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| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ivan Huklek (born 12 November 1996) is a Croatian Greco-Roman wrestler.
Career
[edit]In 2017, Huklek won the silver medal at the 2017 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Bydgoszcz in the 85 kg category.[1] In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's 87 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.[2] Huklek obtained one of the remaining slots in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4] Huklek also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[5]
On 21 November 2025, Zurabi Datunashvili's appeal was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and he was stripped of the Olympic Bronze Medal. The medal was subsequently awarded to Croatia's Ivan Huklek.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Senior U23 World Championships". uww.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ↑ "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ Marantz, Ken (8 May 2021). "Datunashvili Denies Rio champ Chakvetadze Ticket to Tokyo; Armenia Grabs 2 Greco spots". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- 1 2 "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ↑ "International Testing Agency-CAS confirms five-year ban imposed on Serbian wrestler Zurabi Datunashvili". International Testing Agency. 21 November 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Ivan Huklek at United World Wrestling
- Ivan Huklek at the International Wrestling Database
- Ivan Huklek at Olympics.com
- Ivan Huklek at Olympedia
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Croatian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Croatia
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games
- European Games competitors for Croatia
- 21st-century Croatian sportsmen
- Greco-Roman wrestlers