Ivan Huklek Explained

Ivan Huklek (born 12 November 1996) is a Croatian Greco-Roman wrestler.

Career

In 2017, Huklek won the silver medal at the 2017 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Bydgoszcz in the 85 kg category.^[1] In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's 87 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[2] Huklek obtained one of the remaining slots in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[3]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[4] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.^[4] Huklek also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senior U23 World Championships. uww.org. 3 August 2021. 3 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803061835/https://uww.org/event/senior-u23-world-championships?tab=results. dead.
2. Web site: 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140722/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/results_06_istanbul.pdf. 12 June 2018. 9 August 2020. United World Wrestling.
3. News: Ken. Marantz. Datunashvili Denies Rio champ Chakvetadze Ticket to Tokyo; Armenia Grabs 2 Greco spots. 8 May 2021. 8 May 2021. United World Wrestling.
4. Web site: 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf . 8 April 2024 . 8 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
5. Web site: 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . United World Wrestling.