Siarhei Artsiukhin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Siarhei Artsiukhin

Russian-Belarussian competitor of Greco-Roman wrestling

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1976

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 12-Sep-2012

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Belarus

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Siarhei Artsiukhin

  • Sergei Yevgenyevich Artyukhin (Russian: ?????? ?????????? ???????; 1 November 1976 – 12 September 2012), also known as Siarhei Artsiukhin, was a Russian-Belarusian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler.
  • He was born in Moscow and won the 2001 World Cup while representing Russia.
  • After that, to avoid severe competition within Russia, he competed for Belarus and won the European title in 2005 and bronze medals at the world championships in 2005 and 2006.
  • At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the second bout.
  • He was initially trained by his father, Evgeny Artyukhin, Sr., who was also an international heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler.His younger brother, also named Evgeny, is a professional ice hockey player.
  • Sergei retired from wrestling in 2009, and often played recreational ice hockey.
  • He suddenly died of a heart attack after one of such games, aged 35.

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