Denis Forov

Denis Forov
Personal information
Born (1984-12-03) 3 December 1984 (age 40)
Zhmerynka, Ukraine
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubTorpedo Moscow
Coached byVladimir Uruimagov
Samvel Gevorgyan
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Armenia
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Moscow 84 kg

Denis Mikolayovich Forov (Armenian: Դենիս Ֆորով, born 3 December 1984) is a retired Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He was on the Ukrainian national wrestling team as a cadet and the Russian national wrestling team as a junior.[1]

He became a Junior European CHampion in 2002 and a Junior World Champion in 2003. Forov won a silver medal at the 2006 European Wrestling Championships. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's Greco-Roman 84 kg division.[2]

Forov was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 Wrestling World Cup.[3] The Armenian team came in third place.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Athlete informations". www.fila-official.com. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Armenia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ^ "2010 FILA World Cup Results" (PDF). www.fila-official.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "World Cup, Greco-Roman Seniors, 2010-02-13 Yerevan (ARM)". www.fila-official.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2012.