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Wrestling At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 55 Kg
Men's Greco-Roman 55 kilograms competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place on 5 August at ExCeL London. This Greco-Roman wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ... 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. Each bout consists of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scores more points in each round is the winner of that rounds; the bout e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ExCeL London
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House, Newham, Custom House area of London Borough of Newham, Newham, East London. It is situated on a site on the northern quay of the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands, located between Canary Wharf and London City Airport History The centre was designed by Moxley Architects and built by Sir Robert McAlpine. It opened in November 2000. In May 2008 it was acquired by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company. Phase II of development, which included building London's first International Convention Centre (ICC) and creating an "eastern arrival experience", was completed on 1 May 2010 with Phase 3 expected to be completed by 2023/24. In 2015, CentrEd at ExCeL was opened, which expanded the centre's facilities to incorporate training and meeting space near the western entrance of the venue overlooking Royal Victoria Dock. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbek Tazhyieu
Elbek Tazhyieu (born January 7, 1986) (also known as Elbek Tojiev) is a male Greco-Roman wrestler from Belarus. He represented Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2007, but represented Belarus at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's -55 kg division, where he lost in the second round to Japanese wrestler Kohei Hasegawa is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He won two gold medals in his division at the 2009 Asian Wrestling Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Chin .... References External links bio on fila-wrestling.com Living people 1986 births Belarusian male sport wrestlers Uzbekistani male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Belarus Wrestlers at the 2006 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Kostadinov
Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov ( bg, Александър Стоянов Костадинов; born July 28, 1988) is an amateur Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's featherweight category. He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. He is also a member of Slavia Litex Wrestling Club in Sofia, and is coached and trained by Bratan Tzenov. Kostadinov represented Bulgaria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ..., where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to China's Li Shujin, with a three-set technical score (2–0, 0–2, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Gyu-jin (wrestler)
Choi Gyu-Jin (최 규진, born June 28, 1985) is a male wrestler from South Korea. He won 2013 world wrestling contest. External links bio on fila-wrestling.com Living people 1985 births South Korean male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for South Korea Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Games competitors for South Korea Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun Won-chol
Yun Won-Chol ( or ; born July 3, 1989, in North Pyongan) is an amateur North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. Yun represented North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing to South Korea's Choi Gyu-Jin, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Yun without a single point. In 2013, Yun became the world champion after he defeated Choi in the final at Budapest. He competed for North Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 59 kg division. He defeated Haithem Mahmoud Fahmy of Egypt in the first round. He was then defeated by Elmurat Tasmuradov of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Уз ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayhan Karakuş
Ayhan Karakuş (born October 13, 1989) is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 55 kg division of Greco-Roman style. The athlete is a member of Kasımpaşaspor Club in Istanbul, where he is coached by İbrahim Yıldırım. His twin brother Erhan Karakuş is also a national wrestler in Greco-Roman style with international success. Ayhan Karakuş qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics and finished in 16th place. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's Greco-Roman 60 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ( tr, 2021 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları) were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time ... held in Konya, Turkey. Achievements References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karakus, Ayhan 1989 births Living people Turkish male sport wrestlers People from Sivas Olympic wrestlers of Turkey Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Balart
Gustavo Eddy Balart Marin (born February 10, 1987) is a Cuban mixed martial artist competing in the Strawweight division of ONE Championship. He has previously competed for the Titan Fighting Championships (Titan FC). He is currently ranked #4 in the ONE Championship Strawweight rankings. Balart is also a former amateur Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the men's featherweight category. Greco-Roman wrestling career Gustavo Balart defeated Venezuela's Jorge Cardozo for the gold medal in his division at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Balart represented Cuba at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He defeated Turkey's Ayhan Karakuş in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing the quarterfinal match to South Korea's Choi Gyu-Jin, with a three-set technical score (0–1, 2–0, 0–1), and a classification point score of 1–3. Mixed martial arts career Balart made his professional mixed martial arts deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Abouhalima
Muhammad Al-Sa'id Abdallah Abouhalima (also ''Mohamed Abouhalima'', ar, أبو حليمة محمد السعيد عبد الله ابو حليمة; born November 19, 1993, in Alexandria) is an Egyptian amateur Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's featherweight category. Abouhalima represented Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the 55 kg class. He lost the qualifying match to U.S. wrestler Spenser Mango Spenser Mango (born July 6, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. He has represented the United States in numerous international competitions including the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 55 kg w ..., who was able to score six points in two straight periods, leaving Abouhalima with a single point. References External linksProfile – International Wrestling Database [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spenser Mango
Spenser Mango (born July 6, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. He has represented the United States in numerous international competitions including the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 55 kg weight class. He won his first match against Romanian, Virgil Munteanu, before losing the South Korean, Park Eun-chul. Coming into the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was the top-ranked American in his weight class (55 kg/121 lbs). He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Mango lost in the preliminary round against Azerbaijan's Rovshan Bayramov 0–3 without any technical points scored. He was placed in the first repechage round, where he lost to Russia's Mingiyan Semenov without technical points again, preventing him from having a chance of achieving a medal. Mango attended Northern Michigan University and is currently in the US Army World Class Athlete Program The U.S. Army World Clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vugar Rahimov
Vugar Hamidullovych Rahimov (also ''Vyugar Ragymov'', uk, Вьюгар Гамидуллович Рагімов; born February 5, 1986, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler of Azerbaijani descent, who played for the men's featherweight category. He captured a silver medal for his division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, losing out to Armenia's Roman Amoyan. Ragymov is currently a member of the wrestling team for Metallurg Zaporzhye in his current residence Zaporizhia, and is coached and trained by Evgeny Chertkov. Rakhimov represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in London, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Shujin
Li Shujin (born August 1, 1982) is a male wrestler from China. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., finishing in 7th place. See also * China at the 2012 Summer Olympics References External links * * * Living people 1982 births Chinese male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for China Asian Games medalists in wrestling Sportspeople from Jiangxi Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese people 20th-century Chinese people {{PRChina-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmurat Tasmuradov
Elmurat Tasmuradov ( kk, Елмұрат Зұлыпқарұлы Тасмұратов born 12 December 1991) is an Uzbekistani KazakhGreco-Roman wrestler. He competed in the 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Péter Módos. He won a bronze medal in the 59 kg division at the 2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro .... He won a gold medal four times at the Asian Championship (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018) and a silver medal (2012). References External links * 1991 births Living people People from Tashkent Region Uzbekistani male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Uzbekistan Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
