Andrey Stadnik

Biography of Andrey Stadnik

Date of birth: 15.04.1982

Place of birth. Education. Born in the Khmelnytskyi region. Student of the Ukrainian Academy of Printing.

General Information. Weight class - 66 kg. Height - 172 cm.

Representative of 'Dynamo' - 'Ukraine', Lviv.

Coaches - Zaza Zozirov, Viktor Pervachuk. The first coach - Vladimir Stadnik.

Awards. Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine.

European Championship 2005 - 3rd place.

Winner of the World Cup 2005.

World Championship 2006 - 3rd place.

World Championship 2007 - Bronze medalist.

Silver medalist at the XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. In the qualification, Andrey Stadnik defeated the American Doug Schwab 3:0. In the round of 16, he defeated the Indian Sushil Kumar (3:1), in the quarterfinals he defeated the Belarusian Albert Batyrov (5:0) and in the semifinals, he defeated Leonid Spiridonov from Kazakhstan (3:0). In the final, the Ukrainian lost to Ramazan Şahin from Turkey 1:2.

April 1, 2009

Andrey Stadnik won the gold medal at the European Championship in freestyle wrestling. The final match ended in periods 1:2, 6:5, 3:1. This is the first gold medal for Ukraine at the European Championship.

He currently works as a coach

Awards. Order of 'For Courage' III class (September 4, 2008) - for outstanding achievements at the XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing, displayed courage, dedication, and the will to win, enhancing Ukraine's international reputation.

Marital Status. Married. Wife - Maria Stadnik, wrestler, three-time Olympic medalist, medal collector, and world champion, five-time European champion, European champion, has been competing for Azerbaijan since 2007. Has three children: two daughters and a son.

Older brother Vladimir Stadnik, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine, champion of the All-Ukrainian Universiade. Sister - Alla Stadnik, wrestler, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine, bronze medalist of Ukrainian championships. Sister - Yana Stadnik, wrestler, two-time silver medalist of the European Championship, silver medalist of the Commonwealth Games, competed for Great Britain.

Hobbies. Cars.

15.04.2022