Aleksandr Kazakevič (born 12 June 1986 in
Vilnius
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) is a Lithuanian Greco-Roman wrestler.
He participated in
2008 Summer Olympics
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and
2012 Summer Olympics
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.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed at welterweight (66 kg). He lost to
Mikhail Siamionau in his first match.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he moved up in weight class to middleweight (74 kg). He beat
Peter Bacsi in his first match and
Robert Rosengren in the quarterfinal before losing to
Roman Vlasov in the semi-final. Because the person who beat him reached the final he was entered into the bronze medal repechage. In the repechage he beat
Mark Madsen to win his bronze medal.
In 2014 Kazakevič was one of the contestants in Lithuanian version of reality show
Celebrity Splash!
''Celebrity Splash!'' (also known as ''Splash!'') is a reality television franchise created by Netherlands, Dutch company Eyeworks, started from their Dutch reality show ''Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag'' which premièred in 2012. The franchise i ...
called
Šuolis!.
Olimpietis A. Kazakevičius apie meilę G. Lebedevai: bandžiau ją kalbinti ir anksčiau, bet turėjo vaikiną
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In 2017 he married Greta Lebedeva. 2018 was born his first child Eldar. In 2021 was born his daughter Elara.
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1986 births
Living people
Lithuanian male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Lithuania
Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
European Wrestling Championships medalists
European Games competitors for Lithuania
Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games
Sportspeople from Vilnius
21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
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