Augusto Midana

Augusto Midana
Personal information
Nationality	Bissau-Guinean
Born	May 20, 1984
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Guinea-Bissau
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle & Beach
Representing Guinea-Bissau
Men's Freestyle wrestling
African Championship
African Games
Men's Beach Wrestling
World Beach Wrestling Championships

Augusto Midana (born 20 May 1984 in Sucuto-Nhacra) is a freestyle wrestler from Guinea-Bissau who competes in the men's middleweight (-74 kg) category. He represented Guinea-Bissau in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and was the flagbearer for his nation during the opening ceremonies of those games. He competed again at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th place.[1]

He once again competed for Guinea-Bissau at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Jordan Burroughs of the United States in the first round.[2] He was the flagbearer for Guinea-Bissau during the Parade of Nations.[3]

Midana is six-time African champion at the men's middleweight (-74 kg) category.[4]

Major results

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2006	African Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	6th	Freestyle 74 kg
2007	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	7th	Freestyle 74 kg
	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	Freestyle 74 kg
	World Championships	Baku, Azerbaijan	39th	Freestyle 74 kg
2008	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	3rd	Freestyle 74 kg
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	16th	Freestyle 74 kg
2009	African Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	3rd	Freestyle 74 kg
2010	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
2010	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	19th	Freestyle 74 kg
2011	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
2011	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	14th	Freestyle 74 kg
2012	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	7th	Freestyle 74 kg
2014	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
2014	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19th	Freestyle 74 kg
2015	African Championships	Alexandria, Egypt	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
2015	World Championships	Las Vegas, United States	20th	Freestyle 74 kg
2016	African Championships	Alexandria, Egypt	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th	Freestyle 74 kg
2019	African Championships	Hammamet, Tunisia	3rd	Freestyle 74 kg
2019	African Games	Rabat-El Jadida, Morocco	11th	Freestyle 74 kg
2020	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	9th	Freestyle 74 kg

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References

"Augusto Midana Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
"Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
"The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
"USA Wrestling Olympic Games Media Guide" (PDF). theguillotine.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

Augusto Midana's profile at NBC

External links

Augusto Midana at United World Wrestling

Olympic Games
Preceded by Leopoldina Ross	Flagbearer for Guinea-Bissau Beijing 2008 London 2012 Rio de Janeiro 2016	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "Augusto Midana Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-08-10.

[2] "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

[3] "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

[4] "USA Wrestling Olympic Games Media Guide" (PDF). theguillotine.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.