Steeve François Fabien Guénot (born 2 October 1985 in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire) is a French wrestler who won the gold medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg in the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. He became the first Olympic Champion for France in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling since

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, in the 1936 Olympic Games in

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. Hired by the RATP in 2007, he is member of the US Métro ( Union sportive métropolitaine des transports). He is born in a family of wrestlers: his father is a referee and his mother is a club manager. His brother Christophe and sisters also practice wrestling. At the age of 22, he gave

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its first gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he attempted to defend his gold medal. In the quarter-finals, he was declared the winner against the reigning world champion, Saeid Abdevali of Iran, in what was widely regarded as a controversial decision by the referee and judges.TEARS FOR IRAN HOPE; WRESTLING
/ref> Guénot, however, was defeated in the semifinal by the eventual champion and ended up winning the bronze medal. His brother, Christophe Guénot, also won a bronze medal in the -74 kg category.

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* 1985 births Living people People from Chalon-sur-Saône French male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of France Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic gold medalists for France Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists Sportspeople from Saône-et-Loire Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century French people {{France-wrestling-bio-stub