Wrestling

Canadian wrestler Carol Huynh reaches semis in defence of gold medal
Globe and Mail
Facing Vietnam's Thi Lua Nguyen, Huynh began her defence of her 2008 gold
medal in women's wrestling with a lightning fast win. She pinned her
opponent to score a 5-0 win in less than a minute Wednesday. In her second
match, Hunyh took on Vanesa ...
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Iran wins three gold medals, Russia two in Greco-Roman wrestling at Olympics
Examiner.com
With three days of Greco-Roman competition complete, Iran won three gold
medals out of seven weight classes, while Russia claimed two golds, at the
2012 Olympics at ExCel Centre in London Tuesday. The three Iranians who
stood atop the podium at the ...
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Iran closes out Greco-Roman tournament with 3rd Olympic gold; US shut out
of ...
Washington Post
Kim Hyeon-woo also won gold Tuesday in 66-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling,
beating Hungary's Tamas Lorincz 1-0, 2-0 to give South Korea its first
wrestling gold of the London Games. "There is a saying in Korea that my
coach uses all the time. 'If you work ...
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Wrestling: Korean "Mowgli" is king of the Greco jungle
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - A South Korean wrestler nicknamed 'Mowgli' won gold in
the Greco-Roman wrestling at the London Games on Tuesday, overcoming a
badly swollen eye that left him struggling to see properly. Kim Hyeonwoo,
23, beat Hungary's Tamas ...
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WRESTLING GLOOM
ABC News
The London Olympics have been a disaster for the U.S. wrestling team. For
the fourth day in a row, no American wrestler could even reach the
semifinals after women's freestylers Clarissa Chun and Elena Pirozhkova
were knocked out early on Wednesday.
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Wrestling rumble! It's 'Tower of Power' Lauer vs. 'Sternum Choker' Roker
NBCNews.com (blog)
Updated Aug. 8: Matt "The Tower of Power" Lauer and Al "The Sternum Choker"
Roker (as Bob Costas dubbed them) received a lesson in Greco-Roman
wrestling — even painfully learning what the "flying squirrel" move
entails! The duo have teamed up three ...
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Japan looking for sweep in women's wrestling behind Icho and Obara
Washington Post
Japan has ruled women's freestyle wrestling since it was added to the
Olympic program for the Athens Games in 2004. That doesn't look likely to
change during the London Games. Icho won golds at 63 kilograms in Athens
and Beijing. Yoshida has taken both ...
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Canadian wrestlers Huynh, Dugrenier in mix for Olympic bronze
CBC.ca
Carol Huynh will not repeat as an Olympic women's wrestling champ. The
Hazelton, B.C. native will wrestle for a bronze medal in the women's 48kg
class at the London Games after she was defeated in points by Hitomi Obara
of Japan in the semifinals.
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Colt Cabana Talks Gathering Of The Juggalos & Wrestling For The Insane ...
Huffington Post (satire)
Colt Cabana has one of the most unique jobs in the world: comedic pro
wrestler. When he's not busy dishing out punches and bodyslams for rabid
crowds, he's making them laugh with his patented brand of slapstick. And
this week, he's got to perform in front ...
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Top two Canadian women's wrestlers to contend for medals Wednesday
Examiner.com
Carol Huynh of New Hazelton, British Columbia, the reigning Olympic gold
medallist in the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling competition will open her
quest to defend her Olympic medal against Thi Lua Nguyen of Vietnam at 6:24
a.m. (TSN). It is interesting ...
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