Abdullah Al-Izani Explained

Abdullah Al-Izani
Birth Date:1 October 1968
Sport:Greco-Roman wrestling
Country: Yemen

Abdullah Alizani (also "Abdallah" and "Al-Izani"; عبد الله العزاني; born October 1, 1968) is a wrestler from the Yemen Arab Republic.[1] [2]

Alizani lost in both his first and second rounds at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Men's Light-Flyweight (48 kg), Greco-Roman matches, and was eliminated.[3] [4] [5] [6] [1] He also competed internationally for Yemen at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[7]

Career

Al-Izani competed in the Greco-Roman 48kg contest at the 1996 Summer Olympics, heldin Atlanta, Georgia, United States, he had two fights but lost them both due to grand superiority, they were against Bratan Tsenov from Bulgaria[8] and Tahir Zahidov from Azerbaijan.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abdullah Al-Izani Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004621/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/abdullah-al-izani-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Abdallah AL IZANI - Olympic Wrestling Greco-Roman. 15 June 2016. olympic.org.
  3. Web site: ATHLETES' AMMUNITION ELUDES SECURITY NET. The Washington Post. George Solomon . September 19, 1988.
  4. Web site: Hoosier State Chronicles. Jewish Post. 26 October 1988.
  5. Web site: Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois · Page 14. September 19, 1988.
  6. Web site: Olympic Results; NEWLN: At Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 19. UPI. September 18, 1988.
  7. Web site: Abdullah Al-Izani, bio. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004621/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/abdullah-al-izani-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference,com. 14 January 2017.
  8. Web site: Wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman Round One Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210942/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/WRE/mens-light-flyweight-greco-roman-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 January 2017.
  9. Web site: Wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman Classification Round Two. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210941/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/WRE/mens-light-flyweight-greco-roman-classification-round-two.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 January 2017.