Human Interest |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He won the 2002 Maltese Athlete of the Year. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010)
Finished 20th in the 2000 European Championships in Hungary. (International Database Wrestling, 2002) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Jesmond Giordemaina |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Malta |
Higher education |
Education: Msida, MLT |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
He likes reading biographies, watching TV and enjoys diving. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010) |
Injuries |
He once dislocated his elbow. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games and the Small Nations Championships. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He took it up because he "hated training football". |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Steve Gerrard. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010) |
Ambitions |
To win as many bouts as possible. Post-career, his ambition is to pass down his wrestling knowledge onto other youths. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from what year? |
1990 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took freestyle wrestling in his hometown in 1990. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Teacher |
Languages |
Italian, Maltese, English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Bramu [short for Abraham]. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
Never give up. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010) |
Other information |
OCCUPATION He works as a PE teacher. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Children, Adam and Owen. |