| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
Representing the  Unified Team
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | 48 kg |
Representing the  Soviet Union
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| World Championships | ||
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1989 Martigny | 48 kg |
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1990 Ostia | 48 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| Representing the Soviet Union
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1990 Poznań | 52 kg |
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1989 Oulu | 48 kg |
Representing  Germany
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1995 Besançon | 48 kg |
Oleh Mykolaiovych Kucherenko (Ukrainian: Олег Миколайович Кучеренко; born December 20, 1968), also known as Oleg Kutscherenko, is a Ukrainian and German wrestler, born in Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Khrustalnyi, Ukraine). The Ensign of the Reserves Oleh Kucherenko represented the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1992, competing for the Unified Team and the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He became the first Olympian for whom was raised the Ukrainian national flag and sounded the Ukrainian state anthem.
He competed for Germany at the 1996 Olympics.
References
- ^ Olympic glory of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. www.mil.gov.ua
- «Незалежний» український спорт: від першого гімну на Олімпіаді до наймолодшого чемпіона Європи. www.radiosvoboda.org. 24 August 2019
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleg Kutscherenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
External links
- Oleg Kutscherenko at the International Wrestling Database
- Oleg Kutscherenko at Olympedia
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