Vasyl Mykhailov

Vasyl Mykhailov
Personal information
Native nameВасиль Михайлов
Birth nameVasyl Mykhailov
NationalityUkraine
Born24 June 1995
Tarutyne, Bolhrad Raion, Ukraine
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class74–79 kg
EventFreestyle
Clubsports school #14 (Odesa)
Achievements and titles
World finalsBronze (2022) Bronze (2023)
Regional finalsGold (2023) Bronze (2020)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 79 kg
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 79 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 79 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Alexandria 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 79 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Warsaw 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia 74 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bydgoszcz 74 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Szombathely 70 kg
World University Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Corum 70 kg
European Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Istanbul 66 kg
World Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Baku 46 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Warsaw 42 kg
Men's beach wrestling
World Beach Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 80 kg
World Beach Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sarigerme 80 kg

Vasyl Mykhailov (Ukrainian: Василь Михайлов, born 24 June 1995) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 79 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He also won one of the bronze medals in the 79 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy. He represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

In 2016, Mykhailov won the silver medal in the men's 70 kg event at the World University Wrestling Championships held in Çorum, Turkey. A year later, he competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France. In the same year, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 74 kg event at the 2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

In 2019, Mykhailov represented Ukraine at the World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar and he won the bronze medal in the men's 80 kg beach wrestling event.

In 2020, Mykhailov won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In May 2021, he qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In June 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79 kg event at the 2021 Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial held in Warsaw, Poland.

Mykhailov competed in the men's 74 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2022, Mykhailov won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy. He won one of the bronze medals in the 79 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd Freestyle 79 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 79 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Freestyle 79 kg