Russian Mankiev Wins Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Wrestling Olympic Gold

Russian Nazyr Mankiev beat Rovshan Bayramov of Azerbaijan to take the men's 55kg Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Tuesday.

The bronze medal was shared by Roman Amoyan of Armenia and South Korean Park Eun-Chul.

(Xinhua News Agency August 12, 2008)

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