Igor Praporshchikov
Australian wrestler
- Born
- 7 February 1976, Odesa
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Sport
- wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Igor Praporshchikov (Ukrainian: Ігор Прапорщиків, romanized: Ihor Praporshchykiv; born 7 February 1976) is an Australian wrestler and coach. He competed in the men's freestyle 85 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In freestyle, he won gold at the Pacific Ocean Games and Oceania Championship (1997, 2000, 2002), and silver at the FILA Five Continents Cup. In Greco-Roman, he won silver and bronze at the Oceania Championship (1996 and 1997 respectively).
Praporshchikov has also competed in submission wrestling, winning the ADCC Asian and Oceanic trials twice (2008, 2010) and going to the 2009 and 2011 World Championships. In 2019, he came third at the ADCC Australian National Titles in the men's professional -91kg division.
As a wrestling coach, Praporshchikov has trained UFC fighters Mark Hunt and Jamie Te Huna.
In October 2022, Praporshchikov was sentenced after several impaired driving offences.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | 2000 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q30077738 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.