FILA also fined Ara Abrahamian 3,000 Swiss francs (£1,617), and his coach Leo Myllari 10,000 Swiss francs (£5,393) and the Swedish federation 50,000 Swiss francs (£26,965).

 

In addition, Sweden's wrestling federation was banned from hosting international events for two years.

 

FILA president Raphael Martinetti said in a statement that the Swedes showed a "serious lack of Olympic spirit."

 

Abrahamian challenged a call in his semifinal loss in the Greco-Roman 84-kilogram division.

 

His Italian opponent went on to win the gold medal.

 

Abrahamian won his bronze medal bout after his coach reported lyargued with judges and accused them of corruption.

 

During the medal ceremony, Abrahamian took the bronze from his neck and dropped it on the mat as he walked away.

 

The International Olympic Committee stripped Abrahamian of the medal and expelled him from the Games after the incident.

 

Martinetti said the decision by the judges in Beijing in the disputed bout was made according to the rules.

 

FILA secretary general Michel Dusson said: “The coach has been judged equally guilty since he did not intervene to calm his wrestler.

 

"And the federation was responsible for the behaviour of its members, the wrestler and the coach, which was reprehensible.”

 

The punishments took effect November 3.

 

The parties have 21 days to appeal the verdicts to FILA.

 

The cases could then go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, where Abrahamian is also contesting the IOC rulings.

 

He won a first CAS hearing in August to establish that he was not given fair rights to protest the result of his disputed bout.

 

He is now waiting for CAS to hear an appeal to downgrade his IOC expulsion to a warning.