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Western New York Wrestling

WNY Wrestling

1995-1996

Armenia

1995-1996

Belarus

1995-1996

Canada

1995-1996

Georgia

1995-1996

Iran

1995-1996

Kazakhstan

1995-1996

Russia

1995-1996

Turkey

1995-1996

USA

United States of America

1995-1996

Finland

1995-1996

Moldova

1995-1996

Sweden

1995-1996

Olympic Wrestling Championships

Georgia World Congress Center

Atlanta, Georgia

Jul 20, 1996 - Aug 2, 1996

Rosselli's Olympic Heroics Overlooked

Lou Rosselli's place in Olympic history should be secure -- even though NBC television failed to document his courageous moment. SOURCE: Lockport Union-Sun and Journal, August 13, 1996.

GALLERY

Lou Rosselli

Men's Greco-Roman - GR

Teams


                                                                  Participating Teams
                           
                                            Armenia [ARM]
                                                              Azerbaijan [AZE]
                                                              Belarus [BLR]
                                                              Bulgaria [BUL]
                                                              Canada [CAN]
                                                              Cuba [CUB]
                                                              Georgia [GEO]
                                                              Germany [GER]
                                                              Iran [IRI]
                                                              Japan [JPN]
                                                              Kazakhstan [KAZ]
                                                              North Korea [PRK]
                                                              Russia [RUS]
                                                              South Korea [KOR]
                                                              Turkey [TUR]
                                                              Ukraine [UKR]
                                                              United States of America [USA]

Individuals


              
              
                                                                            Place Winners
                       
                                    
                                                                                                         48
                                                                      1.
                      Kim Il
                      (NK)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         52
                                                                      1.
                      Valentin Yordanov
                      (Bulgaria)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         57
                                                                      1.
                      Kendall Cross
                      (USA)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         62
                                                                      1.
                      Tom Brands
                      (USA)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         68
                                                                      1.
                      Vadim Bogiev
                      (Russia)
                  
                                                  
                                                   
                                            2.
                      Townsend Saunders
                      (USA)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         74
                                                                      1.
                      Buvaisar Saitiev
                      (Russia)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         82
                                                                      1.
                      Khadzhimurad Magomedov
                      (Russia)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         90
                                                                      1.
                      Rasoul Khadem
                      (Iran)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                        100
                                                                      1.
                      Kurt Angle
                      (USA)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                        130
                                                                      1.
                      Mahmut Demir
                      (Turkey)
                  
                                                  
                                                   
                                            3.
                      Bruce Baumgartner
                      (USA)

Men's Freestyle - FS

Teams


                                                                  Participating Teams
                           
                                            Armenia [ARM]
                                                              Belarus [BLR]
                                                              China [CHN]
                                                              Cuba [CUB]
                                                              Finland [FIN]
                                                              France [FRA]
                                                              Germany [GER]
                                                              Kazakhstan [KAZ]
                                                              Moldova [MDA]
                                                              Poland [POL]
                                                              Russia [RUS]
                                                              South Korea [KOR]
                                                              Sweden [SWE]
                                                              Turkey [TUR]
                                                              Ukraine [UKR]
                                                              United States of America [USA]

Individuals


              
              
                                                                            Place Winners
                       
                                    
                                                                                                         48
                                                                      1.
                      Sim Kwon-ho
                      (SK)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         52
                                                                      1.
                      Armen Nazaryan
                      (Armenia)
                  
                                                  
                                                   
                                            2.
                      Brandon Paulson
                      (USA)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         57
                                                                      1.
                      Yuriy Melnichenko
                      (Kazakhstan)
                  
                                                  
                                                   
                                            2.
                      Dennis Hall
                      (USA)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         62
                                                                      1.
                      Włodzimierz Zawadzki
                      (Poland)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         68
                                                                      1.
                      Ryszard Wolny
                      (Poland)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         74
                                                                      1.
                      Filiberto Azcuy
                      (Cuba)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         82
                                                                      1.
                      Hamza Yerlikaya
                      (Turkey)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                         90
                                                                      1.
                      Vyacheslav Oliynyk
                      (Ukraine)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                        100
                                                                      1.
                      Andrzej Wronski
                      (Poland)
                  
                                                  
                                                                                                        130
                                                                      1.
                      Aleksandr Karelin
                      (Russia)
                  
                                                  
                                                   
                                            2.
                      Matt Ghaffari
                      (USA)