Ivan Huklek (born 12 November 1996) is a Croatian

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Career

In 2017, Huklek won the silver medal at the

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in the 85 kg category. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's 87 kg event at the

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held in Istanbul, Turkey. Huklek obtained one of the remaining slots in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in

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. He competed at the

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in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Huklek also competed at the

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held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

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* * 1996 births Living people Croatian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games Olympic wrestlers for Croatia Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Croatia 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people) {{Croatia-wrestling-bio-stub