The Swedish wrestler who was stripped of his bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics for protesting during the medal ceremony filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday.
Ara Abrahamian, who was disqualified from the games after the protest, asked CAS to downgrade his punishment to a warning.
Abrahamian became incensed when a disputed penalty call decided his semifinal match against Italian Andrea Minguzzi, who went on to win the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 84-kilogram division.
During the medal ceremony, the Armenian-born Abrahamian took the bronze from around his neck and, angrily, dropped it on the mat as he walked away.
The International Olympic Committee executive board stripped him of his medal after ruling that Abrahamian's actions violated the Olympic charter and was disrespectful toward the other medalists.
CAS said it would deliver a verdict within four months.
Abrahamian has already received support from CAS in a ruling made Aug. 23 after he lodged a complaint claiming that a penalty in the second round of the semifinal wasn't assessed until after the round had ended, that his coach had been denied a request for a video review and that the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) had refused to consider a protest.
