Mirko Englich Explained

Mirko Englich (born 28 August 1978) is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two silver medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 2003 and 2008. Englich won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He defeated U.S.A's Adam Wheeler in the semi-finals to face Russia's Aslanbek Khushtov.^[1]

He was married to national champion Yvonne Englich, and they had two children. She died in 2018 of cancer at age 38.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mirko Englich Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417223101/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/en/mirko-englich-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2018-01-09.
2. Web site: Wittener Top-Sportlerin Yvonne Englich stirbt mit 38 Jahren . Wittener top athlete Yvonne Englich dies at the age of 38 . Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. 8 January 2018 . 8 January 2018. German.