Augusto Midana

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]

Augusto Midana
Personal information
NationalityBissau-Guinean
Born (1984-05-20) 20 May 1984
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
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

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