Mujaahid Maynard
Mujaahid Maynard (born April 9, 1971 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is a retired American wrestler . He was winner of the 1995 Pan American Games in the Greco-Roman style paper weight.
Career
Mujaahid Maynard began wrestling as a teenager at Manual High School in Denver , Colorado . In 1989 he joined the Navy and was stationed in Pensacola , Florida until 1993 . He then went to Colorado Springs and studied economics at the University of Colorado Springs. He continued wrestling with both the Navy and the university, becoming a US Army Master in 1993 and a US University Master in the Greco-Roman style in 1993 and 1994 in paper weight, the lightest weight class, which then had a weight limit of 48 kg Had body weight. At the US championships he came 4th in 1993 and 1994, 2nd in 1995 and in 1996 he won this championship. In his wrestling career he belonged to the wrestling clubs California Jets and Sunkist Kids .
In 1993, Mujaahid Maynard began his international career with a 6th place in flyweight at the Pan American Championships. In 1994 he was used at the World Championships in Tampere in paper weight and came there on 10th place.
In 1995 he achieved his greatest international success. He was the winner of the Pan American Paperweight Games in Mar del Plata . He relegated Enrique Aguilar Zermeno from Brazil and the two-time world champion Wilber Sánchez from Cuba to the places. He also did well at the World Championships this year in Prague , where he came in 5th.
In 1996 Mujaahid Maynard won the US Olympic elimination and represented his country at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in paper weight. In Atlanta he lost his first fight against Wilber Sánchez clearly on points (3:12 technical points), then won over Jose Ochoa from Venezuela on points (4: 2 technical points) and was eliminated after another defeat in his third fight Zafar Gulijew from Russia (0: 6 technical points). He finished 13th.
Then he ended his international wrestling career. He returned to the Navy after completing his studies and made a comeback in 1999. In 1999 he finished 4th at the USA flyweight championship and in 2000 3rd place in bantamweight. He took part in the US again in 2000. Olympic elimination part, but could no longer qualify for the Olympic Games in Sydney .
International success
year | space | competition | Weight class | |
1992 | 8th. | World Cup in Concord | paper | |
1993 | 4th | World Cup in Concord | paper | behind Wilber Sánchez , Cuba , Zafar Gulijew , Russia a . Hiroshi Kado , Japan |
1993 | 6th | Pan American Championship | To fly | behind Raúl Martínez Alemán , Cuba, Juan Bernardino Cortes, Mexico , Ulises Valentin, Dom. Rep., Obeo Santana, Puerto Rico, etc. Joel Manuel Medinas, Venezuela |
1994 | 7th | "Pytlasinski" tournament in Warsaw | paper | |
1994 | 10. | World Cup in Tampere | paper | Winner: Wilber Sánchez, Cuba ahead of Aljaksandr Paulau , Belarus a . Gela Papashvili , Georgia |
1995 | 5. | Grand Prix of Germany in Schifferstadt | paper | behind Sergei Suworow , Russia, Wilber Sánchez, Stefan Gartmann, Germany a. Fanis Dauletow, Kazakhstan |
1995 | 1. | Pan American Games in Mar del Plata | paper | before Enrique Aguilar Zermeno , Mexico a. Wilber Sánchez |
1995 | 5. | World Cup in Prague | paper | behind Sim Kwan-ho , South Korea , Hiroshi Kado , Zafar Gulijew u. Oleg Kutscherenko , Germany, in front of Aljaksandr Paulau |
1996 | 2. | "Vehbi-Emre" Memorial in Ankara | paper | |
1996 | 5. | Acropolis tournament in Athens | paper | |
1996 | 13. | OS | paper | after losing to Wilber Sánchez, defeating Jose Ochoa, Venezuela a. Loss to Zafar Gulijew |
National successes
year | space | competition | Weight class | |
1993 | 1. | US Army Championship | paper | |
1993 | 1. | USA Universities Championship | paper | |
1993 | 4th | USA championship | paper | |
1994 | 1. | USA Universities Championship | paper | |
1994 | 4th | USA championship | paper | |
1994 | 1. | World Cup elimination tournament | paper | |
1995 | 2. | USA championship | paper | |
1995 | 1. | World Cup elimination tournament | paper | |
1996 | 1. | USA championship | paper | |
1996 | 1. | Olympic elimination tournament | paper | |
1999 | 4th | USA championship | To fly | behind Shawn Sheldon , Steve Mays u. Brandon Paulson |
2000 | 1. | USA Army Championship | Bantam | before Steven Mays u. Duane Martin |
2000 | 3. | USA championship | To fly | behind Dennis Hall u. James Grünwald |
Note: all competitions in the Greco-Roman style, OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, paper weight, then up to 48 kg, flyweight, then up to 54 kg and the like. Bantam weight, back then up to 58 kg body weight
swell
- Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig
- Trade journal Der Ringer ,
- US Wrestling Association website
Web links
- Profile of Mujaahid Maynard at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Mujaahid Maynard in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Maynard, Mujaahid |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |