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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 |
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] |
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] |
Yang Hyung-mo
Yang Hyung-mo (양형모, born 23 March 1971) is a Korean former wrestler who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for South Korea Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics South Korean male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1994 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for South Korea 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khadzhimurad Magomedov
Khadzhimurad Magomedov (born 24 February 1974, Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR) is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. International career Magomedov competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the ''middleweight'' class."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 9, 2008) Magomedov also became world champion at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships
The following is the final results of the 2001 Worl ...
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Takuya Ota
Takuya is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Takuya Asanuma (born 1971), Japanese guitarist and former member of Judy and Mary who performs as "TAKUYA" *Takuya Eguchi, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese footballer *Takuya Hirai (born 1958), Japanese politician, member of the Japanese House of Representatives *Takuya Igarashi, Japanese anime director *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese footballer * Takuya Jinno (born 1970), Japanese footballer *, Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese footballe *Takuya Kimura (born 1972), member of the Japanese pop vocal group, SMAP *Takuya Kimura (baseball) (1972–2010), baseball player *Takuya Kirimoto, Japanese voice actor *Takuya Kondo (born 1991), Japanese figure skater *Takuya Kurosawa (born 1962), Japanese race car driver *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *Takuya Nagase, Japanese shogi player *, Japane ... [...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] |
