Marina Gastl

Marina Gastl (born 3 August 1985 in Innsbruck) is an amateur Austrian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the women's heavyweight category.

[1] She represented her nation Austria, as a 19-year-old teen, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and later picked up a bronze medal in the 72-kg division at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania.

[2] Throughout her sporting career, Gastl trained full-time for RSC Inzing under her personal coach Jörg Helmdach.

[4] She lost two straight matches each to neighboring Germany's Anita Schätzle (1–4) and the formidable Russian and reigning European champion Guzel Manyurova (1–7) in the prelim pool, ending her chances of advancing further into the semifinals with a ninth-place finish.

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