First placement within the top six at the Olympics for the Republic of Macedonia!

The free-style wrestler Shaban Tr`stena made history by being the first representative of the Republic of Macedonia to place within the top six at the Olympic games. After loosing at the semifinals to the Canadian Giuvi Sissaouri, at the finals he defeated Mohammad Talaei of Iran by fall.

Shaban Tr`stena finished 5th in his weight division.