Wrestling_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_Greco-Roman_130_kg
Quick Facts Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | 25–27 September 2000 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 25 to 27. The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.[1]
American Rulon Gardner's defeat of Russian Aleksandr Karelin in the gold medal match is considered one of the biggest upsets in sports history.[2][3][4] This was Karelin's first and only international loss, having previously been unbeaten throughout his international career.[5][6]
All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)
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Date | Time | Event |
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25 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
17:00 | Round 2 | |
26 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 3 |
27 September 2000 | 09:30 | Quarterfinals |
09:30 | Semifinals | |
17:00 | Finals |
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- Legend
- WO — Won by walkover
Elimination pools
Pool 1
More information Pos, Athlete ...
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
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1 | Héctor Milián (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Knockout round |
2 | Zhao Hailin (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
3 | Helger Hallik (EST) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Source: Official Report
More information Score, CP ...
Score | CP | ||
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Héctor Milián (CUB) | 3–0 | Helger Hallik (EST) | 3–0 PO |
Zhao Hailin (CHN) | 0–1 | Héctor Milián (CUB) | 0–3 PO |
Helger Hallik (EST) | 2–3 | Zhao Hailin (CHN) | 1–3 PP |
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Pool 2
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Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
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1 | Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | Knockout round |
2 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
3 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Source: Official Report
More information Score, CP ...
Score | CP | ||
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Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 0–3 | Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 0–3 PO |
Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 4–0 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 3–0 PO |
Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 2–1 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 3–1 PP |
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Pool 3
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Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
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1 | Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | Knockout round |
2 | Rafael Barreno (VEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
3 | Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Source: Official Report
More information Score, CP ...
Score | CP | ||
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Rafael Barreno (VEN) | 0–9 | Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 0–3 PO |
Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) | 0–4 | Rafael Barreno (VEN) | 0–3 PO |
Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 6–0 Fall | Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) | 4–0 TO |
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Pool 4
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Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
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1 | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Knockout round |
2 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
3 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Source: Official Report
More information Score, CP ...
Score | CP | ||
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Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 3–0 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | 3–0 PO |
Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) | 0–3 Fall | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 0–4 TO |
Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | WO | Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) | 0–4 PA |
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Pool 5
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Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
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1 | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | Knockout round |
2 | Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
3 | Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
4 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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Source: Official Report
More information Score, CP ...
Score | CP | ||
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Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 0–1 | Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) | 0–3 PO |
Rulon Gardner (USA) | 7–2 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 3–1 PP |
Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 0–6 | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 0–3 PO |
Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) | 4–0 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 3–0 PO |
Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 3–2 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 3–1 PP |
Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) | 1–2 | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 1–3 PP |
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Pool 6
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Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
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1 | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | Knockout round |
2 | Fatih Bakir (TUR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
3 | David Vála (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
4 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Source: Official Report
More information Score, CP ...
Score | CP | ||
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Fatih Bakir (TUR) | 0–3 | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 0–3 PO |
Marek Sitnik (POL) | 0–4 | David Vála (CZE) | 0–3 PO |
Fatih Bakir (TUR) | 1–0 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 3–0 PO |
Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 5–1 | David Vála (CZE) | 3–1 PP |
Fatih Bakir (TUR) | 3–0 | David Vála (CZE) | 3–0 PO |
Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 3–1 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 3–1 PP |
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Knockout round
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||||||
Héctor Milián (CUB) | 0 | ||||||||||
Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 1 | Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 0 | ||||||||
Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 0 | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 3 | ||||||||
Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 4 | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 0 | ||||||||
Rulon Gardner (USA) | 1 | ||||||||||
Rulon Gardner (USA) | 3 | ||||||||||
Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 2 | ||||||||||
Bronze medal match | |||||||||||
Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 1 | ||||||||||
Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 0 |
Classification 5th–6th | |||
Héctor Milián (CUB) | 5 | ||
Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 3 |
More information Rank, Athlete ...
Rank | Athlete |
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Rulon Gardner (USA) | |
Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | |
Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | |
4 | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) |
5 | Héctor Milián (CUB) |
6 | Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) |
7 | Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) |
8 | Fatih Bakir (TUR) |
9 | David Vála (CZE) |
10 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) |
11 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) |
12 | Rafael Barreno (VEN) |
13 | Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) |
14 | Zhao Hailin (CHN) |
15 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) |
16 | Helger Hallik (EST) |
17 | Marek Sitnik (POL) |
18 | Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) |
19 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) |
20 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) |
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