Augusto Midana

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][2]

Augusto Midana

Personal information
Nationality	Bissau-Guinean
Born	(1984-05-20) 20 May 1984 (age 41)
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Guinea-Bissau
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle & Beach
Medal record Representing  Guinea-Bissau Men's Freestyle wrestling African Championship 2016 Alexandria 74kg 2015 Alexandria 74kg 2014 Tunis 74kg 2012 Marrakech 74kg 2011 Dakar 74kg 2010 Cairo 74kg 2009 Casablanca 74kg 2008 Tunis 74kg African Games 2007 Algiers 74kg Men's Beach Wrestling World Beach Wrestling Championships 2009 Obzor 85kg

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.^[3] He was the flagbearer for Guinea-Bissau during the Parade of Nations.^[4] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Guinea-Bissau at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[5]

Midana is a six-time African champion in the men's middleweight (–74 kg) category.^[6]

Major results

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2006	African Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	6th	Freestyle 74 kg
2007	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	7th	Freestyle 74 kg
	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	Freestyle 74 kg
	World Championships	Baku, Azerbaijan	39th	Freestyle 74 kg
2008	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	3rd	Freestyle 74 kg
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	16th	Freestyle 74 kg
2009	African Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	3rd	Freestyle 74 kg
2010	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	19th	Freestyle 74 kg
2011	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	14th	Freestyle 74 kg
2012	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	7th	Freestyle 74 kg
2014	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19th	Freestyle 74 kg
2015	African Championships	Alexandria, Egypt	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
	World Championships	Las Vegas, United States	20th	Freestyle 74 kg
2016	African Championships	Alexandria, Egypt	1st	Freestyle 74 kg
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th	Freestyle 74 kg
2019	African Championships	Hammamet, Tunisia	3rd	Freestyle 74 kg
	African Games	Rabat-El Jadida, Morocco	11th	Freestyle 74 kg
2020	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	9th	Freestyle 74 kg
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Freestyle 74 kg