Augusto Midana

Augusto Midana
Personal information
Born (1984-05-20) May 20, 1984
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country  Guinea-Bissau
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) 74kg freestyle
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Augusto Midana (born 20 May 1984 in Sucuto-Nhacra) is a freestyle wrestler from Guinea-Bissau who competes in the men's middleweight (-74 kg) category. He represented Guinea-Bissau in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and was the flagbearer for his nation during the opening ceremonies of those games. He competed again at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th place.[1]

He once again competed for Guinea-Bissau at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Jordan Burroughs of the United States in the first round.[2] He was the flagbearer for Guinea-Bissau during the Parade of Nations.[3]

References

  1. "Augusto Midana Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.


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