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Wrestling At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 66 Kg
Men's Greco-Roman 66 kilograms competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place on 7 August at ExCeL London. This Greco-Roman 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. 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 ends when one wrestler has won two rounds (and thus the match). Schedule All times are British Summer Time During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing ... [...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] |
Frank Stäbler
Frank Stäbler (also spelled Staebler; born 27 June 1989) is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the 2012 European Championship and 2015 World Championship in the welterweight category. Stäbler trains at TSV Musberg in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, coached by Janis Zamanduridis from the national wrestling team. Career Stäbler represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the 66 kg class in men's Greco-Roman wrestling. He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Hungary's Tamás Lőrincz, who was able to score six points in two straight periods, leaving Stäbler with a single point. Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Stäbler offered another shot for the bronze medal by successfully defeating United States' Justin Lester in the repechage bout. However, he lost the bronze medal match to Georgia's Manuchar Tskhadaia, who pushed him out of the wrestling mat in the third period, with a sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Mulens
Pedro Isaac Muléns Herrera (born 22 December 1985, in Camagüey) is a male wrestler from Cuba. He competed in the men's -66 kg Greco-Roman division and represented Cuba at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cuba competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance in the Olympics. With baseball's removal from the Olympic program and the absence of the nation's volleyball team fo .... In the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg event, Muléns was knocked out by eventual champion Kim Hyeon-woo in the main draw, before losing a bronze medal match to Steeve Guénot in the repechage. Notes References External links * * * 1985 births Living people Cuban male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Cuba Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeid Abdevali
Saeid Abdevali ( fa, سعيد عبدولى, born 4 November 1989) is an Iranian Sport wrestling, wrestler. He is a two-time world junior champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, 2011 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg, 2011 senior world champion and won the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. He was born in Andimeshk. Abdevali won the 2011 World Championships to clinch his spot at the Olympics in London. Abdevali also won the 2010 Asian Games and won the World Cup in 2010 and 2011. This success followed his junior career, where he won the World Championship in 2008 and 2009 and was the Asian junior champion in 2008. He also won two bronze medals at the Asian junior championships before moving to the senior level in 2010. He is the cousin of Mehdi Shiri (footballer, born 1991), the Iranian football player who plays for FC Persepolis. London 2012 Olympics Despite being tipped to take the gold medal, Abdevali was eliminated in the 2012 Summer Olympics, London 2012 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atakan Yüksel
Atakan Yüksel (born August 13, 1985) is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 66 kg division of Greco-Roman style. The athlete is a member of ASKİ Club in Ankara, where he is coached by Mehmet Akif Pirim. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for 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. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ... in Tokyo, Japan. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuksel, Atakan 1985 births Living people People from Şefaatli Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Turkish male sport wrestlers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games World Wrestling Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuileixis Rivas
Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza (born 27 August 1990 in Caracas, Capital District) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Venezuela who competes in the welterweight category (under 66 kg). At the 2012 Olympics he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing to French wrestler and defending Olympic champion Steeve Guénot, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Rivas without a single point. At the 2016 Rio Games he was also eliminated in the first bout, against Omid Norouzi who was the defending champion from London. He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. In 2024, he competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Maksimović
Aleksandar Maksimović ( sr-cyrl, Александар Максимовић, born 26 February 1988) is a Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler who has competed in the 66 and 71 kg weight divisions. Maksimović has won three bronze medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 2011, 2012, and 2017. At the 2016 European Wrestling Championship, he took a silver medal after a loss by a one-point difference against Armenia. At the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Maksimović won a silver medal. He also won a silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin. Maksimović represented Serbia 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 .... References * External links * * * 1988 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Serbia Wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkhan Bayakhmetov
Darkhan Argynovich Bayakhmetov ( kk, Дархан Арғынұлы Баяхметов, ''Darhan Arğynūly Baiahmetov''; born August 21, 1985, in Oskemen, Shyrgys Qazaqstan) is an amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category. He won a gold medal for his division at the 2009 Asian Wrestling Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, and silver at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Bayakhmetov made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 66 kg class. He defeated Germany's Markus Thätner, and China's Li Yanyan in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the semi-final match to France's Steeve Guénot, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Bayakhmetov with a single point. Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Bayakhmetov automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where he was defeated by Belarus' Mikhail Siamionau, with a three-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Serir
Mohamed Serir ( ar, محمد سرير; born December 6, 1984, in Algiers) is an amateur Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category. He won two medals (gold and silver) for his division at the African Wrestling Championships (2008 in Tunis, Tunisia, and 2009 in Casablanca, Morocco). Serir made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 66 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Russia's Sergey Kovalenko, who was able to score six points each in two straight periods, leaving Serir without a single point. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Serir lost the qualifying round match to Lithuania's Edgaras Venckaitis Edgaras Venckaitis (born 12 December 1985 in Tauragė) is a Lithuanian wrestler, who competes in the men's 66 kg Greco-Roman division. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he finished 7th. He lost to eventual c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgaras Venckaitis
Edgaras Venckaitis (born 12 December 1985 in Tauragė) is a Lithuanian wrestler, who competes in the men's 66 kg Greco-Roman division. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he finished 7th. He lost to eventual champion Kim Hyeon-woo in the main draw and then to Pedro Mulens in the repechage. In 2014 Venckaitis won the bronze medal at the World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, .... References External links * Lithuanian male sport wrestlers 1985 births Living people People from Tauragė Sportspeople from Vilnius Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Lithuania World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Lithuanian people {{Lithuania-wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovhannes Varderesyan
Hovhannes Varderesyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Վարդերեսյան, born 12 February 1989) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He started wrestling in 1996. Varderesyan won a bronze medal at the 2006 Cadet European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2009 Junior World Championships. Varderesyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 Wrestling World Cup. The Armenian team came in third place. 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 ... in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg division. Varderesyan was defeated by eventual gold medalist Kim Hyeon-Woo. References External links * 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Yerevan Armenian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Armenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Huacón
Vicente Orlando Huacón Alvarado (born April 5, 1989 in Guayaquil) is an amateur Greco-Roman wrestler from Ecuador. He competed for the 66 kg category (welterweight division) in men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, after winning the gold medal at the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Kissimmee, Florida, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... Huacon was eliminated in the second qualifying round, against Egypt's Ashraf El-Gharably, with a technical score of 2–5, and a classification score of 1–3. References External links * 1989 births Living people Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Ecuador Ecuadorian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Guayaquil South American Games bron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
