▁matches ▁each ▁to ▁Turkey ' s ▁F ati h ▁Bak ir ▁by ▁a ▁sudden ▁death ▁point , ▁Czech ▁Republic ' s ▁David ▁V á la ▁( 0 – 3 ), ▁and ▁Israel ' s ▁Y uri ▁Ev se ich ik , ▁who ▁eventually ▁placed ▁fourth ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁pre lim ▁pool . ▁Sit nik ▁failed ▁to ▁advance ▁further ▁into ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁as ▁he ▁finished ▁sevent e enth ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁stand ings . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁Sit nik ▁qualified ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁team , ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 9 - year - old ▁veter an , ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 9 6 ▁kg ▁class ▁by ▁round ing ▁out ▁the ▁top ▁eleven ▁sp ots ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Championships ▁in ▁C ré teil , ▁France . ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁opening ▁match ▁to ▁Egypt ' s ▁event ual ▁gold ▁medal ist ▁Kar am ▁Gab er , ▁but ▁re de emed ▁himself ▁to ▁pull ▁Kaz akh stan ' s ▁As set ▁M amb et ov ▁off ▁the ▁mat ▁on ▁his ▁second ▁bout ▁with ▁an ▁effort less ▁ 3 – 0 ▁decision . ▁F acing ▁off ▁against ▁the ▁host ▁nation ' s ▁Georg ios ▁K out si ou mp as , ▁Sit nik ▁could ▁not ▁ex ert ▁enough ▁power ▁to ▁sub due ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁ring , ▁as ▁he ▁lost ▁the ▁match ▁by ▁a ▁single - point ▁def ic it . ▁Fin ishing ▁third ▁in