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Aleksandr Kazakevič

Aleksandr Kazakevič

Lithuanian Greco-Roman wrestler


Aleksandr Kazakevič (born 12 June 1986 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian Greco-Roman wrestler.

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He participated in 2008 Summer Olympics[1] and 2012 Summer Olympics.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed at welterweight (66 kg). He lost to Mikhail Siamionau in his first match.[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he moved up in weight class to middleweight (74 kg). He beat Peter Bacsi in his first match and Robert Rosengren in the quarterfinal before losing to Roman Vlasov in the semi-final. Because the person who beat him reached the final he was entered into the bronze medal repechage. In the repechage he beat Mark Madsen to win his bronze medal.[3]

In 2014 Kazakevič was one of the contestants in Lithuanian version of reality show Celebrity Splash! called Šuolis!.[4]

In 2017 he married Greta Lebedeva. 2018 was born his first child Eldar. In 2021 was born his daughter Elara.


References

  1. "60 - 66kg men results - Wrestling Greco-Roman - Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  2. "Greco-Roman 74 kg results - Wrestling - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-03-02.



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