MEDAL MATCHES ON AUGUST 21 – Georgia, Russia,Uzbekistan win final golds in wrestling
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by Gary Abbott
The final night of Olympic wrestling completed with three sets of medals awarded in men's freestyle wrestling. Claiming gold medals were athletes from Georgia, Russia and Uzbekistan.
Claiming the gold medal at 84 kg/185 lbs. was 2005 World champion Revasi Mindorashvili of Georgia, who defeated 2007 World silver medalist Yusup Abdusalomov of Tajikistan, 2-3, 3-0, 4-0. Abdulsalamov won the first period with a two-point reversal late in the period. From then on, Mindorashvili controlled the action, scoring numerous takedowns in the last two periods.
The champion at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. was Russia's Shirvani Muradov, who defeated Taimuraz Tigiyev of Kazakhstan in the finals, 1-0, 1-0 in a competitive match.
Claiming his second career Olympic gold medal at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. was Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan, who defeated 2007 Junior World champion Bakhtiar Akhmedov of Russia, 3-0, 1-0.
Taymazov was also the 2004 Olympic champion and 2000 Olympic silver medalist. Taymazov won the first period with a two-point takedown and a one-point takedown. In the second period, there was no scoring until the final seconds, when Taymazov scored a pushout on Akhmedov.
In the first 84 kg/185 lbs. semifinal, 2005 World bronze medalist Taras Danko of Ukraine defeated Serhat Balci of Turkey, 1-0, 2-0. Danko scored the only takedowns of the match.
2007 World champion Georgy Ketoev of Russia claimed the other 84 kg/185 lbs. bronze medal, beating Davyd Bichinashvili of Germany, 3-0, 0-2, 2-2. The key to the victory was a two-point move by Ketoev in the final period.
The bronze medalists at 96 kg/211.5 pounds were George Gogschelidze of Georgia and Khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan. Gogschelidze, a 2001 World champion for Russia, pinned Michel Batista of Cuba in the second period. Gazyumov scored a solid 5-0, 2-0 shutout of Georgii Tibilov of Ukraine.
In the first 120 kg bronze medal match, David Musulbes of Slovakia defeated Disney Rodriguez of Cuba, 4-0, 4-2. Musulbes scored a three-point takedown in the first period, then broke a 2-2 tie in the final period with an exposure from a cradle. Musulbes won his second career Olympic medal, to go along with an Olympic gold he won for Russia in 2000.
The other bronze at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. went to Marid Mutalimov (Kazakhstan) who defeated Fardin Masoumi of Iran, 8-3, 1-1. Mutalimov had a three-point lateral drop in the first period. He won the second period by scoring a takedown in the final seconds, winning the tiebreaker by scoring the last point.
OLYMPIC GAMES
Men's freestyle wrestling
At Beijing, China, August 21
Gold-medal final pairings
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Revasi Mindorashvili (Georgia)
Silver - Yusup Abdusalomov (Tajikistan)
Bronze - Taras Danko (Ukraine)
Bronze - Georgy Ketoev (Russia)
5th - Serhat Balci (Turkey)
5th - Davyd Bichinashvili (Germany)
7th - Novruz Temrezov (Azerbaijan)
8th - Hartuyun Yenokyan (Armenia)
9th - Zaurbek Sokhiev (Uzbekistan)
10th - Reineris Salas (Cuba)
12th - Andy Hrovat (USA)
Gold match -Mindorashvili dec. Abdulsalamov, 2-3, 3-0, 4-0
Bronze match - Danko dec. Balci, 1-0, 2-0
Bronze match - Ketoev dec. Bichinashvili, 3-0, 0-2, 2-2
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Shirvani Muradov (Russia)
Silver - Taimuraz Tigiyev (Kazakhstan)
Bronze - George Gogschelidze (Georgia)
Bronze - Khetag Gazyumov (Azerbaijan)
5th - Michel Batista (Cuba)
5th - Georgii Tibilov (Ukraine)
7th- Kurban Kurbanov (Uzbekistan)
8th - Gergely Kiss (Hungary)
9th -Hakan Koc (Turkey)
10th - Saeid Abrahimi (Iran)
19th - Daniel Cormier (USA)
Gold match - Muradov dec. Tigiyev, 1-0, 1-0
Bronze match - Gogschelidze pin Batista
Bronze match - Gazyumov dec. Tibilov, 5-0, 2-0
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Artur Taymazov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Bakhtiyar Akhmedov (Russia)
Bronze - David Musulbes (Slovakia)
Bronze - Marid Mutalimov (Kazakhstan)
5th - Disney Rodriguez (Cuba)
5th - Fardin Masoumi (Iran)
Gold match - Taymazov dec. Akhmedov, 3-0, 1-0
Bronze match -Musulbes dec. Rodriguez, 4-0, 4-2
Bronze match - Mutalimov dec. Masoumi, 8-3, 1-1
Claiming the gold medal at 84 kg/185 lbs. was 2005 World champion Revasi Mindorashvili of Georgia, who defeated 2007 World silver medalist Yusup Abdusalomov of Tajikistan, 2-3, 3-0, 4-0. Abdulsalamov won the first period with a two-point reversal late in the period. From then on, Mindorashvili controlled the action, scoring numerous takedowns in the last two periods.
The champion at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. was Russia's Shirvani Muradov, who defeated Taimuraz Tigiyev of Kazakhstan in the finals, 1-0, 1-0 in a competitive match.
Claiming his second career Olympic gold medal at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. was Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan, who defeated 2007 Junior World champion Bakhtiar Akhmedov of Russia, 3-0, 1-0.
Taymazov was also the 2004 Olympic champion and 2000 Olympic silver medalist. Taymazov won the first period with a two-point takedown and a one-point takedown. In the second period, there was no scoring until the final seconds, when Taymazov scored a pushout on Akhmedov.
In the first 84 kg/185 lbs. semifinal, 2005 World bronze medalist Taras Danko of Ukraine defeated Serhat Balci of Turkey, 1-0, 2-0. Danko scored the only takedowns of the match.
2007 World champion Georgy Ketoev of Russia claimed the other 84 kg/185 lbs. bronze medal, beating Davyd Bichinashvili of Germany, 3-0, 0-2, 2-2. The key to the victory was a two-point move by Ketoev in the final period.
The bronze medalists at 96 kg/211.5 pounds were George Gogschelidze of Georgia and Khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan. Gogschelidze, a 2001 World champion for Russia, pinned Michel Batista of Cuba in the second period. Gazyumov scored a solid 5-0, 2-0 shutout of Georgii Tibilov of Ukraine.
In the first 120 kg bronze medal match, David Musulbes of Slovakia defeated Disney Rodriguez of Cuba, 4-0, 4-2. Musulbes scored a three-point takedown in the first period, then broke a 2-2 tie in the final period with an exposure from a cradle. Musulbes won his second career Olympic medal, to go along with an Olympic gold he won for Russia in 2000.
The other bronze at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. went to Marid Mutalimov (Kazakhstan) who defeated Fardin Masoumi of Iran, 8-3, 1-1. Mutalimov had a three-point lateral drop in the first period. He won the second period by scoring a takedown in the final seconds, winning the tiebreaker by scoring the last point.
OLYMPIC GAMES
Men's freestyle wrestling
At Beijing, China, August 21
Gold-medal final pairings
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Revasi Mindorashvili (Georgia)
Silver - Yusup Abdusalomov (Tajikistan)
Bronze - Taras Danko (Ukraine)
Bronze - Georgy Ketoev (Russia)
5th - Serhat Balci (Turkey)
5th - Davyd Bichinashvili (Germany)
7th - Novruz Temrezov (Azerbaijan)
8th - Hartuyun Yenokyan (Armenia)
9th - Zaurbek Sokhiev (Uzbekistan)
10th - Reineris Salas (Cuba)
12th - Andy Hrovat (USA)
Gold match -Mindorashvili dec. Abdulsalamov, 2-3, 3-0, 4-0
Bronze match - Danko dec. Balci, 1-0, 2-0
Bronze match - Ketoev dec. Bichinashvili, 3-0, 0-2, 2-2
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Shirvani Muradov (Russia)
Silver - Taimuraz Tigiyev (Kazakhstan)
Bronze - George Gogschelidze (Georgia)
Bronze - Khetag Gazyumov (Azerbaijan)
5th - Michel Batista (Cuba)
5th - Georgii Tibilov (Ukraine)
7th- Kurban Kurbanov (Uzbekistan)
8th - Gergely Kiss (Hungary)
9th -Hakan Koc (Turkey)
10th - Saeid Abrahimi (Iran)
19th - Daniel Cormier (USA)
Gold match - Muradov dec. Tigiyev, 1-0, 1-0
Bronze match - Gogschelidze pin Batista
Bronze match - Gazyumov dec. Tibilov, 5-0, 2-0
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Artur Taymazov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Bakhtiyar Akhmedov (Russia)
Bronze - David Musulbes (Slovakia)
Bronze - Marid Mutalimov (Kazakhstan)
5th - Disney Rodriguez (Cuba)
5th - Fardin Masoumi (Iran)
Gold match - Taymazov dec. Akhmedov, 3-0, 1-0
Bronze match -Musulbes dec. Rodriguez, 4-0, 4-2
Bronze match - Mutalimov dec. Masoumi, 8-3, 1-1
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