Augusto Midana

Augusto Midana
Personal information
Nationality Bissau-Guinean
Born (1984-05-20) May 20, 1984
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle & Beach
Medal record
Representing  Guinea-Bissau
Men's Freestyle wrestling
African Championship
2016 Alexandria74kg
2015 Alexandria74kg
2014 Tunis74kg
2012 Marrakech74kg
2011 Dakar74kg
2010 Cairo74kg
2009 Casablanca74kg
2008 Tunis74kg
African Games
2007 Algiers74kg
Men's Beach Wrestling
World Beach Wrestling Championships
2009 Obzor85kg

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]

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.


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