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Wrestling At The 1992 Summer Olympics
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 20 wrestling events were contested, for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the 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 ... and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines. Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman Medal table Participating nations A total of 370 wrestlers from 59 nations competed at the Barcelona Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References Sources * Official Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics events O 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut Nacional D'Educació Física De Catalunya
The Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya ( en, National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, INEFC) is an indoor venue located in Barcelona. Renovated in 1991 on a design by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, it hosted the Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics, wrestling events for the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * Anella Olímpica * List of works by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura References1992 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 2. pp. 177–80.Official website External links * Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics Ricardo Bofill buildings Olympic wrestling venues Sports venues in Barcelona Olympic International Broadcast Centres 1991 establishments in Spain {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Smith (American Wrestler)
John William Smith (born August 9, 1965) is an American Collegiate wrestling, folkstyle and Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler and coach. Smith was a two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, NCAA Division I national champion, and a List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling#6 World Level Championships, six-time List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling, world level champion with two Olympic Games, Olympic Championships and four World Wrestling Championships, World Wrestling Championships. Smith is the only American wrestler ever to win six consecutive World or Olympic championships as a competitor. At the end of his competitive career, Smith had won more World and Olympic gold medals in wrestling than any other American. Smith was widely known for his low single leg takedown, and is considered one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time. Wrestling career High School Smith wrestled at Del City High School in Del C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenan Şimşek
Kenan Şimşek (born 1968 in Ordu, Turkey) is a former Turkish Olympian wrestler competing in the 90 kg division of freestyle. He was a member of the club Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK. Born 1968 in Ordu, northern Turkey, Kenan Şimşek began his wrestling career at Samsun in 1984. Achievements He was Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1992. He placed sixth at the 1990 and 1991 World Wrestling Championships. Şimşek is the holder of three bronze medals won at the European Wrestling Championships in Poznań, Poland (1990), Kaposvar, Hungary (1992) and Istanbul, Turkey (1993). He captured the gold medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games held in Athens, Greece. Oil wrestling Kenan Şimşek performed also Turkish traditional sport of oil wrestling ( tr, yağlı güreş). He participated at the prestigious Kırkpınar oil wrestling competitions held every year in Edirne. After three times becoming the third ranked in 1996, 1998 and 2001, he won the "Baş ... [...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 |
Rasoul Khadem
Rasoul Khadem Azghadi ( fa, رسول خادم ازغدی, born March 18, 1972) is a former Iranian Sport wrestling, wrestler who has won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was also the 1994 FILA Wrestling World Championships, 1994 and 1995 FILA Wrestling World Championships, 1995 world champion and the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Asian Games, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion. He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and he is also the younger brother of Olympic wrestling bronze medalist Amir Reza Khadem and ebrahim khadem. He was the president of Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation from January 4, 2014, to November 3, 2018. He was also the technical director of Iran's wrestling national teams and head coach of Iran's freestyle wrestling national team from January 2012 to 2018. In addition, he was elected as executive board member of National Olympic Committee of Iran on January 20, 2014, and served until January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmadi Zhabrailov
Elmadi Zaynaydiyevich Zhabrailov (russian: Эльмади Зайнайдиевич Жабраилов; born 6 September 1965) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Chechen origin, who competed for the Soviet Union and then Kazakhstan. His elder brother Lukman prepared him for the 1992 Olympics, where Elmadi won a silver medal, losing the final bout to Kevin Jackson. At the next Olympics the brothers competed against each other, and Elmadi won, but placed only sixth overall. Outside Olympics, Zhabrailov won the word middleweight title in 1989, placing second in 1995, the European title in 1991, and the Asian title in 1995. After retiring from competitions he headed the federal state institution Minmeliovodhoz in Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ..., Russia. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Jackson
Kevin Andre Jackson (born November 25, 1964 in Highland Falls, New York) is an American retired freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, and mixed martial artist. Following his competitive career, Jackson would become a wrestling coach. During his international career, Jackson became an Olympic Gold medalist in 1992, a two-time World Champion (1991 and 1995), a three-time World Cup Gold medalist (1993, 1995 and 1997, bronze in 1994) a two-time Pan American Games Gold medalist (1991 and 1995) and a two-time Pan American Champion (1990 and 1991). In folkstyle, Jackson was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American, thrice for the LSU Tigers and once for the Iowa State Cyclones, after Louisiana State University dropped its wrestling program. He also stepped into the UFC Octagon in four occasions, winning his first two bouts and losing the next two, all finishing via submission. After spending the last four years as USA Wrestling's National Freestyle Developmental Coach, Jackson made the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Reza Khadem
Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi ( fa, امیررضا خادم ازغدی, born February 10, 1970) is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Championships, He also won a bronze medal at the 1990 World Championships and the 1992 and 1993 Asian Championships and a silver medal at the 1991 Asian Championships and the 1994 Asian Games. He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and his younger brother Rasoul Khadem and ebrahim khadem Ibrahim (also spelled Ibraheem) ( ar, إبراهيم, ) is the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham and one of Allah's messengers in the Quran. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims and Arab Christians, a cognate of the ... doctor and another world champion and an Olympic gold medalist of freestyle wrestling. He is currently Vice Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in Legal, Parliamentary and Provincial Affairs, has been ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Monday
Kenny Dale Monday (born November 25, 1961) is an Olympic gold medalist and three-time All-American wrestler from Oklahoma State University. He began wrestling at age six at a YMCA after-school program and grew up idolizing Olympic wrestler Wayne Wells. Monday was a three-time Olympian. Monday attended Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he won four state titles and the 1977 Junior National championship. He never lost a match from seventh grade through the end of high school and finished with a record of 140-0-1. As an All-American at OSU, Monday won the NCAA title in 1984 at 150 pounds. His collegiate record of 121-12-2 contributed to the Cowboys winning two Big Eight titles. He won the 1989 World Championship and a series of USA Freestyle championships in 1985, 1988, 1991, and 1996. He won the Olympic Championship in 1988 in a 5–2 overtime win against the Soviet Union's Adlan Varaev. Monday was a silver medalist in the 1992 Olympics and placed sixth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Jang-soon
Park Jang-Soon (; born April 10, 1968) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler, world champion and Olympic champion. Olympics He received a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 7, 2008) He won a gold medal at the in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosei Akaishi
is a Japanese former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1965 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Japan Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Japanese male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in wrestling Asian Games medalists in wrestling People from Hirosaki Wrestlers at the 1986 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Getsov
Valentin Dochev Getsov ( bg, Валентин Дочев Гецов; born 14 March 1967 in Ruse, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian former wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1967 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Bulgarian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in wrestling Sportspeople from Ruse, Bulgaria Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century Bulgarian people 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
