Vladimir Egorov

Vladimir Egorov (born 27 June 1995 in Sakha) is a Russian-born Macedonian freestyle wrestler of Yakut heritage. He won the gold medal in the 57kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He represented North Macedonia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

Egorov won one of the bronze medals in the 57kg event at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. He represented North Macedonia at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus in the 57kg event without winning a medal. In the same year, Egorov also competed in the 57kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan where he was eliminated in his first match by Daton Fix.

In 2020, Egorov competed in the 61kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy. He was eliminated in his first match by Arsen Harutyunyan of Armenia. Egorov did not qualify at this tournament and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Egorov won the gold medal in the 57kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In the final, he defeated Aliabbas Rzazade of Azerbaijan. A few months later, he competed in the 57kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Egorov competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Egorov was able to compete at the Olympics after the quota place earned by Aryan Tsiutryn was reallocated to him. Egorov competed in the men's freestyle 57kg event at the Olympics. He was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist Aman Sehrawat of India.

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