Home / 2008 Beijing Olympic Games / Wrestling / Gallery Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
Italian Minguzzi wins men's 84kg wrestling
Adjust font size:

Andrea Minguzzi (blue) of Italy fights with Zoltan Fodor of Hungary during the men's Greco-Roman 84kg final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Andrea Minguzzi won the bout and grabbed the gold medal.

Andrea Minguzzi (blue) of Italy fights with Zoltan Fodor of Hungary during the men's Greco-Roman 84kg final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Andrea Minguzzi won the bout and grabbed the gold medal. [Li Gang/Xinhua Photo] 



The most frustrated wrestler today was obviously not the Hungarian. Abrahamian was enraged after being judged losing points to Minguzzi in the semifinal Thursday morning. The Swedish even posed physical threats to the head referee after failed verbal appeals.

Abrahamian, silver medalist in the Athens Olympics, continued showing his uncontrolled rage by refusing the bronze medal he won later and walking down from the podium a few seconds into the victory ceremony.

The Swedish said, "I think that my semifinal loss was totally unjustified." The furious wrestler was persuaded by his friends to compete in the bronze medal competition.

"I didn't want to let them down, so I wrestled, but I don't care about this (bronze) medal," Abrahamian said, "This will be my last match."

Nazmi Avluca of Turkey won another bronze in the same category.

     1   2   3   4    


Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
- Results of men's Greco-Roman 74kg wrestling
- Kvirkelia from Georgia wins Greco-Roman 74kg gold
- Guenot from France wins men's Greco-Roman men's 66kg gold
- Russian athletes to ask for more in Greco-Roman wrestling
- France, Georgia get first Olympic golds in Beijing
- France gets first Olympic gold

Product Directory
China Search
Country Search
Hot Buys