he won the junior European title at 50 kg in Bucharest, pinning his Romanian opponent in the final in just 31 seconds.[2] In the same year, he also took second place at the Russian junior championships.[3]
After several years competing in Russia (including a bronze at the Baikal Open in 2019), Okorokov moved to Australia in July 2021 and obtained residency, making him eligible to represent Australia at international competitions.[4] He won the Australian freestyle wrestling championship in May 2022, defeating Mustafa Rezaifar in the final.[5]
In September 2022, Okorokov represented Australia at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, finishing 10th.[6] He won gold medals at the Oceania Wrestling Championships in 2023 (Canberra) and 2024 (Yona), competing in the 65 kg category.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Якутскому борцу нужна финансовая поддержка" (in Russian). Sportyakutia.ru. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Yakutian is junior European champion" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Okorokov, Georgii". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Georgii Okorokov may represent Australia at the World Championships" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Yakutian Georgii Okorokov became Australian freestyle champion" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "57kg Bracket". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Athletes-Results". UWW. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Results of a sportsman". The-sports.org. Retrieved 26 September 2023.