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United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg Ara Abrahamian of Sweden originally won one of the two bronze medals, but was disqualified by the IOC after he walked off the podium and placed his medal in the center of the mat to protest a judge's decision which cost him his match against the ...
The United States Olympic team trials for the sport of wrestling are contested quadrennially to determine the country's representative at the Summer Olympic Games on each style (men's and women's freestyle and Greco-Roman) and weight class. [1] The event is conducted by the national governing body of the sport, currently USA Wrestling. [2]
Men's freestyle 84 kilograms competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, took place on 21 August at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium. This freestyle 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 ...
Pages in category "Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Before 1908, members of United States Olympic teams were selected without trials. The 1908 and 1912 teams were selected based on regional trials, though the Eastern trials were favored. In the United States, no Olympic trials were held in 1916 due to World War I , nor in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II , though Olympic marathon team members ...
Pages in category "Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 343 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It was the first time a world record has fallen at U.S. Olympic trials since Michael Phelps set a new best in the 200 individual medley in 2008, according to NBC. ... focusing on the 100 fly ...
Men's freestyle 66 kilograms competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 20 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium. This freestyle wrestling competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists faced off for gold ...