Aleksandr Yurkevich

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Aleksandr Mikhailovich Yurkevich (22 May 1942 – 25 June 2011) was a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed for the Soviet Union, trained at CSKA Moscow, and was coached by Aleksandr Mazur. Yurkevich won the European Championship in 1967 in Minsk in the 87 kg division and became the world champion in 1969 at Mar del Plata in the 90 kg division. He was born in Moscow and died there at age 69.