Iranian Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei won the Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling 96kg gold medal Tuesday, beating Russian Rustam Totrov 3-0 in the final.
Bronze medals went to Armenian Artur Aleksanyan and Sweden's Jimmy Lidberg.
Iran's Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei
Iran's Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei celebrates with Iranian flag after he won the Men's 96kg Greco-Roman gold medal fight at the Excel Centre in London on August 7, 2012, during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Rezaei won the Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling 96kg gold medal Tuesday, beating Russian Rustam Totrov 3-0 in the final. © Marwan Naamani - AFP
Iran's Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei celebrates with Iranian flag after he won the Men's 96kg Greco-Roman gold medal fight at the Excel Centre in London on August 7, 2012, during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Rezaei won the Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling 96kg gold medal Tuesday, beating Russian Rustam Totrov 3-0 in the final. © Marwan Naamani - AFP
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Last updated: August 7, 2012
Last updated: August 7, 2012
Iran's Rezaei wins Greco-Roman 96kg gold
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