Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 125 kg

Men's freestyle 125 kilograms competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place on 5–6 August 2021 at the Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku.[1][2]

Men's freestyle 125 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueMakuhari Messe
Date5–6 August 2021
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gable Steveson  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Geno Petriashvili  Georgia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amir Hossein Zare  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Taha Akgül  Turkey
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This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.

The medals for the competition were presented by Uğur Erdener, IOC Member; Turkey, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Stan Dziedzic, UWW Vice-President; United States, Olympian, one Bronze Medal.

Schedule edit

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
5 August 2021 11:00 Qualification rounds
18:15 Semifinals
6 August 2021 11:00 Repechage
19:30 Finals

Results edit

Legend

Main bracket edit

1/8 finals 1/4 finals Semifinals Final
  Geno Petriashvili (GEO) 11
  Diaaeldin Kamal (EGY) 0   Geno Petriashvili (GEO) 5
  Sergey Kozyrev (ROC) 1   Deng Zhiwei (CHN) 2
  Deng Zhiwei (CHN) 4   Geno Petriashvili (GEO) 6
  Egzon Shala (KOS) 6F   Amir Hossein Zare (IRI) 3
  Djahid Berrahal (ALG) 0   Egzon Shala (KOS) 2
  Amir Hossein Zare (IRI) 7   Amir Hossein Zare (IRI) 13
  Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (UKR) 0   Geno Petriashvili (GEO) 8
  Taha Akgül (TUR) 5   Gable Steveson (USA) 10
  Amar Dhesi (CAN) 0   Taha Akgül (TUR) 0
  Aiaal Lazarev (KGZ) 0   Gable Steveson (USA) 8
  Gable Steveson (USA) 10   Gable Steveson (USA) 5
  Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel (MGL) 8   Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel (MGL) 0
  Dzianis Khramiankou (BLR) 4   Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel (MGL) 6
  Gennadij Cudinovic (GER) 2F   Gennadij Cudinovic (GER) 5
  Yusup Batirmurzaev (KAZ) 10

Repechage edit

RepechageBronze medal matches
  Diaaeldin Kamal (EGY)2  Deng Zhiwei (CHN)0
  Deng Zhiwei (CHN)7  Amir Hossein Zare (IRI)5
  Aiaal Lazarev (KGZ)0  Taha Akgül (TUR)5
  Taha Akgül (TUR)4  Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel (MGL)0

Final standing edit

Rank Athlete
    Gable Steveson (USA)
    Geno Petriashvili (GEO)
    Amir Hossein Zare (IRI)
    Taha Akgül (TUR)
5   Deng Zhiwei (CHN)
5   Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel (MGL)
7   Egzon Shala (KOS)
8   Gennadij Cudinovic (GER)
9   Dzianis Khramiankou (BLR)
10   Diaaeldin Kamal (EGY)
11   Sergey Kozyrev (ROC)
12   Yusup Batirmurzaev (KAZ)
13   Amar Dhesi (CAN)
14   Djahid Berrahal (ALG)
15   Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (UKR)
16   Aiaal Lazarev (KGZ)

References edit

  1. ^ "Wrestling - Men's Freestyle 125kg Schedule". Archived from the original on 2021-08-05.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 | United World Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-06.