Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan won an Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 84-kilogram freestyle, beating Jaime Yusept Espinal of Puerto Rico
of freestyle gold contenders in Yabrail Hasanov and Sharif Sharifov , along with reigning Greco-Roman champion Ravshan ..... Azerbaijan; Sadegh Goudarzi, Iran 84kg Gold: Sharif Sharifov , Azerbaijan Silver: Ehsan Lashgari, Iran Bronze
a bronze, losing with less than 10 seconds left in his final match. Jake Herbert lost to eventual gold medalist Sharif Sharifov in the quarterfinals on a curious and confusing scoring decision that the fuming Americans won't soon forget. But
similar to a yellow cared handed out in soccer, after a challenge thrown by the U.S. resulted in Azerbaijan's Sharif Sharifov being awarded the victory in the second period, 4-1, 6-0. The Americans believed Hebert should have scored
States Silver: Davit Khutsishvili, Georgia Bronze: Ashraf Aliev, Azerbaijan; Sadegh Goudarzi, Iran 84kg Gold: Sharif Sharifov , Azerbaijan Silver: Ehsan Lashgari, Iran Bronze: Ibragim Aldatov, Ukraine; Dato Marsagishvili, Georgia 96kg