Aliaksandr Kikiniou

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 77 kg/169.7 pounds

Years on Team USA: 3 (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)

Residence: Escondido, Calif.

Regional Training Center: New York AC

Club: New York AC

Born: April 9, 1980

Olympic Teams

2012 Olympic Games (Fifth at 74 kg for Belarus), 2004 Olympic Games (15th at 74 kg for Belarus)

Senior World Teams 

2024 Senior Worlds (21st at 82 kg), 2011 Senior Worlds (11th at 74 kg for Belarus), 2010 Senior Worlds (22nd at 74 kg for Belarus), 2009 Senior Worlds (Bronze at 74 kg for Belarus), 2005 Senior Worlds (31st at 74 kg for Belarus), 2003 Senior Worlds (Sixth at 74 kg for Belarus), 2002 Senior Worlds (Eighth at 74 kg for Belarus)

Age-Group World Teams

1996 U17 Worlds (Fourth at 40 kg for Belarus)

Career Highlights 

• Two-time Olympian
• 2009 World bronze medalist
• 2024 U.S. Senior World Team member
• Seven-time Senior World Championship competitor
• Final X runner-up
• Senior World Team Trials champion

Career Biography

2025: U.S. Open runner-up

2024: Placed 21st at World Championships in Tirana, Albania … Senior World Team Trials champion … U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up

2023: Placed fourth at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Final X runner-up … Placed fourth at Senior Nationals … Senior World Team Trials Challenge champion … U.S. Open runner-up

2019 (for Belarus): Silver medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International

2018 (for Belarus): Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International

2017 (for Belarus): Placed fourth at Dave Schultz Memorial International

2016 (for Belarus): Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Bronze medalist at Grand Prix of Hungary

2015 (for Belarus): Bronze medalist at Oleg Karavaev Memorial in Minsk, Belarus … Placed fifth at Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament in Istanbul, Türkiye

2014 (for Belarus): Bronze medalist at Oleg Karavaev Memorial in Minsk, Belarus

2012 (for Belarus): Placed fifth at Olympic Games in London, England … Silver medalist at Olympic Qualification Tournament in Taiyuan, China … Placed fifth at Golden Grand Prix in Istanbul, Türkiye … Placed fifth at Golden Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan

2011 (for Belarus): Placed 11th at World Championships in Istanbul, Türkiye … World Cup champion in Minsk, Belarus … Gold medalist at President Cup of Kazakhstan ... Silver medalist at Oleg Karavaev Memorial in Minsk, Belarus … Silver medalist at Vehbi Emre in Istanbul, Türkiye 

2010 (for Belarus): Placed 22nd at World Championships in Moscow, Russia … Gold medalist at European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan … Bronze medalist at Golden Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan … Bronze medalist at Golden Grand Prix in Szombathely, Hungary

2009 (for Belarus): Bronze medalist at World Championships in Herning, Denmark … Bronze medalist at European Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania

2008 (for Belarus): Finished second at Olympic Qualification Tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia

2006 (for Belarus): Silver medalist at Golden Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan

2005 (for Belarus): Placed 31st at World Championships in Budapest, Hungary … Bronze medalist at Dave Shultz Memorial International

2004 (for Belarus): Placed 15th at Olympic Games in Athens, Greece

2003 (for Belarus): Placed sixth at World Championships in Creteil, France … Silver medalist at European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

2002 (for Belarus): Placed eighth at World Championships in Moscow, Russia

1999 (for Belarus): Placed fifth at U20 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary

1996 (for Belarus): Place fourth at U20 World Championships in Tehran, Iran

College: Earned a Bachelor of Science of Law, a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Belarusian State University … State College of Olympic Reserve graduate with a specialty in Physical Education

Personal: Has two sons, both accomplished wrestlers, Arseni and Aliaksandr … Arseni wono bronze at 2025 U17 World Championships … Aliaksandr is also a member of U.S. Greco-Roman National Team … Assistant wrestling coach at Poway High School … Former wrestling coach for National Team of Greco-Roman Wrestling in Belarus … Former police officer and Anti-Terrorist officer in Belarus

Awards: Merited Master of Sports of Belarus … World-Class athlete of Belarus … Master of Sport of an International grade