Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 76 kg

The men's freestyle 76 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 28 to 30. 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]

Men's freestyle 76 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date28–30 September 2000
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brandon Slay  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Moon Eui-jae  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adem Bereket  Turkey
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Schedule edit

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

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

Results edit

Legend
  • F — Won by fall
  • WO — Won by walkover

Elimination pools edit

Pool 1 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Brandon Slay (USA) 2 2 0 6 8 Knockout round
2   Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) 2 1 1 4 11
3   Plamen Paskalev (BUL) 2 0 2 2 3
Score CP
  Plamen Paskalev (BUL) 2–8   Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) 1–3 PP
  Brandon Slay (USA) 4–1   Plamen Paskalev (BUL) 3–1 PP
  Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) 3–4   Brandon Slay (USA) 1–3 PP

Pool 2 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) 2 2 0 6 7 Knockout round
2   Pejman Dorostkar (IRI) 2 1 1 4 4
3   Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar (MGL) 2 0 2 0 0
Score CP
  Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar (MGL) 0–4   Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) 0–3 PO
  Pejman Dorostkar (IRI) 3–0   Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar (MGL) 3–0 PO
  Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) 3–1   Pejman Dorostkar (IRI) 3–1 PP

Pool 3 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) 2 2 0 7 14 Knockout round
2   Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) 2 1 1 4 10
3   Jannie du Toit (RSA) 2 0 2 2 6
Score CP
  Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) 11–1   Jannie du Toit (RSA) 4–1 SP
  Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) 2–3   Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) 1–3 PP
  Jannie du Toit (RSA) 5–8   Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) 1–3 PP

Pool 4 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Adem Bereket (TUR) 2 2 0 6 6 Knockout round
2   Guram Mchedlidze (GEO) 2 1 1 3 3
3   Árpád Ritter (HUN) 2 0 2 1 2
Score CP
  Guram Mchedlidze (GEO) 3–0   Árpád Ritter (HUN) 3–0 PO
  Adem Bereket (TUR) 3–0   Guram Mchedlidze (GEO) 3–0 PO
  Árpád Ritter (HUN) 2–3   Adem Bereket (TUR) 1–3 PP

Pool 5 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Moon Eui-jae (KOR) 3 3 0 10 21 Knockout round
2   Alik Muzaiev (UKR) 3 2 1 8 20
3   Marcin Jurecki (POL) 3 1 2 6 12
4   Rein Ozoline (AUS) 3 0 3 1 3
Score CP
  Marcin Jurecki (POL) 10–0   Rein Ozoline (AUS) 4–0 ST
  Alik Muzaiev (UKR) 1–5   Moon Eui-jae (KOR) 1–3 PP
  Marcin Jurecki (POL) 1–3   Alik Muzaiev (UKR) 1–3 PP
  Rein Ozoline (AUS) 0–11   Moon Eui-jae (KOR) 0–4 ST
  Marcin Jurecki (POL) 1–5   Moon Eui-jae (KOR) 1–3 PP
  Rein Ozoline (AUS) 3–16   Alik Muzaiev (UKR) 1–4 SP

Pool 6 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Alexander Leipold (GER) 3 3 0 9 14 Knockout round
2   Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD) 3 2 1 7 8
3   Yosmany Romero (CUB) 3 1 2 4 4
4   Radion Kertanti (SVK) 3 0 3 2 4
Score CP
  Alexander Leipold (GER) 4–1   Yosmany Romero (CUB) 3–1 PP
  Radion Kertanti (SVK) 2–3   Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD) 1–3 PP
  Alexander Leipold (GER) 5–0   Radion Kertanti (SVK) 3–0 PO
  Yosmany Romero (CUB) 0–3   Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD) 0–3 PO
  Alexander Leipold (GER) 5–2   Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD) 3–1 PP
  Yosmany Romero (CUB) 3–2   Radion Kertanti (SVK) 3–1 PP

Knockout round edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
  Brandon Slay (USA) 2
  Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) 2   Brandon Slay (USA) 3
  Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) 2   Adem Bereket (TUR) 1
  Adem Bereket (TUR) 5   Brandon Slay (USA) 0
  Alexander Leipold (GER) 4
  Moon Eui-jae (KOR) 1
  Alexander Leipold (GER) 3
Bronze medal match
  Adem Bereket (TUR) 0
  Moon Eui-jae (KOR) 3F
Classification 5th–6th
  Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) WO
  Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB)  

Final standing edit

Rank Athlete
    Brandon Slay (USA)
    Moon Eui-jae (KOR)
    Adem Bereket (TUR)
4   Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ)
5   Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB)
6   Alik Muzaiev (UKR)
7   Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD)
8   Marcin Jurecki (POL)
9   Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS)
10   Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE)
11   Yosmany Romero (CUB)
12   Pejman Dorostkar (IRI)
13   Guram Mchedlidze (GEO)
14   Jannie du Toit (RSA)
15   Radion Kertanti (SVK)
16   Plamen Paskalev (BUL)
17   Rein Ozoline (AUS)
18   Árpád Ritter (HUN)
19   Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar (MGL)
DQ   Alexander Leipold (GER)

References edit

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "IOC Strips Leipold of Wrestling Gold". ABC News. 23 October 2000. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

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