Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
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Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
, China
, was held on August 14 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium
. Italian wrestler Andrea Minguzzi
won the gold medal in this event.
This Greco-Roman wrestling
competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage
used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.
Each bout consists of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scores more points in each round is the winner of that rounds; the bout ends when one wrestler has won two rounds (and thus the match).
Swedish
wrestler Ara Abrahamian
was originally awarded a bronze medal. However, at the medal ceremony he shook hands with his competitors, walked off the podium and placed his medal down on the mat in protest at the judging in his semi-final match. On August 16, 2008, the IOC decided to strip him of his medal because they felt it amounted to a political demonstration and was disrespectful to other athletes. No other athlete will be given his medal.
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
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, China
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, was held on August 14 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium
China Agricultural University Gymnasium
The China Agricultural University Gymnasium is an indoor arena located on the campus of the China Agricultural University in Beijing. It hosted the wrestling events of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Gymnasium's rooftop has a staggered, stair-like design....
. Italian wrestler Andrea Minguzzi
Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China.The country sent a delegation of 344 athletes to compete.-Medalists:- Archery:...
won the gold medal in this event.
This Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...
competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage
Repechage
Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...
used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.
Each bout consists of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scores more points in each round is the winner of that rounds; the bout ends when one wrestler has won two rounds (and thus the match).
Swedish
Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swedish athletes who have qualified for the Olympics.-Medalists:- Archery:Men-Men's team:-Women's team:- Badminton :...
wrestler Ara Abrahamian
Ara Abrahamian
Ara Abrahamian is a retired Armenian-Swedish wrestler in Greco-Roman wrestling...
was originally awarded a bronze medal. However, at the medal ceremony he shook hands with his competitors, walked off the podium and placed his medal down on the mat in protest at the judging in his semi-final match. On August 16, 2008, the IOC decided to strip him of his medal because they felt it amounted to a political demonstration and was disrespectful to other athletes. No other athlete will be given his medal.