Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 97 kg

The men's freestyle 97 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 97 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date28–30 September 2000
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sagid Murtazaliev  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Islam Bayramukov  Kazakhstan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eldar Kurtanidze  Georgia
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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
  • WO — Won by walkover

Elimination pools edit

Pool 1 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 2 2 0 7 14 Knockout round
2   Arawat Sabejew (GER) 2 1 1 4 6
3   Ričardas Pauliukonis (LTU) 2 0 2 2 2
Score CP
  Ričardas Pauliukonis (LTU) 1–11   Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 1–4 SP
  Arawat Sabejew (GER) 5–1   Ričardas Pauliukonis (LTU) 3–1 PP
  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 3–1   Arawat Sabejew (GER) 3–1 PP

Pool 2 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Alireza Heidari (IRI) 2 2 0 6 13 Knockout round
2   Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 2 1 1 4 5
3   Ahmet Doğu (TUR) 2 0 2 2 4
Score CP
  Alireza Heidari (IRI) 7–1   Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 3–1 PP
  Ahmet Doğu (TUR) 1–6   Alireza Heidari (IRI) 1–3 PP
  Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 4–3   Ahmet Doğu (TUR) 3–1 PP

Pool 3 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS) 2 2 0 6 7 Knockout round
2   Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) 2 1 1 3 5
3   Melvin Douglas (USA) 2 0 2 2 2
Score CP
  Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS) 4–0   Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) 3–0 PO
  Melvin Douglas (USA) 1–3   Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS) 1–3 PP
  Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) 5–1   Melvin Douglas (USA) 3–1 PP

Pool 4 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) 2 2 0 6 7 Knockout round
2   George Torchinava (NED) 2 1 1 4 14
3   Victor Kodei (NGR) 2 0 2 2 4
Score CP
  Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) 4–1   Victor Kodei (NGR) 3–1 PP
  George Torchinava (NED) 0–3   Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) 0–3 PO
  Victor Kodei (NGR) 3–14   George Torchinava (NED) 1–4 SP

Pool 5 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) 2 1 1 3[a] 3 Knockout round
2   Davud Magomedov (AZE) 2 1 1 3[a] 3
3   Wilfredo Morales (CUB) 2 1 1 3 2
Source: Official Report
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: KAZ 3–0 AZE.
Score CP
  Davud Magomedov (AZE) 0–3   Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) 0–3 PO
  Wilfredo Morales (CUB) 0–3   Davud Magomedov (AZE) 0–3 PO
  Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) 0–2   Wilfredo Morales (CUB) 0–3 PO

Pool 6 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Marek Garmulewicz (POL) 3 3 0 9 9 Knockout round
2   Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) 3 2 1 7 14
3   Gabriel Szerda (AUS) 3 1 2 3 4
4   Dean Schmeichel (CAN) 3 0 3 1 2
Score CP
  Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) 7–0   Gabriel Szerda (AUS) 3–0 PO
  Dean Schmeichel (CAN) 0–3   Marek Garmulewicz (POL) 0–3 PO
  Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) 5–0   Dean Schmeichel (CAN) 3–0 PO
  Gabriel Szerda (AUS) 0–3   Marek Garmulewicz (POL) 0–3 PO
  Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) 2–3   Marek Garmulewicz (POL) 1–3 PP
  Gabriel Szerda (AUS) 4–2   Dean Schmeichel (CAN) 3–1 PP

Knockout round edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 1
  Alireza Heidari (IRI) 0   Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 1
  Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS) 5   Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS) 3
  Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) 0   Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS) 6
  Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) 0
  Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) 3
  Marek Garmulewicz (POL) 0
Bronze medal match
  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 4
  Marek Garmulewicz (POL) 1
Classification 5th–6th
  Alireza Heidari (IRI)  
  Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) WO

Final standing edit

Rank Athlete
    Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS)
    Islam Bayramukov (KAZ)
    Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO)
4   Marek Garmulewicz (POL)
5   Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE)
6   Alireza Heidari (IRI)
7   Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR)
8   George Torchinava (NED)
9   Arawat Sabejew (GER)
10   Rolf Scherrer (SUI)
11   Vadim Tasoyev (UKR)
12   Gabriel Szerda (AUS)
13   Davud Magomedov (AZE)
14   Wilfredo Morales (CUB)
15   Victor Kodei (NGR)
16   Ahmet Doğu (TUR)
17   Ričardas Pauliukonis (LTU)
18   Melvin Douglas (USA)
19   Dean Schmeichel (CAN)

References edit

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

External links edit