Wilson Siewari (born 16 July 1973) is an amateur Nigerian freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category.[1] He is a two-time medalist at the All-Africa Games, and trains under his personal and head coach Daniel Igali, a former Nigerian-born Canadian wrestler who won gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[2]
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| Nationality |  Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1973 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Daniel Igali | |||||||||||||||||
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Siewari represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the 120 kg class in men's freestyle wrestling. He lost his first preliminary match to former Olympic champion and Russian-born wrestler David Musuľbes of Slovakia, who was able to score only nine points ahead of him in three successive periods.[3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wilson Siewari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ Bamawo, Stella (18 September 2008). "Igali tasks NSC on 2012 London Olympics". The Nation. Nigeria. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 120kg (264.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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