Abdullah Alizani (also "Abdallah" and "Al-Izani"; عبد الله العزاني; born October 1, 1968) is a

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Yemen Arab Republic The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; ', ), commonly known as North Yemen or Yemen (Sanaʽa), was a country that existed from 1962 until its Yemeni unification, unification with the South Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly known as ...

. Alizani lost in both his first and second rounds at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in Men's Light-Flyweight (48 kg), Greco-Roman matches, and was eliminated. He also competed internationally for Yemen at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Career

Al-Izani competed in the Greco-Roman 48kg contest at the

, heldin

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, he had two fights but lost them both due to grand superiority, they were against

Bratan Tsenov Bratan Tsenov (; born 7 January 1964) is a Bulgarian former Amateur wrestling, wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. References External links

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Tahir Zahidov Tahir Zahidov (born 10 February 1979) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and ...

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* 1968 births Living people Yemeni male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for North Yemen Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Yemen {{Yemen-wrestling-bio-stub