Matar Jarju

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Matarr Jarju (also spelled Matarr Jarjue ) (* 1957 in Gambia ) is a former wrestler from the West African state of Gambia. He took part in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

Olympia 1988

He entered the competition of the wrestlers in the category freestyle in the weight class middleweight (up to 82 kg) and started in group A. He lost his first fight against the Argentine Daniel Iglesias . In the second round he was defeated by the Japanese Atsushi Ito , which meant the end of the competition for Jarju after two defeats.

After a sporting career

Jarju was elected President of the Gambia Wrestlers Association in November 2007 , replacing Abdul Shyllon as his successor.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matarr Jarju access July 2008
  2. ↑ Official Report Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 48 MB)
  3. ^ Wrestlers association gets new faces ( Memento from July 17, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) from November 27, 2007
  4. ^ New Executive For Gambia Wrestlers Association ( Memento from November 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) The Point from November 26, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Jarju, matarr
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jarjue, matarr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Gambia