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Wrestling At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle 66 Kg
Men's freestyle 66 kilograms competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 20 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium. This freestyle wrestling competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists faced off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who lost to one of the two finalists moved into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket. Each bout consisted of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scored more points in each round was the winner of that round; the bout finished when one wrestler had won two rounds (and thus the match). Schedule All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) Results ;Legend * F — Won by fall Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Agricultural University Gymnasium
The China Agricultural University Gymnasium () is an indoor arena located on the campus of the China Agricultural University in Beijing. It hosted the 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 ... events of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Gymnasium's rooftop has a staggered, stair-like design. It covers an area of 23,950 square metres and has a capacity of 8,200 which was reduced to 6,000 after the events. It was also turned into a sports complex for students of the China Agricultural University after the Olympic Games. Construction started the first half of 2005 and was completed in July 2007. References Official website Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestling venues Sports venues in Beijing Indoor arenas in China University sports venues in Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuhiko Ikematsu
is a male freestyle wrestler from Japan. He won a bronze medal at the 2003 FILA Wrestling World Championships. During the Men's freestyle (66 kg) event at the 2004 Summer Olympics he was ranked on 5th place. He participated in Men's freestyle (66 kg) event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from the tournament after he lost to Otar Tushishvili. Awards *''Tokyo Sports is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1960. See also * Tokyo Sports Film Award * Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards The are Japanese professional wrestling, or ''puroresu'', awards that have been handed out by the ''Tokyo Sports'' ma ...'' ** Wrestling Special Award (2003) References External links * * * 1979 births Living people Japanese male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Japan Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Japan Wrestlers at the 2002 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Chun-song
Yang Chun-Song (양춘성,born March 18, 1984) is a male freestyle wrestler from North Korea. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the 1/8 of final losing with Albert Batyrov Albert Batyrov (born November 2, 1981, in Vladikavkaz) is a male freestyle wrestler from Belarus. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/8 of final he beat North Korean Yang Chun-Song then in 1/4 of final he lo .... References External links * * * 1984 births Living people North Korean male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for North Korea Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century North Korean people {{NorthKorea-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Batyrov
Albert Batyrov (born November 2, 1981, in Vladikavkaz) is a male freestyle wrestler from Belarus. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/8 of final he beat North Korean Yang Chun-Song then in 1/4 of final he lost with Ukrainian Andriy Stadnik. In repechage round he lost with Sushil Kumar from India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ... and was eliminated. External links Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com* Living people 1981 births Olympic wrestlers for Belarus Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Belarusian male sport wrestlers Sport wrestlers from Vladikavkaz 21st-century Belarusian people 20th-century Belarusian people {{Belarus-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grégory Sarrasin
Grégory Sarrasin (born March 17, 1979) is a male freestyle wrestler from Switzerland. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from competition by Emin Azizov in the 1/16 of final. External links Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com Living people 1979 births Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Switzerland Swiss male sport wrestlers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Switzerland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emin Azizov .
Emin Azizov (born December 29, 1984) is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan. He participated in the Men's freestyle 66 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 of final he beat Swiss Grégory Sarrasin, but lost in the next round against Leonid Spiridonov and was eliminated from the competition. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 European Wrestling Championships The 2008 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held in Tampere, Finland. The event took place from 1 April to 6 April 2008. Medal table Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle External linksOfficial website External links Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Qiang (wrestler)
Wang Qiang (born April 14, 1987 in Hebei) is a male Chinese freestyle wrestler 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 wrestling i ... who will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics. His personal best was coming 1st at the 2007 National Intercity Games - 66 kg freestyle. External linksprofile 1987 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for China Chinese male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Hebei Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Spiridonov
Leonid Spiridonov (born December 16, 1980 in Kerdyom) is a male freestyle wrestler from Kazakhstan. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He lost bronze medal fight against Sushil Kumar from India and was ranked on 4-5th place. At Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2004 Summer Olympics he was ranked on 4th place as well. He also pariticpated in 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small .... External links Wrestler profile on beijing2008.com Living people 1980 births Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Kazakhstan Kazakhstani male sport wrestlers People from Yakutsk Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2006 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suren Markosyan
Suren Markosyan ( hy, Սուրեն Մարկոսյան, born 17 September 1984) is an Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...n Freestyle wrestler. He became a Junior European Champion in 2004. Markosyan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 66 kg division. References External links Sports-Reference.com 1984 births Living people People from Garni Armenian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Armenia Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Armenian people {{Armenia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irbek Farniev
Irbek Farniev (born January 12, 1980, in Vladikavkaz) is a male freestyle wrestler from Russia. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. After winning two fights he was eliminated in the 1/4 of final losing with Leonid Spiridonov. He was gold medalist of 2003 FILA Wrestling World Championships in New York city and bronze medalist of 2007 FILA Wrestling World Championships The 2007 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event took place from September 17 to September 23, 2007. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men' ... External links Wrestler profile on beijing2008.com* 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Vladikavkaz Ossetian people Russian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Russia Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buyanjavyn Batzorig
Buyanjav Batzorig (born March 9, 1983) is a former Olympian freestyle wrestler and a Mongolian national wrestling team coach. Since January 2017, he has been working as coach. As a wrestler he participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 of final he beat Heinrich Barnes, but in the 1/8 of final he was eliminated by Irbek Farniev from Russia. Batzorig won a gold medal during the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small .... Also, Batzorig won a gold medal during the 2006 World University Championships. External links * Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com Living people 1983 births Olympic wrestlers for Mongolia Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2006 Asian Games Mongolia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Barnes
Heinrich Barnes (born 12 December 1986, in Pretoria) is a male freestyle wrestler from South Africa. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the 1/16 of final losing to Mongolian Buyanjavyn Batzorig. He also competed in collegiate wrestling for two years at Oregon State University where he earned All-American status placing 8th in the 2009 NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ... Championships. External links Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com Living people 1986 births Olympic wrestlers for South Africa Oregon State Beavers wrestlers South African male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Pretoria Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in wres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
