Mirko_Englich

Mirko Englich

Mirko Englich

German Greco-Roman wrestler

Mirko Englich (born 28 August 1978) is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two silver medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 2003 and 2008. Englich won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He defeated U.S.A's Adam Wheeler in the semi-finals to face Russia's Aslanbek Khushtov.[1]

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He was married to national champion Yvonne Englich, and they had two children. She died in 2018 of cancer at age 38.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mirko Englich Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. [2]
    "Wittener Top-Sportlerin Yvonne Englich stirbt mit 38 Jahren" [Wittener top athlete Yvonne Englich dies at the age of 38]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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