2008 European Wrestling Championships
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The 2008 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held at the in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. The event took place from April 1 to April 6, 2008.

Medal table

1 7 3 6 16
2 3 1 4 8
3 2 1 4 7
4 2 1 3 6
5 1 3 1 5
6 1 1 2 4
1 1 2 4
8 1 1 0 2
9 1 0 3 4
10 1 0 1 2
11 1 0 0 1
12 0 3 2 5
13 0 2 2 4
14 0 1 2 3
15 0 1 1 2
16 0 1 0 1
17 0 0 2 2
0 0 2 2
19 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

Men's freestyle

55 kg   Djamal Otarsultanov   Rizvan Gadzhiev
Rizvan Gadzhiev
Rizvan Gadzhiev is a male freestyle wrestler from Belarus.He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics...

  Sezar Akgül
Sezar Akgül
Sezar Akgul is a male freestyle wrestler from Turkey. He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 1/8 of final, he lost to Japanese Tomohiro Matsunaga...

  Francisco Sánchez
Francisco Sánchez (wrestler)
Francisco Sánchez Parra is a male freestyle wrestler from Spain. He participated in the Men's Freestyle at 2008 Summer Olympics losing in 1/8 of final to Kim Hyo-Sub.-References:*...

60 kg   Vasyl Fedoryshyn
Vasyl Fedoryshyn
Vasyl Fedoryshyn is a male wrestler from Ukraine. He finished fourth in the Men's Lightweight Freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He won a silver medal in the Men's freestyle 60 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:...

  Didier Pais   Gergö Wöller
  Anatoli Guidea
66 kg   Ramazan Şahin
Ramazan Sahin
Ramazan Şahin is Turkish freestyle wrestler of Chechen origin, who has won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

  Koba Kakaladze   Rasul Djukayev
Rasul Djukayev
Rasul Djukayev is a male freestyle wrestler from Russia. He won a silver medal in the 66 kg. division at the 2009 FILA World Championships....

  Emin Azizov
Emin Azizov
Emin Azizov is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 of final he beat Swiss Grégory Sarrasin, but lost in the next round with Leonid Spiridonov and was eliminated from competition.He won a bronze medal at 2008...

74 kg   Makhach Murtazaliev
Makhach Murtazaliev
Makhach Dalgatovich Murtazaliev is a Russian Olympic wrestler who won the bronze medal for Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.In 2006, he went up to the next weight category and was the 2007 World and European champion at 74 kg....

  Murad Gaidarov
Murad Gaidarov
Murad Gaidarov , is a Belarusian wrestler. Gaidarov won the bronze medal in men's 74 kg freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  Emzarios Bentinidis
Emzarios Bentinidis
Emzarios Bentinidis is a male freestyle wrestler from Greece. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He lost in Quarterfinal with Soslan Tigiev from Uzbekistan....

  Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev
Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev
Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from the competition losing with Murad Gaidarov in the 1/8 of final.He won a bronze medal on 2007 FILA Wrestling World...

84 kg   Georgy Ketoyev
Georgy Ketoyev
Georgy Ketoyev is a Russian wrestler, who has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*...

  Revaz Mindorashvili
Revaz Mindorashvili
Revaz Mindorashvili is a Georgian wrestler, who has won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*...

  David Bichinashvili
  Novruz Temrezov
Novruz Temrezov
-External links:*...

96 kg   Georgi Gogshelidze
Georgi Gogshelidze
Giorgi Gogshelidze is a Georgian wrestler, who has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :* *...

  Georgi Tibilov   Hakan Koç
  Khadjimourat Gatsalov
Khadjimourat Gatsalov
Khadjimourat Soltanovich Gatsalov is a Russian wrestler who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the freestyle 96 kg class.In 2011, he officially signed a contract to fight in the UFC as a middleweight.[1]...

120 kg   David Musul'bes none   Bakhtiyar Akhmedov
Bakhtiyar Akhmedov
Bakhtiyar Akhmedov is a wrestler of Kumykian origin, representing the Russian Federation, and who has won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*...

  Ali Isayev
Ali Isayev
Ali Isayev is an Azerbaijani wrestler.-External links:*...


Men's Greco-Roman

55 kg   Rovshan Bayramov
Rovshan Bayramov
Rovshan Bayramov is an Azerbaijani athlete.In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bayramov successfully reached the final having beaten Mostafa Mohamed , Yagnier Hernandez , Roman Amoyan but lost to Nazyr Mankiev from Russia. Coach: Hijran Sharifov.-References:*...

  Roman Amoyan
Roman Amoyan
Roman Amoyan is an Armenian wrestler who won the Bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-External links:*...

  Virgil Munteanu
  Péter Módos
60 kg   Jarkko Ala-Huikku   Armen Nazarian
Armen Nazarian
Armen Nazarian |Masis]], Armenian SSR, Soviet Union) is an Armenian/Bulgarian Greco Roman wrestler and a member of the FILA Hall of Fame....

  Davor Štefanek
  Håkan Nyblom
66 kg   Armen Vardanyan
Armen Vardanyan
Armen Vardanyan is an Armenian wrestler now residing and competing for Ukraine. He won a bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 66kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:...

  Ion Panait   Plamen Petrov
  Ruslan Belkhoroev
74 kg   Péter Bácsi   Şeref Tüfenk   Christophe Guenot
Christophe Guenot
Christophe Guenot is a French wrestler who won the Bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 74kg in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.He is brother of the Olympic Champion Steeve Guenot.-External links:...

  Evgeni Popov
84 kg   Nazmi Avluca
Nazmi Avluca
Nazmi Avluca , is a Turkish sports wrestler, who has won several titles at international competitions including four European and two FILA Wrestling World Championships in the Men's Greco-Roman category. He took also part at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, without success until finally winning a bronze...

  Badri Khasaia   Ara Abrahamian
Ara Abrahamian
Ara Abrahamian is a retired Armenian-Swedish wrestler in Greco-Roman wrestling...

  Andrea Minguzzi
Andrea Minguzzi
Andrea Minguzzi is an Italian wrestler, who has won a gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics...

96 kg   Aslanbek Khushtov
Aslanbek Khushtov
Aslanbek Vitalievich Khushtov is a Circassian wrestler, who has won a gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*...

  Mirko Englich
Mirko Englich
Mirko Englich is a German wrestler, who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He defeated U.S.A's Adam Wheeler in the semi-finals to face Russia's Aslanbek Khushtov.- References :...

  Elis Guri
Elis Guri
Elis Guri is an Albanian male wrestler who competes internationally for Bulgaria.-External links:* *...

  Ramaz Nozadze
Ramaz Nozadze
Ramaz Nozadze is a Georgian wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He lost in the final match to Karam Gaber by .-References:*...

120 kg   Yuri Patrikeyev
Yuri Patrikeyev
Yuri Patrikeyev is an Armenian wrestler of Russian origin, who won the Bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 120kg in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-External links:*...

  Khasan Baroyev   Iosif Chugoshvili
  Atilla Güzel

Women's freestyle

48 kg   Mariya Stadnik
Mariya Stadnik
Mariya Vasilyevna Stadnik is an Azerbaijani wrestler of Ukrainian descent, who competed in the 48 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal.-Personal life:...

  Vanessa Boubryemm   Aleksandra Kohut
  Iwona Matkowska-Sadowska
51 kg   Anna Trusova   Sofia Mattsson
Sofia Mattsson
Sofia Magdalena Mattsson is a Swedish wrestler.- Profile :At the age of 18 years old, she is already one of the highest-ranking, female wrestlers in Europe. She wrestles in the 48 kilo division for the Gällivare SK Wrestling club, coached by Håkan Johansson and Kalle Taivalsaari...

  Tiina Ylinen
  Yulia Blahinya
55 kg   Natalya Golts   Ludmila Cristea   Sofia Poumpouridou
  Tetyana Lazareva
Tetyana Lazareva
Tetyana Lazareva is a female wrestler from Ukraine.-External links:* *...

59 kg   Ida-Theres Nerell   Elvira Mursalova   Larissa Kanaeva
  Nataliya Sinishin
63 kg   Alena Kartashova
Alena Kartashova
Alena Kartashova is a female wrestler from Russia. She won a silver medal in the women's freestyle 63 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

  Volha Khilko   Monika Michalik
Monika Michalik
Monika Michalik is a female freestyle wrestler from Poland. She participated in Women's freestyle 63 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In eighth final she beat Volha Khilko from Belarus. In the quarterfinals Michalik lost to French Lise Golliot-Legrand.-External links:* * * * *...

  Marianna Sastin
Marianna Sastin
Marianna Sastin is a female wrestler from Hungary.-External links:* *...

67 kg   Maryana Kvyatkovska   Natalya Kuksina   Hanna Belyaeva
  Lise Golliot-Legrand
72 kg   Stanka Zlateva
Stanka Zlateva
Stanka Zlateva Hristova is a female Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a silver medal...

  Gouzel Maniourova
Gouzel Maniourova
Guzel Manyurova is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a silver medal in the 72 kg weight class.-External links:* at DatabaseOlympics.com...

  Anita Schätzle
Anita Schätzle
Anita Schätzle is a German female freestyle wrestler. She participated in Women's freestyle wrestling 72 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics...

  Jenny Fransson
Jenny Fransson
Jenny Fransson is a female freestyle wrestler from Sweden who participated in Women's freestyle wrestling 72 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 1/8 final she lost 1:3 with Wang Jiao, then in repechage round Fransson lost with Ali Bernard from USA.She won a bronze medal at 2008 European Wrestling...


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