slide_into_first wrote:
Olympic preview in freestyle wrestling at 96 kg/211.5 lbs
EXPECTED OLYMPIC ENTRIES
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
1st at 2011 World Championships – Reza Yazdani (Iran)
2nd at 2011 World Championships – Serhat Balci (Turkey)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Rouslan Sheikov (Belarus)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Jake Varner (United States)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Sinivie Boltic (Nigeria)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Taimuraz Tigieve (Kazakhstan)
2012 European Olympic qualifier champion – Abdusalam Gadisov (Russia)
2012 European Olympic qualifier runner-up – Georgi Gogshelidze (Georgia)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier champion – Kurban Kurbanov (Uzbekistan)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier runner-up – Rustam Iskandari (Tajikistan)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier champion – Javier Cortina Lacerra (Cuba)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier runner-up – Khetag Pliev (Canada)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier champion – Farahat Mostafa (Egypt)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier runner-up – Carl Floor (American Samoa)
Olympic Qualifier #1 champion – Khetag Gazumov (Azerbaijan)
Olympic Qualifier #1 runner-up – Magomed Musaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Olympic Qualifier #1 bronze medalist – Valeri Andriitsev (Ukraine)
Olympic Qualifier #2 champion – Nicolai Ceban (Moldova)
Olympic Qualifier #2 runner-up – Takao Isokawa (Japan)
If Jake Varner could get a bronze, it would be a huge accomplishment.
Varner is in the finals against Andriitsev of Ukraine. Match will be around 8:30 AM central time.