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Wrestling At The 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ... disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. Medalists Freestyle Greco-Roman Medal table Participating nations A total of 401 wrestlers from 75 nations competed at the Atlanta Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksInternational Olympic Committee results database {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympics events 1996 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia World Congress Center
The Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is a convention center in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Enclosing some 3.9 million ft2 (360,000 m2) in exhibition space and hosting more than a million visitors each year, the GWCC is the world's largest LEED certified convention center and the third-largest convention center in the United States. Opened in 1976, the GWCC was the first state-owned convention center established in the United States. The center is operated on behalf of the state by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which was chartered in 1971 by Georgia General Assembly to develop an international trade and exhibition center in Atlanta. The authority later developed the Georgia Dome, Centennial Olympic Park, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which replaced the Georgia Dome. In 2017, the Georgia Dome was closed on March 5 and demolished by implosion on November 20 while Mercedes-Benz Stadium officially opened on August 26. While the GWCCA owns Mercedes-Benz Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadim Bogiev
Vadim Iosifovich Bogiyev ( rus, Вадим Иосифович Богиев; born 27 December 1970) is a Russian wrestler of Ossetian heritage, who earned the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games 1996 in men's Freestyle wrestling, also he is worlds 1993 runner-up. 3x European champion. Olympics Bogiyev competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestli ..., the ''lightweight'' class."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling" ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas Jadidi
Abbas Jadidi ( fa, عباس جدیدی; born 13 January 1969) is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight (90–100 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal. He was suspended from competing for two years for doping. He was elected as a member of Tehran City Council The Islamic City Council of Tehran ( fa, شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the mayor of Tehran in a mayor–council government system, and budgets of the M ... in 2013 local elections. Achievements * Olympic Silver 1996 Atlanta * World Champion 1998 * World Bronze 1995, 1999 * World Cup Champion 1998 * Asian Champion 1993, 1996, 1998 References External linksProfile 1969 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Iran Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former Collegiate wrestling, collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. While at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Angle won numerous accolades, including being a two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion in the Wrestling weight classes, heavyweight division. After graduating from college, Angle won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. He then won the freestyle wrestling gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a broken neck. He is one of four people to complete an amateur wrestling Grand Slam (Junior Nationals, NCAA, World Championships, and Olympics). In 2006, he was named by U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldar Kurtanidze
Eldar "Luka" Kurtanidze ( ka, ელდარ უკაკურტანიძე) (born April 16, 1972, in Gulripshi, Georgian SSR) is a Georgian wrestler and the Georgian Dream political activist. He has served as the president of the Wrestling Federation of Georgia since December 2012 and Head of Physical Training at the Georgian Police Academy since January 2013. Wrestling career Kurtanidze has been a senior professional freestyle wrestler since 1992. He was a bronze medalist in both the Men's Freestyle 90 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics and also Men's Freestyle 97 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated early. In addition to his Olympic bronzes, he has two gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal from the FILA Senior World Championships. He has received five gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals from the FILA Senior European Championships. In 2006 he raised his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makharbek Khadartsev
Makharbek Khasbiyevich Khadartsev (russian: Махарбек Хазбиевич Хадарцев) (born 2 October 1964) is a former Soviet wrestler who later competed for Russia and Uzbekistan, two times Olympic champion and five times world champion in Freestyle wrestling. He was born in Suadag, Alagirsky District, North Ossetia. Olympics Khadartsev competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the ''light heavyweight'' class."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 13 September 2008) He won a second gold medal at the |
