Mirko Englich

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.

Mirko Englich
Personal information
Born (1978-08-28) 28 August 1978
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
Representing  Germany
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing96 kg
European Championships
2003 Aschaffenburg96 kg
2008 Tampere96 kg

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

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