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unusual facts about 2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg

Amir Aliakbari of Iran originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Anabolic steroids.


2005 Pacific Life Open

Also competing in the field were Australian Open titlist Marat Safin, 2004 French Open winner Guillermo Coria, Tim Henman, Carlos Moyá and Gastón Gaudio.

2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

The 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour.

2008 Heineken Open

The field was led by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) No. 5, Tennis Masters Cup finalist and defending champion David Ferrer, US Open quarterfinalist Juan Ignacio Chela, and 2007 Stockholm quarterfinalist Juan Mónaco.

2008 Movistar Open

Other seeded players were 2007 St. Petersburg finalist Fernando Verdasco, Doha and Sydney quarterfinalist Agustín Calleri, Óscar Hernández, José Acasuso and Nicolás Massú.

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres

Coming into the championships, Ivory Williams had ran a world-leading time of 6.49 seconds to win the US indoor championships, positioning him as a possible gold medallist.

2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The Men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 28 on a loop course starting and finishing at Gukchae - bosang Memorial Park in the center of Daegu.

2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres

Shani Davis of the United States won the cup, while the defending champion, Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands, came second, and Kjeld Nuis, also of the Netherlands, came third.

2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres

The medallists were the same as the previous season, however in a different order: Jorrit Bergsma won the cup, while his countrymen Bob de Jong – the defending champion – and Sven Kramer came second and third, respectively.

Adnan Mohamed Muthasim

Mohamed Muthasim Adnan also took part in the 50 m freestyle and 50 m butterfly events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships.

Alex Trembach

He competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.

Alexander Petrovskiy

: 8th Olympic Games (Team pursuit with Alexei Markov, Alexander Serov, and Nikolay Trusov), Beijing (CHN)

André Perchicot

André Perchicot (August 9, 1888 - May 3, 1950) was a French cyclist who won the bronze medal at the 1912 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Sprint in Newark, New Jersey and the 1912 French National Track Championships.

Andrew Rock

In the 2004 Olympic Games, Rock ran for the American 4x400m relay team in the qualifying heats, securing the team a place in the final.

Andrey Rudnitskiy

The next year the relay team finished seventh at the 2005 World Championships with Forshev, Rudnitskiy, Oleg Mishukov and Yevgeniy Lebedev.

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

The phrase "Grand Prix Priest" refers to Horan's previous protest, in which he ran onto the track at the Silverstone Circuit during the Formula One 2003 British Grand Prix, intentionally running directly into the path of oncoming cars.

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

Demetrius Pinder took the early lead down the back stretch, but reigning World Junior Champion Luguelin Santos (age

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Ryan Whiting and German Lauro had to take all three attempts to make their automatic qualifier, Lauro's becoming the new National Record for Argentina.

Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres

The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.

Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 500 metres

The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.

Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 500 metres

The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program.

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

The final was held on Wednesday, July 15, 1908 at 5.45 p.m.

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

These are the official results of the Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland held from July 28 to July 31, 1952.

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

These are the official results of the Men's Tandem Race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on September 3 and September 4, 1972.

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

The men's 1 kilometre time trial in Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics was a time trial race in which each of the thirty-two cyclists attempted to set the fastest time for four laps (1 kilometre) of the track.

Eritrea at the Olympics

Zersenay Tadese won Eritrea's first ever medal when he was placed third in the men's 10000 meters.

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

Twenty-four teams entered the qualification for the three allocated spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Beijing.

Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's team horizontal bar

The men's team horizontal bar was the second of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme.

Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team, free system

The others were a team competition in the Swedish system and a standard team competition.

Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team

It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was one of three team gymnastics events held in 1920 (along with the free system team event and the Swedish system team event).

Hamada Mohamed

Mohamed then ran in the first heat of the men's 800 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, barely missing qualification to the next round, although he ran a great race against the likes of Marcin Lewandowski and Giordano Benedetti.

Jean Elichagaray

Jean Baptiste Pierre Eugène Elichagaray (September 3, 1886 – June 8, 1987) was a French rower who competed in the men's eights event at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

José Villalobos

He was a member of Costa Rica U23 team who competed at 2004 Summer Olympics, playing the full 90 minutes in all matches as Costa Rica lost to Argentina on the quarterfinals and scoring in the group stage match against Portugal.

Oleksiy Shelest

He made a comeback from his eight-year absence at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing to race for the second time in 50 km walk, along with his compatriots Serhiy Budza and Oleksiy Kazanin.

Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

The men's doubles competition was one of two rackets events held as part of the Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.

Rainer Kuhlmey

He has won several national titles (including the 1968 German Team Championships with Eintracht Frankfurt), took part in several international tournaments, such as Beaulieu and Cannes Championships, and represented Germany in the main draw of the 1971 French Open – Men's Singles competition at Roland Garros, Paris.

Roger Hargreaves

In 1981 the Little Miss series of books was launched, and in 1983 it also was made into a television series, narrated by Pauline Collins, and her husband John Alderton.

Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

The men's single sculls event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Susumu Kobayashi

He scored a total of 577 targets in the preliminary rounds of the men's 10 m air pistol, by four points ahead of Poland's Wojciech Knapik from the final attempt, finishing only in twenty-third place.

Table tennis at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's singles

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between December 20 and 21, at the Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg

The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman featherweight

The Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.

Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight

The men's freestyle light heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.

Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman flyweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink.

Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.

Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg

The Men's Freestyle 62 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.

Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.

Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Instituto Nacional de Educación Física de Cataluña from July 27 to July 29.

Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 130 kg

The Men's Freestyle 130 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 31 to August 1.

Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 21 to July 22.

Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 21 to July 22.


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