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German Greco-Roman wrestler
Mirko Englich
Personal information
Born (1978-08-28) 28 August 1978 (age 46)
Witten, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Club1. SC Luckenwalde
Luckenwalde RSV Hansa 90
Frankfurt Oder
Coached byJoern Levermann
Maik Bullmann
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 96 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Aschaffenburg 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tampere 96 kg

Mirko Englich (born 28 August 1978) is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two silver medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 2003 and 2008. Englich won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He defeated U.S.A's Adam Wheeler in the semi-finals to face Russia's Aslanbek Khushtov.

He was married to national champion Yvonne Englich, and they had two children. She died in 2018 of cancer at age 38.

References

  1. "Mirko Englich Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. "Wittener Top-Sportlerin Yvonne Englich stirbt mit 38 Jahren" [Wittener top athlete Yvonne Englich dies at the age of 38]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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