Alain Milián

Alaín Milián (born 15 January 1983) is an amateur Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category.[1] He won two bronze medals for his division at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Alaín Milián
Personal information
Nationality Cuba
Born (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983
Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubCerro Pelado
Coached byPedro Val
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de Janeiro66 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 Budapest66 kg

Milian represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 66 kg class. He lost the qualifying match to France's Steeve Guénot, who was able to score five points in two straight periods, leaving Milian with a single point.[3] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Milian offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. He defeated Hungary's Tamás Lőrincz in the first round, before losing out his next match to Belarus' Mikhail Siamionau, with a two-set technical score (1–1, 1–3) and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alaín Milián". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. "Greco wrestling and pentathlon give Cuba more". Cuba Headlines. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Repechage Round 2 Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.


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