Wrestling At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 Kg
Men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place on 1–2 August 2021 at the Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku. This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves 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. The medals for the competition were presented by Uğur Erdener, IOC Member; Turkey, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Nenad Lalović, UWW President; Serbia. Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Results ; Legend * F — Won by fall Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outsi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Makuhari Messe
is a Japanese convention center outside Tokyo, located in the Mihama-ku ward of Chiba City, in the northwest corner of Chiba Prefecture. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, it is accessible by Tokyo's commuter rail system. ''Makuhari'' is the name of the area, and Messe is a German language word meaning "trade fair". The convention center opened on October 9, 1989. It hosts many high-technology events. Makuhari Messe is close to Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, and to Chiba prefecture's black sand beaches. It is accessible from Kaihimmakuhari station on the Keiyō Line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The center is the host of the annual Tokyo Auto Salon (modified car show, in January), the biennial Tokyo Motor Show (in October), the annual Tokyo Game Show (video game hardware and software exhibition, in September), the annual Jump Festa (manga, anime, and video game exposition, in December), and the biannual Wonder Festival (toys, scale figures, and garage kits exposition, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to as Tokyo Standard Time. Japan Standard Time is equivalent to Korean Standard Time, Pyongyang Time (North Korea), Eastern Indonesia Standard Time, East-Timorese Standard Time and Yakutsk Time (Russia). History Before the Meiji era (1868–1912), each local region had its own time zone in which noon was when the sun was exactly at its culmination. As modern transportation methods, such as trains, were adopted, this practice became a source of confusion. For example, there is a difference of about 5 degrees longitude between Tokyo and Osaka and because of this, a train that departed from Tokyo would arrive at Osaka 20 minutes behind the time in Tokyo. In 1886, Ordinance 51 was issued in response to this problem, which stated: Accordi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdellatif Mohamed
Abdellatif Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed (born December 8, 1995) is an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Oleksandr Chernetskyi. In 2021, he competed in the men's 130 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco. He won the silver medal in the 130 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He competed in the 130kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ... held in Belgrade, Serbia. References External links * 1995 births Living people Egyptian male sport wrest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elias Kuosmanen
Matti Elias Kuosmanen (born 2 September 1995) is a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. He also competed at the World Wrestling Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023. Kuosmanen represented Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 130kg event. Career Kuosmanen represented Finland at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the silver medal in the 97kg event. In 2020, Kuosmanen lost his bronze medal match in the 97kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy. In 2021, Kuosmanen won one of the bronze medals in the 97kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia. Kuosmanen won one of the bronze medals in the 130kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amine Guennichi
Amine Guennichi (born 16 March 1999) is a Tunisian Greco-Roman wrestler. He represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the 130 kg event. He is also a six-time medalist at the African Wrestling Championships. Career He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 130 kg event. In November 2021, he competed in the 130 kg event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships The 2022 African Wrestling Championships was a wrestling competition. The competition was originally scheduled to be held in El Jadida, Morocco, during 6–11 April 2021, then was postponed to 17–22 May 2022 at the same venue. Medals Seniors J ... held in El Jadida, Morocco. He won the bronze medal in the Wrestling a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yasmani Acosta
Yasmani Acosta Fernández (born 16 July 1988) is a Cuban-born naturalized Chilean Greco-Roman wrestler who currently competes at 130 kilograms. Acosta qualified Chile for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning the gold medal from the 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament. Competing for Chile since 2017, he has claimed the 2018 South American Games gold medal, prestigious bronze medals from the 2017 World Championships and the 2019 Pan American Games and has also become a two–time Pan American Continental Championship medalist, earning silver in 2017 and bronze in 2018. Competing for his native Cuba, Acosta most notoriously became the 2011 Pan American champion. Career Acosta started wrestling in Cuba when he was 10 years old. While representing Cuba, he won multiple medals in South American competitions such as the Pan American Championships and the Cerro Pelado International. After competing at the 2015 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile, Acosta nev ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Artur Vititin
Artur Vititin (born 13 June 1997) is an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler. at United World Wrestling He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
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Muminjon Abdullaev
Muminjon Abdullaev (born 24 December 1989) is an Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler. Career He who won a bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Wrestling Championships in the 96 kg division. He competed in the 120 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Dremiel Byers. Later in 2012 Abdullaev tested positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid, and was banned for two years until 20 November 2014. In 2021, he competed in the men's 130 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amin Mirzazadeh
Amin Mirzazadeh ( fa, امین میرزازاده, born 8 January 1998) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at both the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India and the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Career In 2019, Mirzazadeh represented Iran at the Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event. In 2020, Mirzazadeh won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India. In the final, he defeated Kim Min-seok of South Korea. In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in Warsaw, Poland. In August 2021, he lost his bronze medal match against Rıza Kayaalp of Tu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kim Min-seok (wrestler)
Kim Min-seok (born 9 February 1993) is a South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In 2018, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Career Kim competed in the 130kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France where he was eliminated in his first match. In 2020, Kim won the silver medal in the 130kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India. In 2021, Kim competed in the men's 130kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He competed in the 130kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Kim won one of the bronze medals in the 130kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu
Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu (born February 3, 1990) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's heavyweight category. He won one of the bronze medals in the 2022 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg, 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a member of CS Botoşani for the wrestling division, and is coached and trained by Victor Baciu. Alexuc-Ciurariu represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg, men's 96 kg class. He lost the qualifying match to Albanian-born Bulgarian wrestler Elis Guri, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Alexuc-Ciurariu without a single point. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he beat Hamdy El-Said before losing to Artur Aleksanyan in the quarter-final. As Aleksanyan reached the final, Alexuc-Ciurariu was entered int ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eduard Popp
Eduard Popp (born 16 June 1991) is a Russian-born German heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the national title in 2013 and 2014 and reached semifinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2020, he competed in the men's 130 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in Warsaw, Poland. He also competed in the men's 130 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Personal life When Popp was two years old, his family moved from Barnaul to Germany. In 1997, he took up Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ... in the German city of Möckmühl. He is married and the father of two children. References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |