1972 - Today
Yuriy Vasilyevich Melnichenko (Russian: Юрий Васильевич Мельниченко; born 5 June 1972) is a Kazakhstani 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 competing, Melnichenko worked as a wrestling coach. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuriy Melnichenko has received more than 16,635 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Yuriy Melnichenko is the 493rd most popular wrestler (down from 462nd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Kyrgyzstan (down from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Kirghiz Wrestler.
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Among wrestlers, Yuriy Melnichenko ranks 493 out of 700. Before him are Al Snow, Keiji Suzuki, Hamid Sourian, Sim Kwon-ho, Zaurbek Sidakov, and Bayley. After him are Kim Hyeon-woo, Edith Bosch, Kyle Snyder, Alicia Fox, Tang Lin, and Elnur Mammadli.
1963 - Present
HPI: 31.41
Rank: 487
1980 - Present
HPI: 31.36
Rank: 488
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.31
Rank: 489
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 490
1996 - Present
HPI: 31.17
Rank: 491
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 492
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 493
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 494
1980 - Present
HPI: 31.12
Rank: 495
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.12
Rank: 496
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 497
1976 - Present
HPI: 31.09
Rank: 498
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 499
Among people born in 1972, Yuriy Melnichenko ranks 780. Before him are Ioamnet Quintero, Samantha Womack, Aldrovani Menon, Sim Kwon-ho, Fuat Usta, and Beto O'Rourke. After him are Michelle McLean, György Kolonics, Christian McBride, Marek Lemsalu, Espen Knutsen, and Saul Williams.
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 774
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 775
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 776
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 777
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.22
Rank: 778
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 779
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 780
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 781
1972 - 2008
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 782
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.03
Rank: 783
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 784
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 785
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.00
Rank: 786
Among people born in Kyrgyzstan, Yuriy Melnichenko ranks 41 out of 55. Before him are Azim Isabekov (1960), Kristina Vogel (1990), Daniar Usenov (1960), Igor Chudinov (1961), Talant Mamytov (1976), and Nikolay Chernetskiy (1959). After him are Maiya Maneza (1985), Polina Kuznetsova (1987), Elena Baranova (1972), Sapar Isakov (1977), Artem Novikov (1987), and Aisuluu Tynybekova (1993).
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 35
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 36
1960 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 37
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.60
Rank: 38
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Rank: 39
1959 - Present
HPI: 31.54
Rank: 40
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 41
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 42
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.29
Rank: 43
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.79
Rank: 44
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 45
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.50
Rank: 46
1993 - Present
HPI: 29.03
Rank: 47
Among wrestlers born in Kyrgyzstan, Yuriy Melnichenko ranks 1. After him are Akzhol Makhmudov (1999), Kanatbek Begaliev (1984), and Ruslan Tyumenbayev (1986).
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 1
1999 - Present
HPI: 24.60
Rank: 2
1984 - Present
HPI: 24.59
Rank: 3
1986 - Present
HPI: 20.79
Rank: 4