2008 Olympic Games - 08/12/2008

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55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold – Nazyr Mankiev (Russia)
Silver – Rovshan Bayramov (Azerbaijain)
Bronze – Armen Amoyan (Armenia)
Bronze – Eun-Chol Park (Korea)
5th – Yagnier Hernandez (Cuba)
5th – Hamid Soryan (Iran)
7th – Kristian Fris (Serbia)
8th – Spenser Mango (USA)
9th – Lasha Gogitadze (Georgia)
10th – Ildar Hafizov (Uzbekistan)

Gold match – Mankiev dec. Bayramov, 4-3, 2-2
Bronze match – Amoyan dec. Yagnier Hernandez (, 3-0, 5-0
Bronze match – Park dec. Soryan, 1-1, 2-2

60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold – Islam-Beka Albiev (Russia)
Silver – Vitaly Rahimov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Ruslan Tiumenbaev (Krygyzstan)
Bronze – Nurbakyt Tengizbayev (Kazakhstan)
5th – Roberto Monzon (Cuba)
5th - Jiang Shen (China)
7th – Armen Nazarian (Bulgaria)
8th – Eusibio Diaconu (Romania)
9th – Ji-Hyun Jung (Korea)
10th – Makoto Sakamoto (Japan)

Gold match – Albiev dec. Rahimov, 2-0, 4-0
Bronze match – Tiumenbaev dec. Monzon, 8-0, 3-0
Bronze match – Tengizbayev dec. Shen, 4-1, 1-2, 3-0

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Steeve Guenot (France)
Silver - Kanatbek Begaliev (Kyrgyzstan) 
Bronze – Armen Vardanyan (Ukraine)
Bronze – Mikhali Siamionau (Belarus)
5th – Nikolay Gergov (Bulgaria)
5th – Darkhan Bayakhmetov (Kazakhstan)
7th – Sergey Kovalenko (Russia)
8th – Tamas Loerincz (Hungary)
9th – Alain Milian (Cuba)
10th – Li Yanyan (China)
12th – Jake Deitchler (USA)

Gold match – Guenot dec. Begaliev, 3-0, 3-1
Bronze match – Vardanyan dec. Gergov, 4-1, 1-2, 6-1
Bronze match – Siamionau dec. Bayakhmetov, 2-0, 1-1, 1-1

74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold – Manuchar Kvirkelia (Georgia)
Silver - Yongxiang Chang (China)
Bronze – Yavor Yanakiev (Bulgaria)
Bronze – Christophe Guenot (France)
5th – Aleh Mikhalovich (Belarus)
5th – Peter Basci (Hungary)
7th – Varteres Samourgashev (Russia)
8th – Roman Melyoshin (Kazakhstan)
9th – Konstantin Schneider (Germany)
10th – Arsen Jufalakyan (Armenia)
16th – T.C. Dantzler (USA)

Gold match – Kvirkelia dec. Chang, 6-0, 3-0
Bronze match – Yanakiev dec. Mikhalovich, 0-3, 2-0, 2-0
Bronze match – Guenot dec. Basci, 3-1, 0-4, 4-1

84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Andrea Minguzzi (Italy)
Silver - Zoltan Fodor (Hungary) 
Bronze - Nazmi Avluca (Turkey)
Bronze – Ara Abrahamian (Sweden)
5th - Ma Sanyi (China)
5th - Melonin Noumonvi (France)
7th – Denis Forov (Armenia)
8th – Shalva Gadabadze (Azerbaijan)
9th – Aleksey Michine (Russia)
10th – Yunior Estrada (Cuba)
12th – Brad Vering (USA)

Gold match -  Andrea Minguzzi (Italy) dec. Zoltan Fodor (Hungary), 1-1, 1-1,4-0
Bronze match - Nazmi Avluca (Turkey) dec. Ma Sanyi (China), 0-4, 5-0, 6-0
Bronze match – Ara Abrahamian (Sweden) dec. Melonin Noumonvi (France), 4-0, 1-1

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Aslanbek Khushtov (Russia)
Silver - Mirko Englich (Germany)
Bronze - Adam Wheeler (USA)
Bronze - Asset Mambetov (Kazakhstan)
5th - Han Tae-Young (Korea)
5th - Marek Svec (Czech Republic)
7th – Mindaugus Ezerskis (Lithuania)
8th – Elis Guri (Albania)
9th – Jiang Huachen (China)
10th – Mehmet Ozal (Turkey)

Gold match – Kushtov dec. Englich, 6-0, 3-0
Bronze match – Wheeler dec. Han, 3-1, 4-1
Bronze match – Mambetov dec. Svec, 1-1, 6-0

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Mijain Lopez (Cuba)
Silver - Khasan Baroev (Russia)
Bronze - Mindaugas Mizgaitis (Lithuania)
Bronze - Yuri Patrikeev (Armenia)
5th - Yannick Szczepaniak (France)
5th - Jalmar Sjoberg (Sweden)
7th – Dremiel Byers (USA)
8th – Mihaly Deak-Bardos (Hungary)
9th – Liu Deli (China)
10th – Anton Botev (Azberbaijan)

Gold match – Lopez dec. Baroev, 5-0, 1-1
Bronze match – Mizgaitis dec. Szczepaniak, 2-1, 2-1
Bronze match – Patrikeev ded. Sjoberg, 2-1, 1-1, 3-0


U.S. performances

55 kg/121 lbs. – Spenser Mango, St. Louis, Mo. (Gator WC), 8th
First match: Spenser Mango (USA) dec. Virgil Munteanu (Romania), 1-1, 5-2
Quarterfinals: Park Eun-Chul (Korea) dec. Spenser Mango (USA), 3-2, 6-1

66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jake Deitchler (Ramsey, Minn./Minnesota Storm), dnp/12th 
First match: Kanatbek Begaliev (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Jake Deitchler (USA), 6-0, 3-3
Repechage match: Armen Vardanyan (Ukraine) dec. Jake Deitchler (USA), 1-1, 1-3, 1-1

74 kg/163 lbs. - T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC), dnp/16th
First match: Peter Basci (Hungary) dec. T.C. Dantzler (USA), 5-1, 2-2, 3-0

84 kg/185 lbs. - Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), dnp/12th
Brad Vering (USA) dec. Artur Mikalkiewicz of Poland, 4-0, 1-1
Denis Forov (Armenia) dec. Brad Vering (USA), 4-0, 1-2, 3-0

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Adam Wheeler (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC), bronze medal 
Adam Wheeler (USA) dec. Lajos Virag (Hungary), 1-1, 1-1, 1-1
Adam Wheeler (USA) dec. Jiang Huachen (China), 0-7, 3-2, 1-1
Mirko Englich (Germany) dec. Adam Wheeler (USA), 2-1, 2-1
Adam Wheeler (USA) dec. Han Tae-Young (Korea), 4-1, 3-1.

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 7th 
Dremiel Byers (USA) dec. Oleksandr Chernetskyi (Ukraine), 1-1, 2-0
Dremiel Byers (USA) dec. Liu Deli (China), 4-0, 1-1, 1-1
Jalmar Sjolberg (Sweden) dec. Dremiel Byers (USA), 0-3, 1-1, 1-1