Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date25–27 September 2000
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rulon Gardner  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Karelin  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dmitry Debelka  Belarus
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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]

Schedule

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

Date Time Event
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

Results

Legend
  • WO — Won by walkover

Elimination pools

Pool 1

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
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
Source: Official Report
Score CP
 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

Pool 2

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
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
Source: Official Report
Score CP
 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

Pool 3

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
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
Source: Official Report
Score CP
 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

Pool 4

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
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
Source: Official Report
Score CP
 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

Pool 5

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
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
Source: Official Report
Score CP
 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

Pool 6

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
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
Source: Official Report
Score CP
 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

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

Final standing

Rank Athlete
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Rulon Gardner (USA)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Aleksandr Karelin (RUS)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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)

References

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