Aleksandr Savko

Aleksandr Savko (born 9 January 1967 – 22 May 2004) was a Belarusian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 82 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Aleksandr Savko
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born(1967-01-09)9 January 1967
Svislach, Belarus
Died22 May 2004(2004-05-22) (aged 37)
Grodno, Belarus
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Freestyle wrestling
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Istanbul -82 kg
Submission wrestling
ADCC World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2000 Abu Dhabi-88 kg
Silver medal – second place1999 Abu Dhabi-88 kg

Background

Savko came third place in the 1993 European Wrestling Championships in the freestyle 82 kg category.

Outside freestyle wrestling, Savko also participated in submission wrestling at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championships.[2]

In the 1999 ADCC World championship, Savko defeated Omar Bouchie, Fábio Gurgel and Ricardo Libório to reach the finals of the 88 kg category.[3] In this finals he lost to Karimula Barkalaev on points.[2][3][4]

Savko returned for the 2000 ADCC World championship in the 88 kg category.[5] He defeated Marcus Corval and Flavio Almeida before losing to Saulo Ribeiro in the semifinals.[5] He won the bronze medal match against Jorge Patino.[2][5][4]

Savko died on 22 May 2004 from a heart attack while training for the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2][4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Savko Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Top 5 Wrestlers In ADCC History | BJJ Heroes". Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. "ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship 1999 • ADCC NEWS". adcombat.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. "Презентация работы о Савко А". calameo.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. "ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship 2000 • ADCC NEWS". adcombat.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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