Wrestling
On 9 August 2008, Anatolie Guidea ruptured his Achilles' tendon and could not compete in the event. The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation has asked another Bulgarian wrestler, Ismail Redzhep, to replace Guidia, but he was involved in a car accident, prompting him not to compete. Eventually, the freed spot was taken by Mike Zadick from the United States.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Radoslav Velikov | −55 kg | Cejudo (USA) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | Gochashvili (GEO) W 3–1 PP |
Sevdimov (AZE) W 3–1 PP |
03 ! | |||
| Serafim Barzakov | −66 kg | Jung Y-H (KOR) W 3–1 PP |
Tushishvili (GEO) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 11 | ||||
| Kiril Terziev | −74 kg | Jokar (IRI) W 3–1 PP |
Gitinov (KGZ) W 5–0 VT |
Saitiev (RUS) L 0–5 VT |
Fundora (CUB) W 5–0 VT |
03 ! | |||
| Bozhidar Boyadzhiev | −120 kg | Akhmedov (RUS) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | Masoumi (IRI) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 13 | |||
- Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Venelin Venkov | −55 kg | Sourian (IRI) L 0–5 VT |
Did not advance | 17 | |||||
| Armen Nazaryan | −60 kg | Bedinadze (GEO) W 3–1 PP |
Sasamoto (JPN) W 3–1 PP |
Rahimov (AZE) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | Sheng J (CHN) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 7 | |
| Nikolay Gergov | −66 kg | Eroğlu (TUR) W 3–1 PP |
Kovalenko (RUS) W 3–1 PP |
Begaliev (KGZ) L 1–3 PP |
Vardanyan (UKR) L 1–3 PP |
5 | |||
| Yavor Yanakiev | −74 kg | Chang Yx (CHN) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | Barrera (PER) W 3–0 PO |
Mikhalovich (BLR) W 3–1 PP |
03 ! | |||
| Kaloyan Dinchev | −96 kg | Švec (CZE) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 14 | |||||
| Ivan Ivanov | −120 kg | Szczepaniak (FRA) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 13 | |||||
- Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Elina Vaseva | −63 kg | Dunn (GUM) W 3–0 PO |
Kartashova (RUS) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | Shalygina (KAZ) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 7 | ||
| Stanka Zlateva | −72 kg | Akuffo (CAN) W 3–0 PO |
Unda (ESP) W 3–1 PP |
Wieszczek (POL) W 3–0 PO |
Wang J (CHN) L 0–5 VT |
02 ! | |||
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Famous quotes containing the word wrestling:
“There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and it is no more ignoble to attend a wrestled performance of suffering than a performance of the sorrows of Arnolphe or Andromaque.”
—Roland Barthes (1915–1980)
“We laugh at him who steps out of his room at the very moment when the sun steps out, and says: “I will the sun to rise”; and at him who cannot stop the wheel, and says: “I will it to roll”; and at him who is taken down in a wrestling match, and says: “I lie here, but I will that I lie here!” And yet, all laughter aside, do we ever do anything other than one of these three things when we use the expression, “I will”?”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)