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Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, excluding the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Brazilian Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro, COB) sent the nation's largest ever delegation in history to the Games. A total of 243 athletes, 124 men and 119 women, competed in 24 sports.[2]
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Brazil left Athens with a total of 10 medals (5 golds, 2 silver, and 3 bronze), the lowest in Summer Olympics since 1992.[3] Although the nation's final medal count could not surpass its previous records set in Atlanta (15 medals) and Sydney (12 medals), Brazil produced a record of five golds at these edition, a performance only surpassed 12 years later in Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was the host country and won seven gold medals.
Brazil conquered its first gold medal ever in Equestrian as also in a mixed Olympic event, with the gold medal won by Rodrigo Pessoa in individual jumping.
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Until the Athens 2004 Games, Brazil had only a two-time Olympic champion, the legendary Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, who shone on the triple jump in Helsinki-1952 and Melbourne-1956. That changed when sailor Robert Scheidt shone in the Laser class and secured his second gold medal (he had already been champion in Atlanta 1996).
Also in the sailing, Torben Grael and Marcelo Ferreira reached gold in the Star class. Both became two-time Olympic champions since they had won in Atlanta-1996. With the achievement, Torben Grael wrote his name in history (at the time) as the greatest Olympic athlete in Brazil at all times, with five medals ( a performance also matched by Robert Scheidt 8 years later ). He is also one of the sailors with the largest number of Olympic medals at all times, along with Robert Scheidt and British Ben Ainslie.
In the men's volleyball the team coached by the victorious Bernardo Rezende and led by Gilberto Godoy Filho, who started the greatest era of achievements with the Brazil men's national volleyball team, Brazil defeated Italy in the final by 3 to 1 and secured the second gold medal of national volleyball in the Olympic Games. In the team were Maurício Lima and Giovane Gávio, unique remnants of the historic triumph of the tournament of Barcelona 1992.
In men's beach volleyball, Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos defeated the Spaniards Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera in the final and secured the gold. It was the first gold medal ever won by Brazilian men in beach volleyball. In women's beach volleyball Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar again came to the decision, but as they did four years earlier in Sydney, they silver medalists, after losing to Kerri Walsh and Misty May.
Led by Formiga and Marta, women's national football team finally won the first Olympic medal ever. The team advanced to the final against United States. After a very tough match with a draw of 1–1 in regular time, the Americans won the gold medal match by 2–1 at extra time, leaving Brazil with the silver medal.
Brazilian judokas won two more podiums for Brazil. Leandro Guilheiro was responsible for giving the country the first medal in Athens, the bronze in men's 81 kg. The second Brazilian medal in that edition also came from judo, with the bronze of Flávio Canto, in men's 81 kg category.
In the men's marathon, one of the most remarkable scenes of the Athens 2004 Games, which gained worldwide notoriety, involved the marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima. He was leading the race, which closes the Olympics, when, at the time of the 36th of the 42 kilometers of the race, he was attacked by Irish religious fanatic Cornelius Horan. The Brazilian was pushed off the track by Cornelius. Despite that, Vanderlei returned to the race, but with the time lost in the unforeseen event, he was overtaken by the Italian Stefano Baldini and the American Mebrahtom Keflezighi. Vanderlei, meanwhile, maintained the third position and, thus, was left with the bronze medal. He was the first and so far the only Brazilian marathon runner to obtain an Olympic medal. Later, Vanderlei de Lima received the prestigious Pierre de Coubertin Medal to his achievements for sportsmanship. The medal, one of the most important awarded by the International Olympic Committee, is dedicated to athletes who value sport more than victory itself. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Vanderlei de Lima received the honour of lighting the Olympic Flame as the final member of the torch relay.[4]
Brazilian equestrian and show jumper Rodrigo Pessoa was the originally the silver medalist in individual jumping. On October 8, 2004, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports ordered a suspension for Ireland's Cian O'Connor after his horse Waterford Crystal failed a doping test for fluphenazine and zuclopenthixol. Because O'Connor decided not to appeal and formally strip off his Olympic title in men's show jumping, silver Rodrigo Pessoa was subsequently awarded and received his gold medal at a public ceremony on Copacabana Beach in August 2005. This was the first and so far the only gold medal won by Brazil not only in Equestrian as also in a mixed Olympic event.[5]
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Athletics
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Brazilian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[6][7] Marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima was awarded a prestigious Pierre de Coubertin Medal from the International Olympic Committee for sportsmanship after being attacked by Irish protester Cornelius Horan, who pushed him off the road four miles from the finish line.[4][8]
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- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
- Field events
- Women
- Track & road events
- Field events
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Basketball
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Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Brazil roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[9]
- Group play
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2004 16:45 |
Japan ![]() |
62–128 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 3–36, 17–33, 20–33 | ||
Pts: Hamaguchi 23 Rebs: Yano 5 Asts: Kusuda, Nagata 2 |
Pts: Oliveira 25 Rebs: Oliveira 13 Asts: Pinto 7 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 950 Referees: Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy) Abreu Joao (Mozambique) |
16 August 2004 20:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
87–75 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 23–24, 14–21, 23–11 | ||
Pts: Luz 18 Rebs: Oliveira 11 Asts: Three players 2 |
Pts: Maltsi 26 Rebs: Maltsi 10 Asts: Kostaki 7 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico) Philippe Leemann (Switzerland) |
18 August 2004 20:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
67–77 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 11–25, 20–17, 19–14 | ||
Pts: Arcain 19 Rebs: Oliveira 8 Asts: Luz 5 |
Pts: Arkhipova 20 Rebs: Stepanova 9 Asts: Arkhipova 3 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Jose Carrión (Puerto Rico) Chantal Julien (France) |
20 August 2004 22:15 |
Nigeria ![]() |
63–82 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 19–33, 15–14, 12–11, 17–24 | ||
Pts: Udoka 17 Rebs: Udoka 7 Asts: Amachree, Udoka 2 |
Pts: Castro Marques 26 Rebs: de Souza 8 Asts: Castro Marques 6 |
22 August 2004 14:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
66–84 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–20, 18–22, 13–22 | ||
Pts: Luz 16 Rebs: Oliveira 11 Asts: Castro Marques, Arcain 3 |
Pts: Jackson 24 Rebs: Snell 8 Asts: Fallon, Snell 3 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 3,450 Referees: Corbin Sean (United States) Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy) |
- Quarterfinal
25 August 2004 20:00 |
Spain ![]() |
63–67 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 18–20, 12–15, 17–18 | ||
Pts: M. Fernández 16 Rebs: Pascua 6 Asts: Palau 3 |
Pts: Arcain 27 Rebs: Oliveira, Sobral 8 Asts: Luz 3 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece) Nancy Ethier (Brazil) |
- Semifinal
27 August 2004 16:45 |
Brazil ![]() |
75–88 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 15–21, 20–21, 19–25 | ||
Pts: Castro Marques 25 Rebs: Oliveira 8 Asts: Luz 2 |
Pts: Jackson 26 Rebs: Jackson 13 Asts: Harrower 4 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 4,150 Referees: Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico) Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania) |
- Bronze Medal Final
28 August 2004 14:00 |
Russia ![]() |
71–62 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 14–12, 15–14, 24–16 | ||
Pts: Goustilina 12 Rebs: Osipova 10 Asts: Arkhipova, Baranova 4 |
Pts: Castro Marques 16 Rebs: Oliveira 9 Asts: Castro Marques 6 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 7,250 Referees: Corbin Sean (United States) Nancy Ethier (Canada) |
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Canoeing
Sprint
Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; QS = Qualify to semifinal
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Cycling
Road
- Men
- Women
Mountain biking
- Men
- Women
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Diving
- Men
- Women
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Equestrian
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Brazil has qualified two teams in eventing and jumping. Show jumper Rodrigo Pessoa originally claimed a silver medal in men's show jumping. On October 8, 2004, International Federation for Equestrian Sports announced that Waterford Crystal, owned by Ireland's Cian O'Connor, failed a horse doping test for fluphenazine and zuclopenthixol that formally stripped off O'Connor's Olympic title in early 2005.[10] Pessoa was eventually presented with his gold medal at a ceremony on Copacabana Beach in August 2005.[5]
Eventing
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Show jumping
*Won in jump-off
Fencing
- Men
- Women
Football
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Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Women's tournament
- Roster
Head coach: René Simões
Brazil named a squad of 18 players and 1 alternate for the tournament.[11] During the tournament, Dayane replaced Kelly due to injury.[12]
- Group play
- Quarterfinal
- Semifinal
- Gold Medal Final
Won Silver Medal
Gymnastics
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Artistic
Brazil qualified a women's team and an individual man.
- Men
- Women
- Team
- Individual finals
Rhythmic
Handball
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Key:
- ET: After Extra Time
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Brazil roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[13]
Head coach: Valmir Fassina
- Group play
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2004 21:30 |
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31–17 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
Anquetil 7 | (14–10) | Silva 6 | ||
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16 August 2004 19:30 |
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19–20 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
Souza 5 | (10–10) | 4 players with 3 | ||
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18 August 2004 21:30 |
Germany ![]() |
34–21 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO) |
Kretzschmar, Stephan 7 | (18–12) | Souza 7 | ||
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15 August 2004 14:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
22–26 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
Justino 6 | (9–13) | Grammatikos 7 | ||
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22 August 2004 21:30 |
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22–26 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
Abdel Salam 5 | (11–10) | Kojoroski 6 | ||
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- 9th–10th Classification
24 August 2004 11:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
25–29 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hassan, Aly (EGY) |
Tupan, Souza 6 | (11–13) | Sigurdsson 8 | ||
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Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Brazil roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[14]
Head coach: Alexandre Schneider
- Group play
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
15 August 2004 16:30 |
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21–29 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
Gioupi 6 | (8–14) | Piedade 7 | ||
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19 August 2004 19:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
19–21 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Gardinovacki, Maric (SCG) |
A. Silva 6 | (10–10) | Yatsenko, Lyapina 5 | ||
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21 August 2004 21:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
26–35 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP) |
A. Silva 8 | (14–19) | Radulovics 10 | ||
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23 August 2004 16:30 |
China ![]() |
28–23 | ![]() |
Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |
Zhai Chao 10 | (11–13) | Nascimento 5 | ||
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- Quarterfinal
26 August 2004 19:30 |
South Korea ![]() |
26–24 | ![]() |
Helliniko Indoor Arena Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP) |
Lee S. 7 | (16–9) | L. Silva 7 | ||
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- 5th–8th Classification Semifinal
28 August 2004 11:30 |
Hungary ![]() |
36–31 | ![]() |
Helliniko Indoor Arena Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
Radulovics 7 | (17–14) | Santos 9 | ||
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- 7th–8th Place Final
29 August 2004 08:30 |
China ![]() |
25–26 | ![]() |
Helliniko Indoor Arena Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP) |
Li Weiwei 7 | (10–13) | A. Silva 6 | ||
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Judo
- Men
- Women
Modern pentathlon
Brazil has qualified a single spot each in the men's and women's event.
Rowing
- Men
- Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
- Men
- Women
- Open
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
- Men
Swimming
Brazilian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
- Men
- Women
Synchronized swimming
Brazil has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.
Table tennis
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Brazil has qualified two spots each in the men's and women's doubles.
- Men
- Women
Taekwondo
- Men
- Women
Tennis
- Men
Triathlon
Brazil brought five veterans to the second Olympic triathlon. Once again, two triathletes did not finish (Carla Moreno started both, but finished neither).
- Men
- Women
Volleyball
Beach
- Men
- Women
Indoor
- Summary
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Brazilian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[15]
Head coach: Bernardo Rezende
- Group play
Source: FIVB
15 August 2004 16:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 1,853 Referees: Georgios Karampetsos (GRE), Ryszard Dietrich (POL) |
(23–25, 25–19, 25–12, 25–21) result | ||||
17 August 2004 21:45 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) |
(25–21, 15–25, 25–16, 21–25, 33–31) result | ||||
19 August 2004 11:00 |
Netherlands ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,150 Referees: Fernando Nava (MEX), Francisco Medina (CUB) |
(22–25, 26–24, 21–25, 19–25) result | ||||
21 August 2004 22:20 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) |
(25–19, 25–13, 25–23) result | ||||
23 August 2004 22:20 |
United States ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 3,150 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Dejan Jovanovic (SCG) |
(25–22, 25–23, 18–25, 25–22) result | ||||
- Quarterfinal
25 August 2004 22:25 |
Poland ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,150 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Fernando Nava (MEX) |
(22–25, 25–27, 18–25) result | ||||
- Semifinal
27 August 2004 21:30 |
United States ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 9,380 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Ryszard Dietrich (POL) |
(16–25, 17–25, 23–25) result | ||||
- Gold Medal Final
29 August 2004 14:30 |
Italy ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 9,350 Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Ning Wang (CHN) |
(15–25, 26–24, 20–25, 22–25) result | ||||
Won Gold Medal
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[16]
Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães
- Group play
Source: FIVB
14 August 2004 14:00 |
Japan ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Frank Leuthaeusser (GER), Patrick Richard (FRA) |
(21–25, 22–25, 21–25) result | ||||
16 August 2004 09:00 |
Kenya ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Umit Sokullu (TUR) |
(16–25, 27–29, 12–25) result | ||||
18 August 2004 21:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Kun Tae Kim (KOR) |
(19–25, 25–13, 22–25, 25–16, 15–13) result | ||||
20 August 2004 16:00 |
Greece ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Abdullah Al Khelaifi (KSA), Fernando Nava (MEX) |
(22–25, 22–25, 11–25) result | ||||
22 August 2004 19:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: de Jan Jovonovic (SCG), Karin Zahorcova (CZE) |
(25–19, 25–18, 25–23) result | ||||
- Quarterfinal
24 August 2004 21:55 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Patrick Richard (FRA), Fotios Lekkas (GRE) |
(25–22, 25–20, 22–25, 25–27, 15–6) result | ||||
- Semifinal
26 August 2004 19:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Kun Tae Kim (KOR), Hiroyuki Ito (JPN) |
(25–18, 25–21, 22–25, 26–28, 14–16) result | ||||
- Bronze Medal Final
26 August 2004 19:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Jarmo Salonen (FIN), Ryszard Dietrich (POL) |
(22–25, 22–25, 25–14, 17–25) result | ||||
Wrestling
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Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
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