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]
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.[2] He was the flagbearer for Guinea-Bissau during the Parade of Nations.[3] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Guinea-Bissau at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
Midana is six-time African champion at the men's middleweight (–74 kg) category.[5]
Major results
References
- ^ "Augusto Midana Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "USA Wrestling Olympic Games Media Guide" (PDF). theguillotine.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Bissau-Guinean male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers of Guinea-Bissau
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- African Games medalists in wrestling
- African Games bronze medalists for Guinea-Bissau
- African Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- African sport wrestler stubs
- Bissau-Guinean sportspeople stubs