| Men's sanshou 85 kg at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22-24 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's sanshou 85 kilograms competition at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament was held from 21 to 24 August at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium. [1] [2] [3]
All times are Beijing Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 16:24 | Quarterfinals |
| Saturday, 23 August 2008 | 16:24 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, 24 August 2008 | 10:46 | Final |
Legend:
DI = Default-injury
KO = Knock-out
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Muslim Salihov (RUS) | DI | |||||||||||||
 Elshad Ibrahimov (AZE) | Muslim Salihov (RUS) | KO | ||||||||||||
 Elie Saade (LIB) | 0 |  Nicholas Evagorou (GBR) | ||||||||||||
| Nicholas Evagorou (GBR) | 2 | Muslim Salihov (RUS) | DI | |||||||||||
 Emerson Almeida (BRA) | 2 |  Hossein Ojaghi (IRI) | ||||||||||||
 Eugen Preda (ROU) | 1 | Emerson Almeida (BRA) | 0 | |||||||||||
 Oliver Hasler (SUI) | 0 | Hossein Ojaghi (IRI) | 2 | |||||||||||
| Hossein Ojaghi (IRI) | 2 | |||||||||||||
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