Augusto Midana
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]
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| Nationality | Bissau-Guinean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 20, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle & Beach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| 2006 | African Championships |  |
6th | Freestyle 74 kg |
| 2007 | African Championships |  |
7th | Freestyle 74 kg |
| All-Africa Games |  |
3rd | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| World Championships |  |
39th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2008 | African Championships |  |
3rd | Freestyle 74 kg |
| Olympic Games |  |
16th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2009 | African Championships |  |
3rd | Freestyle 74 kg |
| 2010 | African Championships | |
1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships |  |
19th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2011 | African Championships |  |
1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships |  |
14th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2012 | African Championships | |
1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| Olympic Games |  |
7th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2014 | African Championships | |
1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships |  |
19th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2015 | African Championships | |
1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships |  |
20th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2016 | African Championships | |
1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| Olympic Games |  |
14th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2019 | African Championships | |
3rd | Freestyle 74 kg |
| African Games | |
11th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2020 | African Championships | |
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.
External links
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| Preceded by Leopoldina Ross |
Flagbearer for Beijing 2008 London 2012 Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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