Marina Gastl (born 3 August 1985 in
Innsbruck) is an amateur Austrian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the women's heavyweight category. She represented her nation
Austria
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, as a 19-year-old teen, at the
2004 Summer Olympics, and later picked up a bronze medal in the 72-kg division at the 2005 World Junior Championships in
Vilnius, Lithuania
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. Throughout her sporting career, Gastl trained full-time for RSC Inzing under her personal coach Jörg Helmdach.
Gastl qualified for the Austrian squad in the
women's 72 kg class at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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by receiving a berth and placing first from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Madrid, Spain
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. She lost two straight matches each to neighboring Germany's
Anita Schätzle (1–4) and the formidable Russian and reigning European champion
Guzel Manyurova
Guzel Tagirkyzy Manyurova ( tt-Cyrl, Гүзәл Таһир кызы Манюрова; born 24 January 1978) is a Tatar freestyle wrestler who competed for Russia and Kazakhstan. She won three medals at the 2004, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Manyurov ...
(1–7) in the prelim pool, ending her chances of advancing further into the semifinals with a ninth-place finish.
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1985 births
Living people
Austrian female sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Austria
Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Innsbruck
21st-century Austrian women
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