Nick Matuhin

{{short description|German freestyle wrestler}}

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| nationality = {{GER}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet
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| weight = {{convert|120|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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| style = Freestyle

| club = SC Luckenwalde (GER)

| coach = Alexander Leipold

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Nick Matuhin (born as Nikita Matuhin {{langx|ru|Никита Матюхин}} on 5 April 1990 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is an amateur German freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.{{cite web|title=Nick Matuhin|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/matuhin-nick-1082749/|work=London 2012|accessdate=27 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402120401/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/matuhin-nick-1082749/|archivedate=2 April 2013}}{{cite sports-reference|title = Nick Matuhin|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/nick-matuhin-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221758/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/nick-matuhin-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 17 April 2020|access-date = 27 January 2013}} He is currently a member of SC Luckenwalde in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, and is coached and trained by four-time Olympian Alexander Leipold.{{cite news|author=Richter, Jörg|title=Nick Matuhin löst in China sein Olympia-Ticket|trans-title=Nick Matuhin receives his Olympic ticket in China|language=German|url=http://www.ringen.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1610%3Anick-matuhin-in-china-auf-rang-zwei&Itemid=54|publisher=German Wrestling Federation|date=28 April 2012|accessdate=27 January 2013}} Matuhin stands 1.98 metres (6 ft 6 in) tall, and weighs 120 kilograms (265 lb).

Matuhin qualified for the men's 120 kg class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by placing second from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Taiyuan, China.{{cite news|title=Ringen: Matuhin holt drittes London-Ticket|trans-title=Wrestling: Matuhin outdated third ticket to London|language=German|url=http://www.focus.de/sport/olympia-2012/ringen-matuhin-holt-drittes-london-ticket_aid_744856.html|publisher=German Wrestling Federation|date=29 April 2012|accessdate=27 January 2013}} At the Olympics, he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing to Uzbekistani wrestler and two-time Olympic champion Artur Taymazov, with a two-set technical score (0–4, 0–2), and a classification point score of 0–3.{{cite web|title=Men's 120kg Freestyle Round of 16 Final|url=http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-freestyle-120kg/match=wrm299403/index.html|publisher=London 2012|accessdate=27 January 2013|archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127222605/www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-freestyle-120kg/match=wrm299403/index.html|url-status=dead}} Because his opponent advanced into the final, Matuhin was entered into the repechage rounds which decide the bronze medals. He was defeated in the first round of the repechage by Iran's Komeil Ghasemi, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Matuhin without a single point.{{cite web|title=Men's 120kg Freestyle Repechage Round 2|url=http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-freestyle-120kg/match=wrm299351/index.html|publisher=London 2012|accessdate=27 January 2013|archive-date=4 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404010756/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-freestyle-120kg/match=wrm299351/index.html|url-status=dead}}