Yuriy Melnichenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yuriy Melnichenko

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1972

Place of Birth: Jalal-Abad, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Kazakhstan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Yuriy Vasilyevich Melnichenko (Russian: ???? ?????????? ???????????, born 5 June 1972) is a Kazakh wrestler who won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman bantamweight (52–57 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He competed at the next Olympics in the featherweight division and finished 19th.After retiring from competition, Melnichenko worked as a wrestling coach.
Between 2000 and 2004 he headed the national team, and after that acted as vice-president of the national wrestling federation.
Georgiy Tsurtsumia was his trainee.