Wilson Siewari (born 16 July 1973) is an amateur Nigerian freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category. He is a two-time medalist at the

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, and trains under his personal and head coach

Daniel Igali Baraladei Daniel Igali (born February 3, 1974 in Eniwari, Bayelsa State, Nigeria) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler who is an Olympic gold medallist. He lives in Surrey, British Columbia. Wrestling career As captain of the Nigerian wrestling tea ...

, a former Nigerian-born Canadian wrestler who won gold medals at the

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, and at the

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. Siewari represented

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at the

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, where he competed for the 120 kg class in men's freestyle wrestling. He lost his first preliminary match to former Olympic champion and Russian-born wrestler David Musuľbes of Slovakia, who was able to score only nine points ahead of him in three successive periods.

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FILA Profile
1973 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Nigeria Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Nigerian male sport wrestlers African Games medalists in wrestling African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games 20th-century Nigerian people 21st-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-wrestling-bio-stub