2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 76 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 76 kg
at the 2001 World Championships
Venue Dimitris Tofalos Arena
Dates6–8 December 2001
Competitors34 from 34 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
  1999
2002  

The men's Greco-Roman 76 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 6 to 8 December 2001. [1]

Contents

Results

Legend

Preliminary round

Pool 1

PosAthletePldWLCPTPFINJPNBUL
1Flag of Finland.svg  Marko Yli-Hannuksela  (FIN)22071411–03–0
2Flag of Japan.svg  Taichi Suga  (JPN)211360–4 ST6–5
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Tano Prochenski  (BUL)202150–3 PO1–3 PP

Pool 2

PosAthletePldWLCPTPPOLTURFRA
1Flag of Poland.svg  Artur Michalkiewicz  (POL)211497–22–3
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Nazmi Avluca  (TUR)211481–3 PP6–0
3Flag of France.svg  Yvon Riemer  (FRA)211333–1 PP0–3 PO

Pool 3

PosAthletePldWLCPTPKORESTNED
1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Jin-soo  (KOR)2207154–011–0
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Tõnis Naarits  (EST)2114100–3 PO10–0
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Fred de Vos  (NED)202000–4 ST0–4 ST

Pool 4

PosAthletePldWLCPTPGREIRIGER
1Flag of Greece.svg  Dimitrios Avramis  (GRE)220663–13–0
2Flag of Iran.svg  Majid Ramezani  (IRI)211471–3 PP6–4
3Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Hasenstab  (GER)202140–3 PO1–3 PP

Pool 5

PosAthletePldWLCPTPHUNBLRLTU
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Berzicza  (HUN)220663–13–0
2Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Aliaksei Panysh  (BLR)211451–3 PP4–3
3Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Artur Stankevič  (LTU)202130–3 PO1–3 PP

Pool 6

PosAthletePldWLCPTPUSAITAIND
1Flag of the United States.svg  Keith Sieracki  (USA)2207174–013–0
2Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Minguzzi  (ITA)2114130–3 PO13–0
3Flag of India.svg  Suraj Mal  (IND)202000–4 ST0–4 ST

Pool 7

PosAthletePldWLCPTPRUSROMKGZ
1Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Mishin  (RUS)2207166–010–0
2Flag of Romania.svg  Cristian Rusu  (ROM)211330–3 PO3–0
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Janbolot Musaev  (KGZ)202000–4 ST0–3 PO

Pool 8

PosAthletePldWLCPTPUKRISRTPE
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergiy Solodkyy  (UKR)2208165–0 Fall11–0
2Flag of Israel.svg  Yasha Manasherov  (ISR)2114120–4 TO12–0
3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chang Hsein-sheng  (TPE)202000–4 ST0–4 ST

Pool 9

PosAthletePldWLCPTPKAZYUGGEO
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Bakhtiyar Baiseitov  (KAZ)22071310–0 Fall3–2
2Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Akoš Korica  (YUG)211440–4 TO4–0 DQ
3Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Giorgi Jinjvelashvili  (GEO)202121–3 PP0–4 EV

Pool 10

PosAthletePldWLCPTPSWEUZBCAN
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Ara Abrahamian  (SWE)22081610–06–0 Fall
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Yury Vitt  (UZB)2114100–4 ST10–0
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Scott Seeley  (CAN)202000–4 TO0–4 ST

Pool 11

PosAthletePldWLCPTPCUBCHNAZEMEX
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Odelis Herrero  (CUB)33012275–0 Fall11–011–0
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Gang  (CHN)3216100–4 TO6–34–3
3Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Rashad Mansurov  (AZE)312460–4 ST1–3 PP3–0
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Matías Hernández  (MEX)303130–4 ST1–3 PP0–3 PO

Knockout round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Marko Yli-Hannuksela  (FIN)4
Flag of Poland.svg  Artur Michalkiewicz  (POL)1 Flag of Finland.svg  Marko Yli-Hannuksela  (FIN)0
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Jin-soo  (KOR)4Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Jin-soo  (KOR)3
Flag of Greece.svg  Dimitrios Avramis  (GRE)0 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Jin-soo  (KOR)2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Berzicza  (HUN)3Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Mishin  (RUS)3
Flag of the United States.svg  Keith Sieracki  (USA)0 Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Berzicza  (HUN)1
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Mishin  (RUS)4
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Mishin  (RUS)0
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ara Abrahamian  (SWE)5F
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergiy Solodkyy  (UKR)5
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Bakhtiyar Baiseitov  (KAZ)0
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergiy Solodkyy  (UKR)0 Bronze medal match
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ara Abrahamian  (SWE)4
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ara Abrahamian  (SWE)6Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Jin-soo  (KOR)3
Flag of Cuba.svg  Odelis Herrero  (CUB)0 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergiy Solodkyy  (UKR)0

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