Amer Hrustanović
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| Full name | Amer Hrustanović | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Austria | ||||||||||||
| Born |
11 June 1988 Zvornik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||
| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||
| Club | AC Wals Salzburg[1] | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Marco Haring Hannes[1] | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amer Hrustanović (born June 11, 1988 in Zvornik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is an amateur Austrian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category.[1][2] He holds both Austrian and Bosnian citizenship in order to compete internationally for wrestling, including the Olympic games.[3] Hrustanovic is also a member of the wrestling team for AC Wals in Salzburg, and is coached and trained by Marco Haring Hannes.[1]
Representing his adopted nation Austria, Hrustanović qualified for the men's 84 kg class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by placing second in his division from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4] He defeated South Korea's Lee Se-Yeol in the qualification rounds, before losing out his next match to Poland's Damian Janikowski, who was able to score a total of five points in two straight periods, leaving Hrustanovic without a single point.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Amer Hrustanović". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Amer Hrustanović". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Hrustanovic: "Lauere auf meine Chance"" [Hrustanovic: "lurking on my opportunity"] (in German). Sport 10 Austria. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ Öhlinger, Gerhard (22 April 2012). "Hrustanovic für Olympia qualifiziert" [Hrustanovic qualifies for Olympics] (in German). Salzburgen Nachrichten. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 84kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.