thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted September 23, 2019 #41 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Gold medal for at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. Not sure if this was their first ever gold medal, but it's still worth a shot. Gianlu33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,417 Posted September 23, 2019 #42 Share Posted September 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said: Gold medal for at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. Not sure if this was their first ever gold medal, but it's still worth a shot. It was great feat either way thiago_simoes 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,527 Posted September 24, 2019 #43 Share Posted September 24, 2019 10 hours ago, thiago_simoes said: Gold medal for at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. Not sure if this was their first ever gold medal, but it's still worth a shot. it's their first Gold since the Independence... but when they were under the Soviet Union, they won World and Olympic Gold medals thanks to Kanybek Osmonaliyev (4 world titles and the 1980 Olympic Gold medal for him) in Weightlifting and thanks to Andrey Kurnyavka in Boxing (1989)... meanwhile Orzubek Nazarov was for quite a while WBA Lightweight world champion in PRO Boxing from 1993 through 1998... thiago_simoes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted September 24, 2019 #44 Share Posted September 24, 2019 12 hours ago, phelps said: it's their first Gold since the Independence... but when they were under the Soviet Union, they won World and Olympic Gold medals thanks to Kanybek Osmonaliyev (4 world titles and the 1980 Olympic Gold medal for him) in Weightlifting and thanks to Andrey Kurnyavka in Boxing (1989)... meanwhile Orzubek Nazarov was for quite a while WBA Lightweight world champion in PRO Boxing from 1993 through 1998... Great information! Now, at least, we can rest assured that all of the the post-Soviet states have won gold medals at the World Championships in any sport. I was in doubt about and , but they all got gold medals too ( in athletics, in weightlifting, in wrestling and archery), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,417 Posted September 24, 2019 #45 Share Posted September 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said: Great information! Now, at least, we can rest assured that all of the the post-Soviet states have won gold medals at the World Championships in any sport. I was in doubt about and , but they all got gold medals too ( in athletics, in weightlifting, in wrestling and archery), is in the process of having that medal go bye bye. The other 2 are good I believe. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted September 24, 2019 #46 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: is in the process of having that medal go bye bye. The other 2 are good I believe. Do you mean ? has two medals in athletics in 1993 and 1995. I can't see such old results being modified. EDIT: gold medal in weightlifting is also from 1993. Edited September 24, 2019 by thiago_simoes Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,417 Posted September 24, 2019 #47 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Just now, thiago_simoes said: Do you mean ? has two medals in athletics in 1993 and 1995. I can't see such old results being modified. EDIT: gold medal in weightlifting is also from 1993. No is having a World Championships and possibly an Olympic medal taken away. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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