Kotaro Kiyooka
is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 65 kilogram class. He represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he became the reigning Olympic champion. He qualified by reaching the finals at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and by winning the Olympic national trials, where he defeated World and Olympic champion Takuto Otoguro. Early life Kiyooka was born in Kōchi Prefecture, where he started wrestling at an early age. He attended Kochi Minami High School. During his teenage years, he won medals at multiple Japan National tournaments in different age-groups. Career 2018–2020 While still a high school student, Kiyooka placed fifth at the Emperor's Cup in 2018, and third in 2019 in the 57 kilogram class. After graduating, he started attending the Nippon Sport Science University in 2020 and reached fifth place at the Emperor's Cup that year in the 61 kilogram class. 2021–2022 In 2021, Kiyooka reached second place at the Meiji Cup and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kōchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tokushima Prefecture to the northeast. Kōchi is the capital and largest city of Kōchi Prefecture, with other major cities including Nankoku, Shimanto, and Kōnan. Kōchi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific coast surrounding a large bay in the south of Shikoku, with the southernmost point of the island located at Cape Ashizuri in Tosashimizu. Kōchi Prefecture is home to Kōchi Castle, considered the most intact Japanese castle, and the Shimanto River, one of the few undammed rivers in Japan. History Antiquity Before the Ritsuryō System In the Kujiki, first recorded governments in Kōchi Prefecture were Hata (in the west) and Tosa (in the center). Hata was established first, so it is thought that it had more influen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
The 59th Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, was wrestling event held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria between 17 and 20 February 2022. This international tournament included competition in both men's and women's freestyle wrestling and men's Greco-Roman wrestling. This tournament was held in honor of Dan Kolov who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria and European and World Champion Nikola Petroff. Event videos The event aired freely on the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation LivYoutubechannel. Competition schedule All times are (UTC+01:00, UTC+2) Medal table Team ranking Medal overview Men's freestyle Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Participating nations 447 competitors from 35 nations participated. * (3) * (16) * (1) * (3) * (13) * (23) * (2) * (63) * (2) * (13) * (2) * (3) * (7) * (46) * (4) * (5) * (4) * (35) * (60) * (13) * (2) * (15) * (20) * (11) * (2) * (3) * (1) * (14) * (2) * (13) * (16) * (3) * (1) * (8) * (18) Results ;Legend * F — Won ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
The 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 21–23, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri at the T-Mobile Center. The tournament is the 93rd NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. Penn State earned the record for overall team score, beating the record set by the 1997 Iowa team on the strength of Aaron Brooks and Carter Starocci winning their fourth NCAA titles. It was their 11th in 13 years. California Baptist and Long Island made their Division I debuts while Little Rock had their first two All-Americans in program history. Little Rock's historic season also earned Neil Erisman the honor of NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year. Team results * Note: Top 10 only Individual results * (H): Individual from hosting U.S. State Source: References {{wrestling-stub NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Wrestling in Missouri Sports in Kansas City, Missouri NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships NCAA Divis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ismail Musukaev
Ismail Timurovich Musukaev (, ; born 28 January 1993) is a Russian-born Hungarian freestyle wrestler. A world champion and European champion, Musukaev represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in the men's 65 kg event. Career He was the runner-up at the Russian nationals in 2015 at 57 kg. At the Russian nationals 2016 at the end of the 57 kg quarterfinal wrestling match between Lebedev and Musukaev the referees awarded the victory to Viktor Lebedev. However, after the match the Russian Championships wrestling commission considered mistakes of the referee and awarded the victory to Ismail Musukaev (4-2). Even so, Lebedev remained in the semifinals. After the incident, the Dagestani team walked out, along with others, including many Chechens. At the Russian nationals 2018 he placed 2nd at 61 kilos, in the final match he lost to Magomedrasul Idrisov. At the 2019 World Wrestling Championshi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 65 Kg
The men's freestyle 65 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 18 and 19 September 2023. This freestyle 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. Results ;Legend *F — Won by Pin (amateur wrestling), fall * WO — Won by walkover Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Repechage Final standing References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:2023 World Wrestling Championships - Men's freestyle 65 kg 2023 World Wrestling Championships, Men's freestyle 65 kg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Haji Aliyev
Haji Aliyev (; born 21 April 1991), is an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 61 kg division in the 2014 European Wrestling Championships and won the gold medal after beating Bekkhan Goygereyev of Russia. Aliyev won his first world championship gold medal in the freestyle 61 kg class in the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent. Moreover, Aliyev got his second and third gold medals in Las Vegas 2015 and Paris 2017. In June 2015, he competed in the European Games 2015, inaugural European Games, for the host country Azerbaijan at the 2015 European Games, Azerbaijan in Wrestling at the 2015 European Games, wrestling, more specifically, Men's freestyle in the 61 kilogram range. He earned a bronze medal. He competed in the 57 kg division at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal after beating Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria. He was the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the closing ceremonies. His personal coach is El ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yun Jun-sik
Yun Jun-sik (, born 9 August 1991) is a South Korean freestyle wrestler. He competed in the Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg, men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Haji Aliyev. He competed in the 2022 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 65 kg, 65kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. References External links * 1991 births Living people South Korean male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for South Korea Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kosovo, South Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Refugee Olympic Team. With 306 sets of medals, the Games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 European U23 Wrestling Championships
The 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championships was the 6th edition of European U23 Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from May 17 to 23 in Skopje, North Macedonia. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle References External links UWW DatabaseResults Book {{European U23 Wrestling Championship European U23 Wrestling Championships European Wrestling U23 Championships International sports competitions hosted by North Macedonia Wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ... Sports competitions in Skopje European Wrestling U23 Championships European Wrestling U23 Championships ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships
The 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships was the sixth edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from 23 to 29 October 2023 in Tirana, Albania. United World Wrestling (UWW) authorized some Russian wrestlers to participate in the World Championships though they had participated in the pro-war rally and expressed their support for the Russo-Ukrainian war. UWW explained its decision to clear them for the World Championships by stating that their participation in certain events was not of their own will and their support for the war and the policy of their government could not be certainly concluded. After Albania was specified as the host, the Albanian government announced that the Iranian wrestling team will not receive visas due to the IRGC's cyber attacks on the Albanian government and Iran-Albania relations. Iranian visa problems After Albania was specified as the host, the Albanian government announced that the Iranian wrestling ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mikyay Naim
Mikyay Salim Naim (; born 4 October 1997) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. Career He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, losing to Armenian Vazgen Tevanyan 12–1 with technical superiority in the men's freestyle 65 kg final match. He had reached the final after defeating Swiss Nino Leutert 10–3 in the first round, Georgian Edemi Bolkvadze 6–2 in the quarterfinals and Romanian Ștefan Coman 7–0 in the semifinals. He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ... ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships
The 2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships were the inaugural edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events, and was held from November 21 to 26 in Bydgoszcz, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai .... Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle References External links Official websiteWrestling Database {{World U23 Wrestling Championship World U23 Wrestling Championships World Wrestling U23 Championships World Wrestling U23 Championships International wrestling competitions hosted by Poland Sports competitions in Bydgoszcz World U23 Wrestling Championship ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |