Two new Olympic titles for CISM athletes ahead of the final day of the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo - Day 15
TOKYO (FRA) - With one day to go before the end of the Tokyo Olympic Games, CISM's military athletes have once again won two Olympic titles, one silver and three bronze medals.
Hebert Wilian Carvalho da Conceição Sousa, left
3rd Sergeant Hebert Wilian Carvalho da Conceição Sousa (BRA) gave Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) no chance in the Men's Middle 69-75kg (Boxing) final. The Brazilian had conceded the first two rounds but knocked out the Ukrainian in the third round to claim the Olympic title.
Maria Lasitskene
At 28, Russian Captain Maria Lasitskene added a fourth medal to her collection of world titles with her Olympic title in Women's High Jump. She gave Russia its first gold medal in athletics with a jump of 2.04 and left Australia's Nicola McDermott two centimetres behind.
Natalia Kaczmarek, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, Justyna Święty-Ersetic
In athletics, the Polish women's 4×400m relay won the Olympic silver medal. Polish Armed Forces representatives Iga Baumgart-Witan, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, Justyna Święty-Ersetic and their teammate Natalia Kaczmarek broke the national record with a time of 3:20:53. This is the fourteenth medal for the Polish team in Tokyo!
Private Saúl Craviotto with his teammates Marcus Cooper Walz, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade
In Rowing, Private Saúl Craviotto with his teammates Marcus Cooper Walz, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade finished second in the K4 500 Men, offering Spain its fourteenth medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The race was dominated by the Spanish team but in the last few meters the German quartet, the big favorite, accelerated to grab gold. Slovakia finished third.
Karolina Naja, Anna Pulawska, Justyna Iskrzycka and Helena Wisniewska
The Polish kayaking team of composed of Karolina Naja, Anna Pulawska, Justyna Iskrzycka and Helena Wisniewska, representative of the Polish Armed Forces, won a bronze medal in the Women's Kayak Four 4 500m (Canoe Sprint) yesterday. The Polish team was defeated beaten by Hungary, which won the Olympic title, by only 0.982 seconds. Belarus took silver.
In wrestling, Italian Corporal Abraham de Jesus Conyedo Ruano defeated Turkey's Karadeniz in the Men's Freestyle 97kg bronze medal match, followed moments later by Russian Warrant Officer Rashidov Gadzhimurad defeating Iran's Muszukajev and winning the Men's Freestyle 65kg bronze medal.
Abraham de Jesus Conyedo Ruano
Other results of the day from our military athletes include the following performances:
4th place :
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Warrant Officer Aleksandar Bondar (RUS - Men’s 10m Platform – Diving)
5th place :
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3rd Sergeant Álvaro Magliano de Morais Filho (BRA - Men’s Beach Volleyball)
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Corporal Paolo Nicolai (ITA - Men’s Beach Volleyball)
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Corporal Daniele Lupo (ITA - Men’s Beach Volleyball)
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Private First-Class Martin Fuchs (SUI - Jumping Team – Equestrian)
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Corporal Beatrice Callegari (ITA - Team Free Routine - Artistic Swimming)
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Corporal Linda Cerruti (ITA - Team Free Routine - Artistic Swimming)
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Corporal Costanza Di Camillo (ITA - Team Free Routine - Artistic Swimming)
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Corporal Costanza Ferro (ITA - Team Free Routine - Artistic Swimming)
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Corporal Gemma Galli (ITA - Team Free Routine - Artistic Swimming)
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Private First-Class Elena Quirici (SUI - Women’s Kumite +61kg – Karate)
6th place :
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Private Robin Froidevaux (SUI - Men’s Madison - Cycling Track)
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Private Mauro Schmid (SUI - Men’s Madison - Cycling Track)
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Corporal Davide Re (ITA - 4x400m Men - Track & Field)
7th place :
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Captain Ádám Marosi (HUN - Men’s Individual Modern Pentathlon)
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Corporal Milena Baldassarri (ITA - Individual All-Around - Rhythmic Gymnastics)
8th place :
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Szymon Sajnok (POL - Men’s Madison - Cycling Track)
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Wojciech Pszczolarski (POL - Men’s Madison - Cycling Track)
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Michal Rozmys (POL - Men’s 1500m - Track & Field)
(Source: CISM Media and Communication Department)
