Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 58 kg

Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Freestyle			Greco-Roman
	54 kg			54 kg
	58 kg			58 kg
	63 kg			63 kg
	69 kg			69 kg
	76 kg			76 kg
	85 kg			85 kg
	97 kg			97 kg
	130 kg			130 kg

The Men's Freestyle 58 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, September 29 to October 1, 2000.

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.

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

Date	Time	Event
29 September 2000	09:30	Round 1
	17:00	Round 2
30 September 2000	09:30	Round 3
1 October 2000	09:00	Quarterfinals
	09:00	Semifinals
	14:30	Finals

Medalists

Gold	Alireza Dabir  Iran
Silver	Yevhen Buslovych  Ukraine
Bronze	Terry Brands  United States

Results

Legend

• EF — Victory by forfeit, the loser is not classified
• E2 — Both wrestlers are disqualified for violation of the rules
• EV — Disqualification from all competition for violation of the rules
• EX — 3 cautions or violation of the rules
• PA — Injury default
• PO — Victory by points, the loser without technical points
• PP — Victory by points, the loser with technical points
• SP — Technical superiority, 10 points difference, the loser with points
• ST — Technical superiority, 10 points difference, the loser without points
• TO — Victory by fall
• CP — Classification points
• TP — Technical points

Elimination pools

Pool 1

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
Alireza Dabir (IRI)	2	2	0	7	13
Guivi Sissaouri (CAN)	2	1	1	4	0
Talata Embalo (GBS)	2	0	2	0	0

	Score		CP
Alireza Dabir (IRI)	10–0	Talata Embalo (GBS)	4–0 ST
Guivi Sissaouri (CAN)	0–3	Alireza Dabir (IRI)	0–3 PO
Talata Embalo (GBS)		Guivi Sissaouri (CAN)	0–4 EF

Pool 2

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL)	2	2	0	6	15
Aleksandr Guzov (BLR)	2	1	1	5	15
Cory O'Brien (AUS)	2	0	2	1	4

	Score		CP
Cory O'Brien (AUS)	0–9	Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL)	0–3 PO
Aleksandr Guzov (BLR)	14–4	Cory O'Brien (AUS)	4–1 SP
Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL)	6–1	Aleksandr Guzov (BLR)	3–1 PP

Pool 3

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
David Pogosian (GEO)	2	2	0	6	7
Ri Yong-sam (PRK)	2	1	1	4	6
Andrej Fašánek (SVK)	2	0	2	2	2

	Score		CP
Ri Yong-sam (PRK)	1–2	David Pogosian (GEO)	1–3 PP
Andrej Fašánek (SVK)	1–5	Ri Yong-sam (PRK)	1–3 PP
David Pogosian (GEO)	5–1	Andrej Fašánek (SVK)	3–1 PP

Pool 4

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
Terry Brands (USA)	2	2	0	7	14
Chvitsa Polychronidis (GRE)	2	1	1	5	6
Abil Ibragimov (KAZ)	2	0	2	0	6

	Score		CP
Abil Ibragimov (KAZ)	6–5	Chvitsa Polychronidis (GRE)	0–4 TO
Terry Brands (USA)	6–0	Abil Ibragimov (KAZ)	4–0 TO
Chvitsa Polychronidis (GRE)	1–8	Terry Brands (USA)	1–3 PP

Pool 5

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB)	3	2	1	8	9
Murad Ramazanov (RUS)	3	2	1	7	4
Octavian Cuciuc (MDA)	3	1	2	4	5
Harun Doğan (TUR)	3	1	2	3	6

	Score		CP
Octavian Cuciuc (MDA)	2–6	Harun Doğan (TUR)	1–3 PP
Murad Ramazanov (RUS)	4–1	Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB)	3–1 PP
Octavian Cuciuc (MDA)	3–0	Murad Ramazanov (RUS)	3–0 PO
Harun Doğan (TUR)	0–3	Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB)	0–3 PO
Octavian Cuciuc (MDA)	0–5	Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB)	0–4 TO
Harun Doğan (TUR)		Murad Ramazanov (RUS)	0–4 EF

Pool 6

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
Yevhen Buslovych (UKR)	3	3	0	9	16
Martin Berberyan (ARM)	3	2	1	9	26
Arif Abdullayev (AZE)	3	1	2	5	14
Othmar Kuhner (GER)	3	0	3	3	8

	Score		CP
Othmar Kuhner (GER)	5–8	Arif Abdullayev (AZE)	1–3 PP
Martin Berberyan (ARM)	1–5	Yevhen Buslovych (UKR)	1–3 PP
Othmar Kuhner (GER)	2–14	Martin Berberyan (ARM)	1–4 SP
Arif Abdullayev (AZE)	5–7	Yevhen Buslovych (UKR)	1–3 PP
Othmar Kuhner (GER)	1–4	Yevhen Buslovych (UKR)	1–3 PP
Arif Abdullayev (AZE)	1–11	Martin Berberyan (ARM)	1–4 SP

Knockout round

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold medal match
	Alireza Dabir (IRI)		5
	Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL)		2			Alireza Dabir (IRI)		6
	David Pogosian (GEO)		2			Terry Brands (USA)		4
	Terry Brands (USA)		4								Alireza Dabir (IRI)		3
											Yevhen Buslovych (UKR)		0
						Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB)		0
						Yevhen Buslovych (UKR)		2			Bronze medal match
											Terry Brands (USA)		3
											Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB)		2

	5th place match
	Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL)		6
	David Pogosian (GEO)		0

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Alireza Dabir (IRI)
	Yevhen Buslovych (UKR)
	Terry Brands (USA)
4	Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB)
5	David Pogosian (GEO)
6	Martin Berberyan (ARM)
7	Murad Ramazanov (RUS)
8	Aleksandr Guzov (BLR)
9	Arif Abdullayev (AZE)
10	Chvitsa Polychronidis (GRE)
11	Ri Yong-sam (PRK)
12	Octavian Cuciuc (MDA)
13	Guivi Sissaouri (CAN)
14	Othmar Kuhner (GER)
15	Harun Doğan (TUR)
16	Andrej Fašánek (SVK)
17	Cory O'Brien (AUS)
18	Abil Ibragimov (KAZ)
19	Talata Embalo (GBS)
DQ	Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL)

• Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar of Mongolia originally placed 5th, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Furosemide.^[1]

References

1. "IOC Strips Leipold of Wrestling Gold". ABC News. 23 October 2000. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

• Official Report