Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games

Men's freestyle 85 kg
at the 1998 Asian Games
Men's freestyle 85 kg ; at the 1998 Asian Games
Venue	Thammasat Gymnasium 1
Dates	17–18 December 1998
Competitors	10 from 10 nations
Medalists
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The men's freestyle 85 kilograms wrestling competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 17 December and 18 December at the Thammasat Gymnasium 1.

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.

Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

Date	Time	Event
Thursday, 17 December 1998	09:00	Round 1
Thursday, 17 December 1998	16:00	Round 2
Friday, 18 December 1998	09:00	Round 3
	09:00	Round 4
	16:00	Finals

Results

Round 1

	Score		CP
1/8 finals
Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	0–8	Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)	0–3 PO
Alireza Heidari (IRI)	7–0 Fall	Chatee Kitpituck (THA)	4–0 TO
Jalal Baker (SYR)	0–11	Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)	0–4 ST
Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)	10–0	Baj Yadav (NEP)	4–0 ST
Bolotbek Omurakunov (KGZ)	1–3	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	1–3 PP

Round 2

	Score		CP
Quarterfinals
Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)	1–1	Alireza Heidari (IRI)	1–3 PP
Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)		Bye
Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)		Bye
Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)		Bye
Repechage
Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	11–0	Chatee Kitpituck (THA)	4–0 ST
Jalal Baker (SYR)	10–0	Baj Yadav (NEP)	4–0 ST
Bolotbek Omurakunov (KGZ)		Bye

Round 3

	Score		CP
Semifinals
Alireza Heidari (IRI)	13–9	Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)	3–1 PP
Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)	3–2	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	3–1 PP
Repechage
Bolotbek Omurakunov (KGZ)	1–8	Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	1–3 PP
Jalal Baker (SYR)	0–5	Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)	0–3 PO

Round 4

	Score		CP
Repechage
Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)	2–3	Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	1–3 PP
Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)	0–1	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	0–3 PO

Finals

	Score		CP
Bronze medal match
Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	0–3	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	0–3 PO
Gold medal match
Alireza Heidari (IRI)	5–3	Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)	3–1 PP

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Alireza Heidari (IRI)
	Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)
	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)
4	Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)
5	Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)
6	Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)
7	Jalal Baker (SYR)
8	Bolotbek Omurakunov (KGZ)
9	Baj Yadav (NEP)
9	Chatee Kitpituck (THA)

Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 85 kg