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Wrestling At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the qualifying phase for wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics . The competition at these Games comprised a total of 289 athletes coming from the different nations; each had been allowed to enter a maximum of 18 (1 per event). Two places had been reserved for the host nation, Japan. Each NOC could only send one wrestler per weight class. Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not to competitor that achieved the place in the qualification event. Timeline Qualification summary Men's freestyle events 57 kg 65 kg 74 kg 86 kg 97 kg 125 kg Men's Greco-Roman events 60 kg 67 kg 77 kg 87 kg 97 kg 130 kg Women's freestyle events 50 kg 53 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 76 kg Notes References External linksUnited World Wrestling {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification *Qualification 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured two disciplines, freestyle and Greco-Roman, which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only participated in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling had been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900. Around 288 wrestlers were expected to compete in 18 events at the 2020 Summer Olympics which was postponed in March 2020 and planned for 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competition format 16 wrestlers compete in each division. The 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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Vangelov
Georgi Vangelov (born 29 July 1993) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. He also represented Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Career In 2016, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Riga, Latvia. In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 61 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. He lost his bronze medal match in the men's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 61 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He lost his bronze medal match in the 61kg 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 Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsen Harutyunyan (wrestler)
Arsen Karen Harutyunyan ( hy, Արսեն Կարենի Հարությունյան; born 22 November 1999 in Masis) is an Armenian freestyle wrestler. In 2018, Harutyunyan won his first senior national championship in Armenia and was the representative at 61 kg at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. Harutyunyan defeated Georgian wrestler Beka Lomtadze in the finals by a score of 17–11, and captured his first senior European Championship gold, as well as his first international medal at senior level. He represented Armenia at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 57 kg event. Career Arsen Harutyunyan was born on November 22, 1999 in Masis. It was there that he began to take his first steps in wrestling, under the guidance of coach Artur Martoyan. Currently, he trains at the Yerevan State Sports College of the Olympic Reserve under the guidance of personal trainer Arshak Hayrapetyan. In August 2018, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Tigreros
Óscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano (born 28 July 1997) is a Colombian freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. He is also a South American Games gold medalist and two-time Pan American runner-up. He competed in the men's 57kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Career In 2018, he won the silver medal in the 57kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships and the silver medal in the 57kg event at the South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia. That year, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 57kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia. He won the silver medal in the 57kg event at the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A few months later, he also competed in the 57kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru without winning a medal; he lost his bronze medal match again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gilman
Thomas Patrick Gilman (born May 28, 1994) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. In freestyle, Gilman is a 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist and the 2021 World Champion (finalist in 2017 and 2022) and Pan American Continental champion. In folkstyle, Gilman was a three–time NCAA Division I All-American, the 2016 NCAA national runner–up, and a Big Ten Conference champion out of the University of Iowa. Folkstyle career Early life Born and raised in Iowa to Patrick and Cheri Gilman, Thomas moved to Nebraska to attend Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha. As a high school wrestler, Gilman went on to become the twentieth four-time Nebraska (NSAA) state champion in history and helped the team reach three state titles. He also won the 2009 NHSCA National title at 103 pounds as a freshman. As a senior ('11–'12), Gilman committed to Terry Brands and the Iowa Hawkeyes as the top-recruit in the state of Nebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Atri
Reza Atri Nagharchi ( fa, رضا اطری نقارچی, born 8 August 1994 in Babol) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 61kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won a gold medal at the 2019 Asian Championship, and bronze medals at the 2017 Asian Championships and 2018 Asian Games.Reza Atri asiangames2018.id Career Atri began his professional career with a silver medal at the Junior Asian Championship, 2014 in the 55 kg division. Moving up to the senior level, Atri achieved a bronze medal at the 2015 Milit ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevan Mićić
Stevan Andrija Mićić ( sr-cyr, Стеван Андрија Мићић; born 4 April 1996) is a Serbian-American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms (125 pounds). He won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. He is the first wrestler representing Serbia to win a medal in men's freestyle wrestling at the World Wrestling Championships. He has also claimed two bronze medals at the European Championships (2018 and 2020), a silver medal at the 2019 European Games, and bronze medals at the Mediterranean Games (2018 and 2022) while representing Serbia. In college, he is a three-time NCAA Division I All-American and the '18 Big Ten Conference champion for the Michigan Wolverines. Biography Background Stevan Mićić was born on April 4, 1996, in Mesa, Arizona, United States, to parents Stevan and Lori Mićić. In his early years, Stevan grew up in Northwest Indiana within the Serbian culture, an area within the Chica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Ravi Kumar Dahiya (born 12 December 1997), also known as Ravi Kumar or Ravi Dahiya, is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg, 57 kg category. Dahiya is also a bronze medallist from 2019 World Wrestling Championships and a three-time Asian Wrestling Championships, Asian champion. In the 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling category at Birmingham, England. Early life Ravi was born on 12 December 1997 in a Jat family and hails from the village Nahri in Sonipat district, Haryana. Since age 10, Dahiya was trained by Satpal Singh at the Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi. His father Rakesh Dahiya, a small farmer, would travel around 39 km every day from their village to the Chhatrasal stadium to deliver fresh milk and fruits, which were part of his wrestling diet, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurislam Sanayev
Nurislam Sanayev (russian: Нурислам Валентинович Санаев; born February 9, 1991, in the Tuvan ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Kazakh freestyle wrestler of Tuva heritage. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 57 kg event. He lost in the semi-finals and he then won his bronze medal match against Georgi Vangelov of Bulgaria. Earlier, he competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he got eliminated in the repechage. In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy. Personal life In 2016, before the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Sanayev converted to Islam and changed his name. Nurislam is a father, he has two sons. Nurislam Sanayev also studied law at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty. Controversy In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sanayev bit his Indian opponent in the semi-final match. Bite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Süleyman Atlı
Süleyman Atlı (born 27 July 1994 in Fethiye) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 61 kg division. He is a member of Ankara ASKI. Career He earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics with his first-place performance at the 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 held in Istanbul, Turkey. Atlı became bronze medalist at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ..., Serbia. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the 61 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy. He won the silver medal in the 2022 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 61 kg, 61 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaur Uguev
Zaur Rizvanovich Uguev ( rus, Заур Ризванович Угуев, , zɐˈur ʊˈɡu(ɪ̯)ɪf; born 27 March 1995) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. He claimed the 2020 Summer Olympic Games gold medal after back-to-back World Championships in 2018 and 2019, as well as a 2020 Individual World Cup title. A four-time Russian National champion, Uguev is also a European Games and European Championship medalist. Biography Originally from the village of Chagarotar (Khasavyurt district), of Kumyk ethnicity. Member of the Russian freestyle wrestling team since 2016. Trained under the guidance of Sheme Shemeev. Wrestling career Won Tokyo 2020 wrestling finals by defeating Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya 2017 2017 Ivan Yarygin To kick off his 2017 run, Uguev would wrestle at the prestigious event: Ivan Yarygin 2017, held every year, in Krasnoyarsk. Uguev would ultimately reign successful and win gold, facing off against foes: Magomedrasul Idrisov, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
