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Alex Bjurberg Kessidis
Personal information
Full nameAlex Michel Bjurberg Kessidis
Born (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29)
Height187 cm (6.14 ft; 74 in)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 77 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 77 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 77 kg

Alex Michel Bjurberg Kessidis (born 23 March 1995) is a Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler. He is scheduled to represent Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

In 2019, he won the silver medal at the 77 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[1] In 2019 he also competed at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus and he won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event.[2]

In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[3][4]

Major results

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Games Belarus Minsk, Belarus 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg
World Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2020 European Championships Italy Rome, Italy 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg

References

  1. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Houston, Michael (11 February 2020). "Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.