Amer Hrustanović

Amer Hrustanović (born 11 June 1988) is an amateur Austrian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's light heavyweight category.[1][2] He holds both Austrian and Bosnian citizenship in order to compete internationally in 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]

Amer Hrustanović
Personal information
Full nameAmer Hrustanović
Nationality Austria
Born (1988-06-11) 11 June 1988
Zvornik, SR Bosnia and
Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubAC Wals Salzburg[1]
CoachMarco Haring Hannes[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Austria
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Vantaa 85 kg

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]

He won the bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships. He lost in the last 16 to eventual champion Zhan Beleniuk. Because Beleniuk reached the final, Hrustanovic participated in the repechage, beating Laimutis Adomaitis and then Aleksey Mishin in his bronze medal match.[6]

At the 2016 Olympics, he again competed in the light heavyweight category, beating Rami Hietaniemi in the last 16, before losing to Javid Hamzatau in the quarterfinals.[7]

References
  1. "Amer Hrustanović". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amer Hrustanović". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. "Hrustanovic: "Lauere auf meine Chance"" [Hrustanovic: "lurking on my opportunity"] (in German). Sport 10 Austria. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. Öhlinger, Gerhard (22 April 2012). "Hrustanovic für Olympia qualifiziert" [Hrustanovic qualifies for Olympics] (in German). Salzburgen Nachrichten. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  5. "Men's 84kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  6. "European Championship - Apr 2014 COMPLETE RESULTS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. "Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg". 2016-09-22. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
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