Augusto Midana

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Augusto Midana
Personal information
NationalityBissau-Guinean
Born (1984-05-20) 20 May 1984 (age 37)
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Guinea-Bissau
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle & Beach
Medal record
Representing  Guinea-Bissau
Men's Freestyle wrestling
African Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Alexandria 74kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Alexandria 74kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tunis 74kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Marrakech 74kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Dakar 74kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Cairo 74kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Casablanca 74kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tunis 74kg
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers 74kg
Men's Beach Wrestling
World Beach Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Obzor 85kg

Augusto Midana (born 20 May 1984 in ) 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[]

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2006 South Africa Pretoria, South Africa 6th Freestyle 74 kg
2007 Egypt Cairo, Egypt 7th Freestyle 74 kg
Algeria Algiers, Algeria 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
World Championships Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 39th Freestyle 74 kg
2008 Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
Olympic Games China Beijing, China 16th Freestyle 74 kg
2009 Morocco Casablanca, Morocco 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
2010 Egypt Cairo, Egypt 1st Freestyle 74 kg
World Championships Russia Moscow, Russia 19th Freestyle 74 kg
2011 Senegal Dakar, Senegal 1st Freestyle 74 kg
World Championships Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 14th Freestyle 74 kg
2012 Morocco Marrakech, Morocco 1st Freestyle 74 kg
Olympic Games United Kingdom London, Great Britain 7th Freestyle 74 kg
2014 African Championships Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia 1st Freestyle 74 kg
World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19th Freestyle 74 kg
2015 Egypt Alexandria, Egypt 1st Freestyle 74 kg
World Championships United States Las Vegas, United States 20th Freestyle 74 kg
2016 African Championships Egypt Alexandria, Egypt 1st Freestyle 74 kg
Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th Freestyle 74 kg
2019 African Championships Tunisia Hammamet, Tunisia 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
African Games Morocco Rabat-El Jadida, Morocco 11th Freestyle 74 kg
2020 African Championships Algeria Algiers, Algeria 9th Freestyle 74 kg
Olympic Games Japan Tokyo, Japan 11th Freestyle 74 kg

References[]

  1. ^ "Augusto Midana Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  3. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "USA Wrestling Olympic Games Media Guide" (PDF). theguillotine.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

External links[]

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Guinea-Bissau
Beijing 2008
London 2012
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Tokyo 2020
with
Taciana Cesar
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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