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][2]

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
Gold medal – first place 2016 Alexandria74kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Alexandria74kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tunis74kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Marrakech74kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Dakar74kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Cairo74kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Casablanca74kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tunis74kg
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers74kg
Men's Beach Wrestling
World Beach Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 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.[3] He was the flagbearer for Guinea-Bissau during the Parade of Nations.[4] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Guinea-Bissau at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

Midana is six-time African champion at the men's middleweight (–74 kg) category.[6]

Major results
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2006 African Championships South Africa Pretoria, South Africa 6th Freestyle 74 kg
2007 African Championships Egypt Cairo, Egypt 7th Freestyle 74 kg
All-Africa Games Algeria Algiers, Algeria 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
World Championships Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 39th Freestyle 74 kg
2008 African Championships Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
Olympic Games China Beijing, China 16th Freestyle 74 kg
2009 African Championships Morocco Casablanca, Morocco 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
2010 African Championships Egypt Cairo, Egypt 1st Freestyle 74 kg
World Championships Russia Moscow, Russia 19th Freestyle 74 kg
2011 African Championships Senegal Dakar, Senegal 1st Freestyle 74 kg
World Championships Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 14th Freestyle 74 kg
2012 African Championships 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 African Championships 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. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Augusto Midana". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. "Augusto Midana's profile at NBC". Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  3. "Men's Freestyle 74 kg - Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. "USA Wrestling Olympic Games Media Guide" (PDF). theguillotine.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.


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