Olympic Wrestling Champion. Hot trips to rio. Georgian medalists of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games

344 athletes compete for 18 sets of medals: 6 for men and women in freestyle wrestling and 6 more in men's Greco-Roman wrestling.

The Greco-Roman wrestling tournament has become historic for Armenia. The first gold in Rio for this country was brought by the Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Aleksanyan - in the final of the fight in the category up to 98 kg, he defeated the Cuban Yasmani Lugo Cabrera with a score of 3:0.

Representatives of Armenia won Olympic gold exactly 20 years ago at the Olympics in Atlanta. Then the classic wrestler Armen Nazaryan also became the champion.

The Russian team was represented in all weight categories, and the wrestlers brought the country 3 medals - 2 gold and bronze. Greco-Roman style wrestler in weight up to 75 kg Roman Vlasov brought the first gold medal to the team of Russian wrestlers and is now a two-time Olympic champion.

Kyrgyzstan was represented at the tournament by 4 Greco-Roman wrestlers. Zhanarbek Kenzheev and Murat Ramonov lost in the first fight.

Ruslan Tsarev, who competed in the weight category up to 66 kg, in the 1/8 finals was defeated by the Algerian with a score of 6:0.

Arsen Eraliev competed in the weight category up to 59 kg. In the 1/8 finals, the Kyrgyzstani lost to an athlete from Cuba, Ismael Borrero Molina, who later became the Olympic champion.

In the fight for 3rd place, Eraliev met with a wrestler from Uzbekistan Elmurat Tasmuradov and lost to him. As a result, the Kyrgyzstani took the final 5th place.

List of winners of the tournament

From 19 to 21 August in Rio de Janeiro at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held wrestling tournament. The strongest freestyle wrestlers will compete for six sets of awards in weight categories up to 57, 65, 74, 86, 97, 125kg.

the site offers to get acquainted with the schedule of freestyle wrestling competitions in Rio.

Freestyle wrestling. Summer Olympic Games 2016. Rio de Janeiro. Competition Schedule

August 19 - | |
16:00-17:40 Preliminary competitions. Weight categories up to 57kg, 74kg
22:00-22:30 Consolation bouts. Weight categories up to 57kg, 74kg
23:00-00:30 Finals. Award ceremony. Weight categories up to 57kg, 74kg

August 20 - | |
16:00-17:40 Preliminary competitions. Weight categories up to 86kg, 125kg
22:00-22:30 Consolation bouts. Weight categories up to 86kg, 125kg
23:00-00:30 Finals. Award ceremony. Weight categories up to 86kg, 125kg

August 21 - | |
14:30-17:40 Preliminary competitions. Weight categories up to 65kg, 97kg
18:45-19:15 Consolation bouts. Weight categories up to 65kg, 97kg
19:25-20:45 Finals. Award ceremony. Weight categories up to 65kg, 97kg

The program of the freestyle wrestling tournament at the Olympic Games-2016. Video

The final action on the main arena of Brazil was accompanied by a downpour, which slightly spoiled the mood of the participants in the "parade of heroes", spectators in the stands and the organizers of the ceremony. Although for those who leave Rio in good spirits, with a sense of accomplishment and a medal won, such a trifle as rain is unlikely to spoil the impression of the first Olympic Games in South America.

medal standings

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Few doubted that the US team would win the team event. In 1992, during the Games in Barcelona, ​​the Americans took second place, losing to the unified CIS team. Since then, they have consistently been among the leaders of the team standings. The only "misfire" happened in Beijing in 2008, where they lost the lead to the Chinese.

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The British, who at the Games in Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996) did not even get into the top ten, and closed it in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004), became the second.

Until the penultimate day of the competition, Russia fought desperately with Germany for fourth place and eventually managed to get ahead of the competition, having won two gold more. Freestyle wrestler Soslan Ramonov brought the final medal of the highest dignity to the Russian national team.

The Georgian team at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro won seven medals and repeated the result of the London Games in terms of the total number of medals won. However, it surpassed them in terms of quality. Four years ago, Georgians only once rose to the highest step of the podium. This time the Georgian anthem was played twice in Rio de Janeiro.

Georgian medalists of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games

Lasha Talakhadze (weightlifting, +105 kg)

Vladimir Khinchegashvili (freestyle wrestling, -57 kg)

Varlam Liparteliani (judo, -90 kg)

Lasha Shavdatuashvili (judo, -73 kg)

Irakli Turmanidze (weightlifting, +105 kg)

Shmagi Bolkvadze (Greco-Roman wrestling, -66 kg)

Geno Petriashvili (freestyle wrestling, -125 kg)

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It is impossible not to note the amazing progress of the Azerbaijani Olympians, who won 18 medals (1-7-10) at the Games in Brazil. They exceeded the London figure by eight awards.

Heroes of the Olympics...

Swimmer Michael Phelps, who, for a moment, is already 31 years old, again "came, saw, conquered." At the Rio Games, the American won five gold medals and became a 23 (!) times Olympic Champion. It is difficult to even imagine that someone will even be able to approach such indicators in the near future.

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Michael Phelps (USA), winner of the gold medal in the men's 200m medley swimming at the awards ceremony at the XXXI Summer Olympics.

Americans Cathy Ledecky (swimming) and Simone Biles (artistic gymnastics) were just behind Phelps, winning four golds each.

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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt again won three gold medals: 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 relay, becoming a nine-time Olympic Champion. At the last three Olympics, Bolt has consistently won in these disciplines.

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Usain Bolt (Jamaica) after finishing the 200 m final during the men's track and field event at the XXXI Summer Olympics.

...and "heroes of the Olympics"

Athletes of the US women's team in the semifinals of the 4x100 meters relay dropped the baton and could not qualify for the decisive race. The Americans filed an appeal, stating that Brazilian athletes prevented them. The appeal was granted. Team USA was allowed to run the semi-finals in splendid isolation. During the second run, they showed the time better than that of their rivals from China, and the latter were "asked" from the final. The appeal of the Asian athletes was not satisfied, and the Americans became Olympic Champions.

Georgian Heroes of Rio

If we do not take into account the Georgian athletes who won medals at the Rio Games, then there are other heroes in Georgia who won the hearts of fans not only in their homeland, but also in the world.

Canoeist Zaza Nadiradze was extremely happy when he was able to qualify for the Olympics. More could not even be dreamed of. But Nadiradze successfully performed in the qualification and advanced to the semi-finals of the single canoe competition at a distance of 200 meters. In the semi-finals, he finished first, leaving behind the current Olympic Champion Ukrainian Yuriy Cheban and four-time World and European champion Valentin Demyanenko. But in the final, nervousness and lack of experience in participating in competitions of this rank affected. As a result, Nadiradze took fifth place, but won the hearts of thousands of fans.

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Seoul Olympic Champion (1988) in sport pistol shooting Nino Salukvadze came to Rio for her eighth Games in her career. A unique achievement among women in this sport. Salukvadze was able to reach the final of the competition, but in the end she was left without a medal. After the completion of the performances, she said that she would most likely be preparing for the Tokyo Olympics - the ninth in a row.

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David Kharazishvili became the first marathon runner in the history of Georgia to win a license for the Olympic Games. The Georgian athlete had a good start, but on the 25th kilometer he felt a sharp pain in his side. For almost two kilometers, he did not run, but simply walked and even thought of withdrawing from the race. However, he found the courage and crossed the finish line. In the end, he took 72nd place, but was in the first half of the finishers and left behind 93 athletes.

40 Georgian athletes went to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which is a record figure. For the first time in the history of independent Georgia, the country was represented in such sports as: women's weightlifting (Anastasia Gottfried), women's judo (Esther Stam), shot put for men (Benik Abrahamyan), high jump for women (Valentina Lyashenko).

Green water Rio

The water in the pool of the water sports center in Rio de Janeiro, where the diving competition was supposed to take place, suddenly turned green, which baffled even the technical staff. Later it turned out that this was due to 160 liters of hydrogen peroxide accidentally poured into the pool. The substance neutralized chlorine, which contributed to the growth of "organic compounds", including, possibly, algae. Despite the fact that the water did not pose a threat to the health of the athletes, it still had to be replaced.

Wrestling is a hand-to-hand martial art in which both opponents try to knock each other down, having won. Its different types are what characterize the Olympics from the very year of its foundation, which is considered to be 708 BC. Wrestling was in the program of all games, except for those that took place in 1900. In each of its forms, there are permitted and prohibited techniques. As soon as one of the opponents gains obvious control over the other, the match is considered over. Wrestling differs from martial arts such as boxing in that opponents practically do not strike each other.

Wrestling game participants

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will definitely include Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. In the first form, only men compete, in the second - men and women. In this sport there will be participants from various countries, in total there will be 244 athletes.

In Greco-Roman wrestling, men have 6 weight categories, in freestyle wrestling for men and women - also 6 each. It turns out that a total of 18 sets of medals will be played.

Greco-Roman wrestling, weight categories for men:

• up to 59 kg;
• up to 66 kg;
• up to 75 kg;
• up to 85 kg;
• up to 98 kg;
• up to 130 kg.

freestyle struggle, weight categories for men:

• up to 57 kg;
• up to 65 kg;
• up to 74 kg;
• up to 86 kg;
• up to 97 kg;
• up to 125 kg.

Freestyle wrestling, weight categories for women:

• up to 48 kg;
• up to 53 kg;
• up to 58 kg;
• up to 63 kg;
• up to 69 kg;
• up to 75 kg.

The selection of athletes has been carried out since 2015. Under the term qualifying tournament falls several competitions held in different parts of the world:

World Wrestling Championship 2015;

• Olympic qualification - America;
• Olympic qualification - Asia;
• Olympic qualification - Africa and Oceania;
• Olympic qualification - Europe;
• 1st World Qualifying Tournament;
• 2nd World Qualifying Tournament.

In early spring 2016, it was decided that during the draw for the Summer Olympics, all the finalists of the last World Championship would be in different halves of the schedule grid so that they could not face each other before the final. After all, this sport, it must be intriguing.

Wrestling competition calendar

The list of games that will take place in the summer in Brazil includes both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. All sports matches will take place from 14 to 21 August.

Each day of the Summer Olympic Games in the wrestling program is dedicated to several categories of athletes. All stages pass in one day: competition qualification, 1/8 finals, semi-finals, quarter-finals, competition finals, repechage matches.

• August 14: Greco-Roman, men. Categories: 59 and 75.
• August 15: Greco-Roman, men. Categories: 85, 130.
• August 16: Greco-Roman, men. Categories: 66, 98.
• August 17: freestyle, women. Categories: 48, 58, 69.
• August 18: freestyle, women. Categories: 53, 63, 75.
• August 19: freestyle, men. Categories: 57, 74.
• August 20: freestyle, men. Categories: 86, 125.
• August 21: freestyle, men. Categories: 65, 97.

There are other types of wrestling that are not included in the program of the Olympic Games.