HUKLEK Ivan

Croatia
Wrestling
12 Nov 1996
24
Male
SESVETE
 
Croatia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WRE Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 87kg 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B
Men's Greco-Roman 87kg Semifinal
#146
CRO
HUKLEK IHUKLEK Ivan
1
UKR
BELENIUK ZBELENIUK Zhan
7
VPO1
Finished
Followed by 		Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B
Men's Greco-Roman 87kg Bronze Medal Match
#211
SRB
DATUNASHVILI ZDATUNASHVILI Zurabi
6
VPO1
CRO
HUKLEK IHUKLEK Ivan
1
Finished
Followed by 		Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C
Men's Greco-Roman 87kg 1/8 Final
#136
CRO
HUKLEK IHUKLEK Ivan
5
VPO1
USA
STEFANOWICZ JR JWSTEFANOWICZ JR John Walter
3
Finished
Followed by 		Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C
Men's Greco-Roman 87kg 1/4 Final
#141
UZB
ASSAKALOV RASSAKALOV Rustam
1
CRO
HUKLEK IHUKLEK Ivan
4
VPO1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
8Greco-Roman 87kg2019Nur-Sultan, KAZ
28Greco-Roman 85kg2017Paris, FRA

European Games
RankEventYearLocation
5Greco-Roman 87kg2019Minsk, BLR

European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
15Greco-Roman 87kg2019Bucharest, ROU

Ranking Series
RankEventYearLocation
8Greco-Roman 87kg2019Nur-Sultan, KAZ
9Greco-Roman 87kg2021Warsaw, POL
9Greco-Roman 87kg2019Zagreb, CRO

World Championships U23
RankEventYearLocation
2Greco-Roman 85kg2017Bydgoszcz, POL
5Greco-Roman 87kg2019Budapest, HUN
15Greco-Roman 87kg2018Bucharest, ROU

Junior World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
25Greco-Roman 84kg2016Macon, FRA
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Athlete, Student
:
University of Zagreb, Croatia
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Wife Josipa, son Noa [2021]
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Croatian
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HK Sesvete [Croatia]
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Igor Petrenko [national]; Anton Dok [personal], CRO
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He took up wrestling in 2006 at the HK Sesvete club in Croatia. (24sata.hr, 09 May 2021)
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"In Croatia there is a tradition of Greco-Roman wrestling, so all wrestling clubs offer this style and I also prefer it." (SN tv Sport nedjeljom YouTube, 27 Jun 2016)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in memory of his late sister, Marta. (24sata.hr, 09 May 2021)
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He trains at least five times per week, and can have up to eight training sessions weekly. (24sata.hr, 09 May 2021)
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In 2018 he was given an award by the Sports Association of the City of Zagreb in Croatia, in recognition of his results that year. (tportal.hr, 18 Dec 2018; Instagram profile, 18 Dec 2018)

General Interest

General
PERSONAL LOSS
Two weeks before the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, his sister Marta passed away aged 11. He said he considered not attending the tournament, but his father convinced him to go, and he dedicated his triumph to her. "It was a huge shock for the whole family. I said that I wouldn't go to Sofia, but my parents told me that Marta would be happy that I competed there to try to get an Olympic place. It has been an emotional rollercoaster. Last year [2020] I married my wife, a few months ago my son was born, and then this tragedy. I would give away everything to have Marta back, reaching the Olympics, even the Olympic gold. After my final fight at the event, I just cried. I was happy because of the Olympic quota, but not completely. When I won, the first thing that came to my mind was Marta. I am sure my sister watched me from some better place and that she was proud of me. I will do my best to return from Tokyo with a medal for Marta." (24sata.hr, 09 May 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
VPO1:
Victory by points - with point(s) scored by the opponent
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