1998 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 63 kg

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Men's freestyle 63 kg
at the 1998 World Championships
Venue Azadi Indoor Stadium
Dates8–10 September 1998
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1997
1999  

The men's freestyle 63 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

Round 1

Score
Round of 32
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Serafim Barzakov  (BUL)9–4Flag of France.svg  Karim Makhlouf  (FRA)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Bánkuti  (HUN)0–5Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liao Kai  (CHN)0–11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marty Calder  (CAN)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)4–2Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jang Jae-sung  (KOR)11–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Edison Hurtado  (COL)
Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)2–2Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Moustopoulos  (GRE)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takahiro Wada  (JPN)8–6Flag of Romania.svg  Șerban Mumjiev  (ROM)
Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)5–4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Melling  (GBR)
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Arout Parsekian  (CYP)0–10Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  David Lejava  (GEO)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Efraim Kahraman  (TUR)11–0Flag of India.svg  Mukesh Kumar  (IND)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Berik Dengelbayev  (KAZ)0–3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)
Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)9–2Flag of Syria.svg  Ayman Al-Shalabi  (SYR)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Štefan Fernyák  (SVK)11–0Flag of South Africa.svg  Hennie Bekker  (RSA)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)3–0Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Scheibe  (GER)

Round 2

Score
Round of 16
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Serafim Barzakov  (BUL)3–1Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marty Calder  (CAN)1–3Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jang Jae-sung  (KOR)0–9 FallFlag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takahiro Wada  (JPN)0–4Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  David Lejava  (GEO)5–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Efraim Kahraman  (TUR)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)4–6Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Štefan Fernyák  (SVK)2–7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)
Repechage
Flag of France.svg  Karim Makhlouf  (FRA)0–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Bánkuti  (HUN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liao Kai  (CHN)0–10Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Edison Hurtado  (COL)1–10Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Moustopoulos  (GRE)
Flag of Romania.svg  Șerban Mumjiev  (ROM)12–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Melling  (GBR)
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Arout Parsekian  (CYP)1–3Flag of India.svg  Mukesh Kumar  (IND)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Berik Dengelbayev  (KAZ)12–2Flag of Syria.svg  Ayman Al-Shalabi  (SYR)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Hennie Bekker  (RSA)0–11Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Scheibe  (GER)

Round 3

Score
Quarterfinals
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Serafim Barzakov  (BUL)4–0Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)
Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)4–0Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  David Lejava  (GEO)0–10Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)Bye
Repechage
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Bánkuti  (HUN)0–4Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)
Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Moustopoulos  (GRE)1–4Flag of Romania.svg  Șerban Mumjiev  (ROM)
Flag of India.svg  Mukesh Kumar  (IND)1–5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Berik Dengelbayev  (KAZ)
Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Scheibe  (GER)0–5Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marty Calder  (CAN)1–3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jang Jae-sung  (KOR)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takahiro Wada  (JPN)1–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Efraim Kahraman  (TUR)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)4–2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Štefan Fernyák  (SVK)

Round 4

Score
Repechage
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)10–4Flag of Romania.svg  Șerban Mumjiev  (ROM)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Berik Dengelbayev  (KAZ)3–4Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jang Jae-sung  (KOR)7–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Efraim Kahraman  (TUR)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)4–6Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)
Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)4–1Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  David Lejava  (GEO)

Round 5

Score
Semifinals
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)2–3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Serafim Barzakov  (BUL)
Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)6–2Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)
Repechage
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)3–4Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jang Jae-sung  (KOR)3–1Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)
Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)Bye

Round 6

Score
Repechage
Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)1–10Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jang Jae-sung  (KOR)Bye

Round 7

Score
Repechage
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)8–6Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jang Jae-sung  (KOR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)3–1Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)

Finals

Score
Bronze medal match
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)1–3Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Final
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Serafim Barzakov  (BUL)6–2 FallFlag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)

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