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Sanshou (≤85 kilograms), Men

Date22 – 24 August 2008
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationAo Ti Zhongxin Tiyuguan, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants8 from 8 countries

Sanshou, also known as sanda, is a combative form of competitive wushu, based in traditional Chinese boxing, involving kicks and grappling techniques. In comparison to the World Championships, only three out of 11 weight classes were held for men.

As had happened in the other two men’s sanshou events, the 2007 World Championship medallists divided the medals. The winner was Muslim Salikhov. An ex-bodyguard of Russian president Vladimir Putin, he had won sanshou world titles in 2005 (≤80 kg) and 2007 (≤86 kg). In the final, his opponent Hossein Ojaghi fought despite suffering from an injury, but the judges stopped the contest as soon as they noticed.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Muslim SalikhovRUS
2Hossein OjaghiIRI
=3Nicholas EvagorouGBR
=3Emerson AlmeidaBRA
=5Elşad İbrahimovAZE
=5Elie SaadeLBN
=5Eugen PredaROU
=5Oliver HaslerSUI

Quarter-Finals

Date22 August 2008 — 16:24
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #122 AugMuslim SalikhovRUSDefaultElşad İbrahimovAZE
Match #222 AugNicholas EvagorouGBRPointsElie SaadeLBN
Match #322 AugEmerson AlmeidaBRAPointsEugen PredaROU
Match #422 AugHossein OjaghiIRIPointsOliver HaslerSUI

Semi-Finals

Date23 August 2008 — 16:24
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #123 AugMuslim SalikhovRUSKnock-outNicholas EvagorouGBR
Match #223 AugHossein OjaghiIRIPointsEmerson AlmeidaBRA

Final Round

Date24 August 2008 — 10:37
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/224 AugMuslim SalikhovRUSDefaultHossein OjaghiIRI