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2006 World Wrestling Championships
The 2006 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China. The event took place from September 25 to October 1, 2006. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Participating nations 596 competitors from 75 nations participated. * (1) * (12) * (6) * (2) * (9) * (21) * (2) * (11) * (2) * (15) * (1) * (21) * (7) * (7) * (2) * (10) * (5) * (3) * (2) * (7) * (4) * (1) * (7) * (9) * (14) * (16) * (2) * (14) * (1) * (2) * (14) * (17) * (14) * (1) * (5) * (8) * (3) * (21) * (19) * (10) * (2) * (6) * (3) * (3) * (2) * (4) * (14) * (3) * (2) * (2) * (7) * (5) * (2) * (9) * (12) * (1) * (11) * (20) * (2) * (4) * (2) * (3) * (21) * (16) * (9) * (5) * (3) * (15) * (1) * (21) * (2) * (21) * (13) * (9) * (13) ReferencesSchedule [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong and north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road; it continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub as well as being one of China's three largest cities. For a long time, the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders, Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War. No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major transshipment port. Due to a high urban population and large volumes of port traffic, Guangzhou is classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port-city in the world. Due to worldwide travel restrictions at the beginni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriy Stadnik
Andriy Volodymyrovych Stadnik (Андрій Володимирович Стаднік, born 15 April 1982) is a male wrestler from Ukraine. He won a silver medal in the Men's freestyle 66kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Andriy has been married to Mariya Stadnik, a wrestler from Ukraine who represents Azerbaijan. His sister, Yana Rattigan Yana Rattigan (born Yana Stadnyk; 20 January 1987 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a Ukrainian born wrestler who competes internationally for Great Britain and England. She competed in the 2009 World Wrestling Championships finishi ..., is also a wrestler. References External links * * * 1982 births Living people Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Ukraine Olympic silver medalists for Ukraine Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Ukrainian male sport wrestlers European Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Ukrainian people 21st-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Taymazov
Artur Taymazov ( os, Таймазты Барисы фырт Артур; russian: Артур Борисович Таймазов; born 20 July 1979) is an Ossetian- Uzbek-Russian wrestler and politician. He was Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian before being stripped of two gold medals for doping. In 2016, he was elected to the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation representing United Russia. On 5 April 2017 it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal withdrawn. On 23 July 2019 it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event also withdrawn. Early life In childhood, he was doing weightlifting but when he turned 11, a freestyle wrestling club opened in his village and he decided to wrestle. His older brother Tymur Taymazov was a 1996 Olympic Games champion in weightl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruslan Sheikhau
Ruslan Sheikhau ( be, Руслан Шэйхаў; born June 4, 1977, in Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, is a male wrestler from Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R .... External links bio on fila-wrestling.com Living people 1977 births Belarusian people of Dagestani descent Belarusian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Belarus Sportspeople from Makhachkala World Wrestling Championships medalists {{Belarus-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Batista (wrestler)
Michel Batista Martínez (born April 20, 1984) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the heavyweight division and currently competes in M-1 Global. Wrestling Batista competed for Cuba men's heavyweight wrestling category. He won a gold medal for his division at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, defeating Venezuela's Luis Vivénes. Batista represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 96 kg class. He received an automatic free pass from the preliminary round of sixteen after U.S. wrestler Daniel Cormier had been withdrawn from the competition due to complications related to excessive weight cutting. He lost the quarterfinal match to Kazakhstan's Taimuraz Tigiyev, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Batista without a single point. Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Batista offered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgi Gogshelidze
Giorgi Gogshelidze (born 7 November 1979 in Gori) is a Georgian wrestler, who has won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... References bio on fila-wrestling.com* External links * Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country) Olympic wrestlers of Georgia (country) Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Georgia (country) Living people 1979 births Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists Olympic silver medalists for Georgia (country) European Wrestling Championships medalists World Wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov
Khadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov (russian: Хаджимурат Солтанович Гацалов, born December 11, 1982, in Chikola, North Ossetia–Alania) is a Russian wrestler. As of February 2020, he represents Armenia. He won the gold medal in the freestyle 96 kg class in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he beat future UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier in the semi-finals. He won five world medals in the 96 kg class at the FILA Wrestling World Championships. In 2013, he moved up to the 120 kg class and won a gold medal at the FILA Wrestling World Championships. He started his senior level competitive career at 84 kg in 2002 before moving up to 96 kg and 120 kg. Khadzhimurat is a devout Sunni Muslim In 2014, Gatsalov became Cormier's training partner ahead of Cormier's fight against Jon Jones at UFC 182 ''UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier'' was a mixed martial arts event held on January 3, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaurbek Sokhiev
Zaurbek Sokhiev (born June 1, 1986 in Tajik SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian- Ossetian male freestyle wrestler, who represented Uzbekistan, a freestyle wrestling world champion (2009), a participant in the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... (2012). Master of sports of international class in freestyle wrestling. External links * Living people 1986 births Uzbekistani male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Uzbekistan Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2006 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Uzbekistani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Yazdani
Reza Yazdani ( fa, رضا یزدانی, born August 25, 1984 in Juybar, Iran) nicknamed The Leopard of Juybar, is an Iranian wrestler and two time World Champion, who won Gold in the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and 2013 World Wrestling Championships in the 96 kg division. He also won the gold medal in 2006 Asian Games in the 84 kg division and the gold medal in 2010 Asian Games in the 96 kg division, as well as the gold medal in 2014 Asian Games in 97 kg division. He competed in the London 2012 Olympics and also defeated Abdusalam Gadisov, but was injured in the semi-final, versus his Ukrainian competitor, Valeriy Andriytsev. Yazdani came back from injury for the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, where he won the gold medal in the 96 kg division by defeating khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan in the finals by the score of 4-2. See also * List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling Men's freestyle wrestling co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revaz Mindorashvili
Revaz Mindorashvili ( ka, რევაზ მინდორაშვილი, born July 1, 1976) is a Georgian wrestler, who has won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... ReferencesThe Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games External links * 1976 births Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country) Olympic wrestlers for Georgia (country) Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Georgia (country) Living people Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists {{Georgia-Olympic-medalist-stub Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence European Wrestling Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sazhid Sazhidov
Sazhid Khalilrakhmanovich Sazhidov (russian: Сажид Халилрахманович Сажидов; born 6 February 1980) is a Russian Olympic wrestler who represented his country at the world-level from 2003 to 2006. He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. At the final match 2003 FILA Wrestling World Championships he defeated Cael Sanderson of the United States, to become world champion. In 2006 he defeated Revaz Mindorashvili in the final match to again become world champ. In 2005 he placed 5th. Sazhidov also won the world championship at the cadet level in 1995 and junior level in 1998. He won the World Military Games in 2007 as well. He is the head coach of the Dagestan wrestling team. He has coached the following wrestlers/athletes * Abdulrashid Sadulaev – Olympic gold medalist, three-time World Champion * Abdusalam Gadisov (''formerly'') – World Champion * Bekkhan Goygereev – World Champion * Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov - World Champion * Nar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donny Pritzlaff
Donny Pritzlaff (born January 23, 1979) is a freestyle wrestler who represented the United States in international competition, winning bronze medals at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships and at the 2007 FILA Wrestling World Cup. He resides in New Jersey and is an assistant coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team. Junior career Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, Pritzlaff grew up in Lyndhurst, New Jersey and graduated from Lyndhurst High School in 1997, where he was a three-time NJSIAA individual state champion and finished his high school wrestling career with a record of 127–4. College career Pritzlaff was a two-time NCAA champion, three-time Big Ten Conference champions, and four-time All-American at the University of Wisconsin. Pritzlaff graduated from Wisconsin in 2002 with a degree in sociology. Pritzlaff was also the 1998 junior world champion. International career At the 2006 World Wrestling Championships, Pritzlaff won a bronze medal. Pritzl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
