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UWW LIVE: Fredrik Bjerrehuus - Denmark's 25th Greco-Roman Olympian

By United World Wrestling Press

Fredrik BJERREHUUS (DEN) became Denmark's 25th Greco-Roman Olympian by placing fifth at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. 

Bjerrehuus joined United World Wrestling's Eric Olanowski to talk about qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games, dreaming of standing atop the Olympic podium for six straights day after locking up his spot in Tokyo and whether or not he plans on transitioning to MMA after he's done wrestling.
 

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UWW LIVE: Zhan Beleniuk: Two-Time World Champion

By United World Wrestling Press

Zhan BELENIUK (UKR) is one of the world's most decorated Greco-Roman wrestlers. 

In 2019, Beleniuk captured his second world title with a victory over Viktor LORINCZ (HUN) in the gold-medal match at 87kg. It was his fourth world medal to go along with an Olympic silver medal he claimed at the 2016 Rio Games. 

Beleniuk joined Eric Olanowski to talk about his road to a winning pair of world titles, his aspirations of improving his Rio Olympic silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games and his role over the last year as a member of the Ukrainian Parliament.