Amer Khrustanovich ( Bosnian Amer Hrustanović ; June 11, 1988 , Zvornik , SFR Yugoslavia ) - Austrian Greco-Roman style wrestler of Bosnian descent, participant in the 2012 Summer Olympics , bronze medalist of the 2014 European Championship .
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| Nicknames | Amergeddon |
| A country |  Austria |
| Club | AC Wals, Wals-Siezenheim |
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| Place of Birth | Zvornik , SFR Yugoslavia |
| Growth | 180 cm |
| Weight | 84 kg |
Sports Biography
At major international tournaments Khrustanovich began performing in 2006. At the youth level, Amer took part in two world championships and three European championships, but he never managed to even get into them in the top ten. In April 2012, the Austrian wrestler became the second at the European Olympic qualification tournament and won a ticket to the Summer Olympic Games . At the Games in London, Khrustanovich competed in the under 84 kg category . The Austrian wrestler confidently went through the first round of the competition, but in the quarterfinals he lost to the Pole Damian Yanikovsky and dropped out of the further struggle for medals.
In 2014, Amer became the bronze medalist of the European championship in the Finnish city of Vantaa , defeating Russian Alexei Mishin in the 2004 Olympic champion’s third place. In 2015, Amer took part in the first European Games in Baku . In the category of up to 85 kg, the Austrian wrestler lost in the first fight, losing to the future champion of the Games Russian Davit Chakvetadze . In the consolation tournament for third place, Amer lost to the German Ramzin Atsitsziru and dropped out of the further struggle for medals.
Links
- Amer Khrustanovich - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Amer Khrustanovich - profile on the International Wrestling Database website