Dauren Kurugliev
Bronze Medal, 9 August 2024, Wrestling, -86 kg, Paris 2024
Dauren Kurugliev brought the first medal to Greek wrestling since 2004 by winning the bronze medal match in the men’s freestyle 86 kg category against Myles Nazem Amine from San Marino.
Kurugliev took an early 4-0 lead, but Amine, the bronze medalist at the Tokyo Games, launched a final attack that narrowed the score to 4-2. Despite a brief comeback attempt just before the end of the match, the final score was 5-4, securing the bronze medal for Kurugliev.
This is the 12th Olympic medal in the history of Greek wrestling.
They said..
“I didn’t come here for the bronze. My goal was the gold, but God gave me this medal. I thank Greece for giving me the opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games, especially Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Minister of Sports Giannis Vroutsis, and Kostas Thanos, who believed in me and helped me get the Greek passport.”
9 August 2024
