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Islamic Republic of Iran
12 August 201218:00
Round-up: Russia rule but Iran are catching
Russia may have been kings of the mat again at London 2012, but if the Wrestling competition proved anything, it was that Iran are catching up.
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  SORYAN REIHANPOUR Hamid Mohammad
  NOROOZI Omid Haji
  GHASEMI Reza
  VOROBIEVA Natalia
  BURROUGHS Jordan Ernest
  VARNER Jacob Stephen
Japan
12 August 201214:41
Japan and USA claim Wrestling golds
Japan won their first male Wrestling gold in 24 years after Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu defeated India's Sushil Kumar, while the USA took home their second of London 2012.
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- Athletes: Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu ... See all Athletes
  YONEMITSU Tatsuhiro
  KUMAR Sushil
  TANATAROV Akzhurek
  LOPEZ AZCUY Livan
  VARNER Jacob Stephen
  ANDRIITSEV Valerii
  GAZYUMOV Khetag
  GOGSHELIDZE George
Uzbekistan
11 August 201221:22
Taymazov claims third successive gold
Artur Taymazov has cemented his place in Freestyle Wrestling history after defeating Davit Modzmanashvili to win his third successive gold in the men's 120kg Freestyle division.
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  TAYMAZOV Artur
  MODZMANASHVILI Davit
  MAKHOV Bilyal
  GHASEMI Komeil
Azerbaijan
11 August 201219:54
Golden night for Azerbaijan
It was a memorable night for Azerbaijan at the ExCeL as Toghrul Asgarov and Sharif Sharifov claimed Wrestling gold.
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  ESPINAL Jaime Yusept
  MARSAGISHVILI Dato
  ASGAROV Toghrul
  KUDUKHOV Besik
  SCOTT Coleman
  DUTT Yogeshwar
  SHARIFOV Sharif
  LASHGARI Ehsan Naser
United States of America
10 August 201220:40
Burroughs triumphs for USA gold
Jordan Burroughs walked away with gold after becoming the USA's first Olympic Games Wrestling champion of London 2012.
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  BURROUGHS Jordan Ernest
  GOUDARZI Sadegh Saeed
  TIGIEV Soslan
  TSARGUSH Denis
Russian Federation
10 August 201219:43
Russia take fourth Wrestling gold
Russia claimed their fourth Wrestling gold of London 2012 after Dzhamal Otarsultanov beat Vladimer Khinchegashvili in the 55kg Freestyle final this evening.
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- Athletes: Dzhamal Otarsultanov ... See all Athletes
  OTARSULTANOV Dzhamal
  KHINCHEGASHVILI Vladimer
  YUMOTO Shinichi
  YANG Kyong Il
Russian Federation
09 August 201220:35
Vorobieva claims gold
Russia's Natalia Vorobieva stunned Stanka Zlateva Hristova to take gold in thrilling style in the women's 72kg Freestyle Wrestling division.
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  VOROBIEVA Natalia
  HRISTOVA Stanka Zlateva
  UNDA Maider
  MANYUROVA Guzel
Japan
09 August 201219:40
Yoshida completes Olympic hat-trick
Saori Yoshida won her third successive Olympic gold to maintain Japan's dominance of women's Freestyle Wrestling at London 2012.
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- Athletes: Saori Yoshida ... See all Athletes
  YOSHIDA Saori
  VERBEEK Tonya Lynn
  RENTERIA CASTILLO Jackeline
  RATKEVICH Yuliya
Japan
08 August 201220:32
Double Wrestling gold for Japan
Hitomi Obara won gold in the 48kg women's Wrestling and compatriot Kaori Icho took the 63kg title at the ExCeL on a brilliant night for Japan.
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  OBARA Hitomi
  STADNYK Mariya
  ICHO Kaori
  JING Ruixue
  HUYNH Carol
  CHUN Clarissa Kyoko Mei Ling
Islamic Republic of Iran
07 August 201220:32
Rezaei grabs another gold for Iran
Iran won their third Greco-Roman Wrestling gold in as many days after Ghasem Rezaei beat Russia's Rustam Totrov in tonight's 96kg final.
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- Athletes: Rustam Totrov ... See all Athletes
  TOTROV Rustam
  ALEKSANYAN Artur
  LIDBERG Jimmy
  REZAEI Ghasem Gholamreza