Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 85 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 85 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.

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	Adam Saitiev  Russia
Silver	Yoel Romero  Cuba
Bronze	Magomed Ibragimov  Macedonia

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
Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)	2	2	0	7	7
Davyd Bichinashvili (UKR)	2	1	1	4	8
Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	2	0	2	1	6

	Score		CP
Davyd Bichinashvili (UKR)	1–1	Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)	1–3 PP
Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	1–7	Davyd Bichinashvili (UKR)	1–3 PP
Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)	6–5	Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	4–0 TO

Pool 2

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
Charles Burton (USA)	2	2	0	7	14
Alioune Diouf (SEN)	2	1	1	3	10
Grégory Martinetti (SUI)	2	0	2	1	7

	Score		CP
Alioune Diouf (SEN)	10–7	Grégory Martinetti (SUI)	3–1 PP
Charles Burton (USA)	4–0	Alioune Diouf (SEN)	3–0 PO
Grégory Martinetti (SUI)	0–10	Charles Burton (USA)	0–4 ST

Pool 3

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
Adam Saitiev (RUS)	2	2	0	7	15
Beibulat Musaev (BLR)	2	1	1	5	14
Igor Praporshchikov (AUS)	2	0	2	0	0

	Score		CP
Adam Saitiev (RUS)	4–1	Beibulat Musaev (BLR)	3–1 PP
Igor Praporshchikov (AUS)	0–11	Adam Saitiev (RUS)	0–4 ST
Beibulat Musaev (BLR)	13–0	Igor Praporshchikov (AUS)	4–0 ST

Pool 4

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
Yang Hyun-mo (KOR)	2	2	0	6	8
Makharbek Khadartsev (UZB)	2	1	1	4	5
Ali Özen (TUR)	2	0	2	1	2

	Score		CP
Makharbek Khadartsev (UZB)	2–3	Yang Hyun-mo (KOR)	1–3 PP
Ali Özen (TUR)	0–3	Makharbek Khadartsev (UZB)	0–3 PO
Yang Hyun-mo (KOR)	5–2	Ali Özen (TUR)	3–1 PP

Pool 5

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP	TB
Yoel Romero (CUB)	3	3	0	9	15
Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	3	1	2	4	14	4
Igors Samušonoks (LAT)	3	1	2	4	9	4
Justin Abdou (CAN)	3	1	2	4	8	4

	Score		CP
Igors Samušonoks (LAT)	2–3	Justin Abdou (CAN)	1–3 PP
Yoel Romero (CUB)	4–0	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	3–0 PO
Igors Samušonoks (LAT)	0–3	Yoel Romero (CUB)	0–3 PO
Justin Abdou (CAN)	5–8	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	1–3 PP
Igors Samušonoks (LAT)	7–6	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	3–1 PP
Justin Abdou (CAN)	0–8	Yoel Romero (CUB)	0–3 PO

Pool 6

Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
Amir Reza Khadem (IRI)	3	3	0	9	14
Gábor Kapuvári (HUN)	3	2	1	7	11
Nicolae Ghiţă (ROU)	3	1	2	6	14
Vincent Aka-Akesse (CIV)	3	0	3	0	0

	Score		CP
Gábor Kapuvári (HUN)	6–0	Vincent Aka-Akesse (CIV)	3–0 PO
Nicolae Ghiţă (ROU)	3–5	Amir Reza Khadem (IRI)	1–3 PP
Gábor Kapuvári (HUN)	2–1	Nicolae Ghiţă (ROU)	3–1 PP
Vincent Aka-Akesse (CIV)	0–4	Amir Reza Khadem (IRI)	0–3 PO
Gábor Kapuvári (HUN)	3–5	Amir Reza Khadem (IRI)	1–3 PP
Vincent Aka-Akesse (CIV)	0–10	Nicolae Ghiţă (ROU)	0–4 ST

Knockout round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal match

Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)

4

Charles Burton (USA)

2

Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)

0

Adam Saitiev (RUS)

5

Adam Saitiev (RUS)

3

Yang Hyun-mo (KOR)

0

Adam Saitiev (RUS)

7 F

Yoel Romero (CUB)

1

Yoel Romero (CUB)

3

Amir Reza Khadem (IRI)

0

Bronze medal match

Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)

4

Amir Reza Khadem (IRI)

1

	5th place match
	Charles Burton (USA)		PA
	Yang Hyun-mo (KOR)

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Adam Saitiev (RUS)
	Yoel Romero (CUB)
	Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)
4	Amir Reza Khadem (IRI)
5	Charles Burton (USA)
6	Yang Hyun-mo (KOR)
7	Gábor Kapuvári (HUN)
8	Nicolae Ghiţă (ROU)
9	Beibulat Musaev (BLR)
10	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)
11	Igors Samušonoks (LAT)
12	Davyd Bichinashvili (UKR)
13	Justin Abdou (CAN)
14	Makharbek Khadartsev (UZB)
15	Alioune Diouf (SEN)
16	Grégory Martinetti (SUI)
17	Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)
18	Ali Özen (TUR)
19	Igor Praporshchikov (AUS)
20	Vincent Aka-Akesse (CIV)

References

• Official Report