Nabi Secures Estonia's First Olympic Medal Win
Heiki Nabi reached the final in men's 120kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the London Olympics on Monday, August 6, confirming at least one Olympic medal for Estonia at this summer's games.
The final, in which Nabi will face defending champion Mijain Lopez Nunez of Cuba, takes place Monday evening at 19:56 London time (21:56 Estonian time). That bout will determine which will come away with a gold and which will earn silver.
Nabi secured his place in the final after defeating Johan Euren of Sweden 3-1 in the semis.
Earlier in the day, Nabi defeated Ioseb Chugoshvili of Belarus 3-1 in the second round and Lukasz Banak of Poland 3-0 in the quarterfinals.
Biography
Event: Men's 120kg Greco-Roman
Age: 27
Home town: Kärdla, Estonia
Career highlights:
2006 FILA Wrestling World Championships, Guangzhou - 1st place in 96kg
2007 FILA European Wrestling Championships, Sofia - 5th place in 96kg
2008 FILA European Wrestling Championships, Tampere - 5th place in 96kg
2011 FILA European Wrestling Championships, Dortmund - 5th place in 120kg