Augusto Midana
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| Nationality | Bissau-Guinean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Guinea-Bissau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle & Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Augusto Midana (born 20 May 1984 in Sucuto-Nhacra) is a freestyle wrestler from Guinea-Bissau who competes in the men's middleweight (-74 kg) category. He represented Guinea-Bissau in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and was the flagbearer for his nation during the opening ceremonies of those games. He competed again at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th place.[1][2]
He once again competed for Guinea-Bissau at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Jordan Burroughs of the United States in the first round.[3] He was the flagbearer for Guinea-Bissau during the Parade of Nations.[4] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Guinea-Bissau at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
Midana is a six-time African champion in the men's middleweight (–74 kg) category.[6]
Major results
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2006 | African Championships | Pretoria, South Africa | 6th | Freestyle 74 kg |
| 2007 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 7th | Freestyle 74 kg |
| All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| World Championships | Baku, Azerbaijan | 39th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2008 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 3rd | Freestyle 74 kg |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 16th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2009 | African Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | 3rd | Freestyle 74 kg |
| 2010 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 19th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2011 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 14th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2012 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| Olympic Games | London, Great Britain | 7th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2014 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 19th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2015 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 20th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2016 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2019 | African Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 3rd | Freestyle 74 kg |
| African Games | Rabat-El Jadida, Morocco | 11th | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2020 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 9th | Freestyle 74 kg |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | Freestyle 74 kg |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Augusto Midana". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Augusto Midana's profile at NBC". Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 74 kg - Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "USA Wrestling Olympic Games Media Guide" (PDF). theguillotine.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
External links
- Augusto Midana at the International Wrestling Database
- Augusto Midana at Olympics.com
- Augusto Midana at Olympedia