1998 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 54 kg

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Men's freestyle 54 kg
at the 1998 World Championships
Venue Azadi Indoor Stadium
Dates8–10 September 1998
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
  1997
1999  

The men's freestyle 54 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1998 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Azadi Indoor Stadium in Tehran, Iran from 8 to 10 September 1998. [1]

Contents

Results

Legend

Round 1

Score
Round of 32
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Zakharuk  (UKR)10–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  James Crowe  (CAN)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Maulen Mamyrov  (KAZ)5–0Flag of Moldova.svg  Vitalie Railean  (MDA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Sammie Henson  (USA)6–4Flag of Germany.svg  Vasilij Zeiher  (GER)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Niu Pinghui  (CHN)0–5Flag of Greece.svg  Amiran Kardanov  (GRE)
Flag of Poland.svg  Stanisław Surdyka  (POL)0–3Flag of India.svg  Kripa Shankar Patel  (IND)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivan Tsonov  (BUL)5–4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chikara Tanabe  (JPN)
Flag of Russia.svg  Chechenol Mongush  (RUS)4–1 FallFlag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Nurdin Donbaev  (KGZ)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Mevlana Kulaç  (TUR)4–7Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Herman Kantoyeu  (BLR)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armen Simonyan  (ARM)9–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Wilfredo García  (CUB)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Adkhamjon Achilov  (UZB)9–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Thomas Röthlisberger  (SUI)
Flag of Iran.svg  Gholamreza Mohammadi  (IRI)2–1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jung Soon-won  (KOR)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Namig Abdullayev  (AZE)3–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tümendembereliin Züünbayan  (MGL)

Round 2

Score
Round of 16
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Zakharuk  (UKR)0–4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Maulen Mamyrov  (KAZ)
Flag of the United States.svg  Sammie Henson  (USA)5–4Flag of Greece.svg  Amiran Kardanov  (GRE)
Flag of India.svg  Kripa Shankar Patel  (IND)5–4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivan Tsonov  (BUL)
Flag of Russia.svg  Chechenol Mongush  (RUS)2–0 FallFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Herman Kantoyeu  (BLR)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armen Simonyan  (ARM)10–0Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Adkhamjon Achilov  (UZB)
Flag of Iran.svg  Gholamreza Mohammadi  (IRI)5–2 FallFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Namig Abdullayev  (AZE)
Repechage
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  James Crowe  (CAN)4–11 FallFlag of Moldova.svg  Vitalie Railean  (MDA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Vasilij Zeiher  (GER)8–7 FallFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Niu Pinghui  (CHN)
Flag of Poland.svg  Stanisław Surdyka  (POL)4–8Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chikara Tanabe  (JPN)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Nurdin Donbaev  (KGZ)4–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Mevlana Kulaç  (TUR)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Wilfredo García  (CUB)5–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Thomas Röthlisberger  (SUI)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jung Soon-won  (KOR)10–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tümendembereliin Züünbayan  (MGL)

Round 3

Score
Quarterfinals
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Maulen Mamyrov  (KAZ)1–3Flag of the United States.svg  Sammie Henson  (USA)
Flag of India.svg  Kripa Shankar Patel  (IND)2–5Flag of Russia.svg  Chechenol Mongush  (RUS)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armen Simonyan  (ARM)Bye
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Namig Abdullayev  (AZE)Bye
Repechage
Flag of Moldova.svg  Vitalie Railean  (MDA)1–5Flag of Germany.svg  Vasilij Zeiher  (GER)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chikara Tanabe  (JPN)1–6Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Nurdin Donbaev  (KGZ)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Wilfredo García  (CUB)2–3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jung Soon-won  (KOR)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Zakharuk  (UKR)0–4Flag of Greece.svg  Amiran Kardanov  (GRE)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivan Tsonov  (BUL)0–9Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Herman Kantoyeu  (BLR)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Adkhamjon Achilov  (UZB)0–11Flag of Iran.svg  Gholamreza Mohammadi  (IRI)

Round 4

Score
Semifinals
Flag of the United States.svg  Sammie Henson  (USA)4–3Flag of Russia.svg  Chechenol Mongush  (RUS)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armen Simonyan  (ARM)1–3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Namig Abdullayev  (AZE)
Repechage
Flag of Germany.svg  Vasilij Zeiher  (GER)2–2Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Nurdin Donbaev  (KGZ)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jung Soon-won  (KOR)3–8Flag of Greece.svg  Amiran Kardanov  (GRE)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Herman Kantoyeu  (BLR)0–6Flag of Iran.svg  Gholamreza Mohammadi  (IRI)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Maulen Mamyrov  (KAZ)WOFlag of India.svg  Kripa Shankar Patel  (IND)

Round 5

Score
Repechage
Flag of Germany.svg  Vasilij Zeiher  (GER)3–11Flag of Greece.svg  Amiran Kardanov  (GRE)
Flag of Iran.svg  Gholamreza Mohammadi  (IRI)6–0Flag of India.svg  Kripa Shankar Patel  (IND)

Round 6

Score
Repechage
Flag of Russia.svg  Chechenol Mongush  (RUS)4–5Flag of Greece.svg  Amiran Kardanov  (GRE)
Flag of Iran.svg  Gholamreza Mohammadi  (IRI)4–0Flag of Armenia.svg  Armen Simonyan  (ARM)

Finals

Score
Bronze medal match
Flag of Greece.svg  Amiran Kardanov  (GRE)1–3Flag of Iran.svg  Gholamreza Mohammadi  (IRI)
Final
Flag of the United States.svg  Sammie Henson  (USA)3–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Namig Abdullayev  (AZE)

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References

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