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| Nationality |  France | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (age 45) Sarreguemines, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | ASSO Sarreguemines Lutte | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Patrice Mourier | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yannick Szczepaniak (born 29 January 1980 inSarreguemines) is an amateur French Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category.[1] He is also a two-time Olympian, a ten-time national wrestling champion, and a member of ASSO Sarreguemines Lutte, being coached and trained by Patrice Mourier.
Szczepaniak made his official debut for the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens, where he reached the knock-out stage of themen's 120 kg, by winning the preliminary pool round against Armenia's Haykaz Galtsyan and Venezuela's Rafael Barreno. He lost the quarterfinal match to Iran's Sajjad Barzi, with a final score of 0–3.
At the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, Szczepaniak competed for the second time in themen's 120 kg class. He defeated Bulgaria's Ivan Ivanov, and three-time OlympianMihály Deák-Bárdos of Hungary in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the semi-final match to defending Olympic championKhasan Baroev of Russia, with a score of 2–3.[2] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Szczepaniak automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where he was defeated by Lithuania'sMindaugas Mizgaitis, with a technical score of 2–4.[3]
Following the disqualification ofKhasan Baroyev, he was reinstated as bronze medalist in November 2016.[4]
