| 2001 World Wrestling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | Women | |
| 54 kg | 54 kg | 46 kg | |
| 58 kg | 58 kg | 51 kg | |
| 63 kg | 63 kg | 56 kg | |
| 69 kg | 69 kg | 62 kg | |
| 76 kg | 76 kg | 68 kg | |
| 85 kg | 85 kg | 75 kg | |
| 97 kg | 97 kg | ||
| 130 kg | 130 kg | ||
The men's Greco-Roman 85 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 7 to 9 December 2001. [1]
| Gold | Mukhran Vakhtangadze  Georgia |
| Silver | Matt Lindland  United States |
| Bronze | Oleksandr Daragan  Ukraine |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | TUR | ARM | CYP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hamza Yerlikaya (TUR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | — | 7–2 | WO | |
| 2 |  Levon Geghamyan (ARM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 1–3 PP | — | 22–0 Fall | |
| 3 |  Giannos Ioannou (CYP) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 PA | 0–4 TO | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | SWE | GER | FIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Martin Lidberg (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | — | 2–2 | 7–0 | |
| 2 |  Tim Nettekoven (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1–3 PP | — | 3–1 | |
| 3 |  Tomi Rajamäki (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0–3 PO | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | GEO | SVK | BUL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 |  Attila Bátky (SVK) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1–3 PP | — | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Dimitar Stoyanov (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–3 PO | 0–3 PO | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | UKR | POL | CZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksandr Daragan (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | — | 3–2 | 7–0 | |
| 2 |  Marcin Letki (POL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1–3 PP | — | 4–1 | |
| 3 |  Filip Soukup (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0–3 PO | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | HUN | JPN | NED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | — | 3–2 | 12–0 | |
| 2 |  Shingo Matsumoto (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1–3 PP | — | 13–0 | |
| 3 |  Jerry van de Pol (NED) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 ST | 0–4 ST | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | USA | ISR | YUG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Lindland (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | — | 6–2 | 7–0 | |
| 2 |  Gocha Tsitsiashvili (ISR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1–3 PP | — | 4–2 | |
| 3 |  Bojan Mijatov (YUG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0–3 PO | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | UZB | VEN | ISV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Evgeniy Erofaylov (UZB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 Fall | |
| 2 |  Yorly Patiño (VEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0–3 PO | — | 12–0 | |
| 3 |  Shaun Scott (ISV) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 ST | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | CUB | EST | KOR | GRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luis Enrique Méndez (CUB) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | — | 4–0 | 9–3 | 5–0 | |
| 2 |  Toomas Proovel (EST) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0–3 PO | — | 7–0 Ret | 1–3 | |
| 3 |  Bae Man-ku (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1–3 PP | 0–4 PA | — | 3–2 Fall | |
| 4 |  Theofanis Anagnostou (GRE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0–3 PO | 3–1 PP | 0–4 TO | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | RUS | BLR | IRI | IND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aleksandr Menshchikov (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | 12–0 Fall | |
| 2 |  Viachaslau Makaranka (BLR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 1–3 PP | — | 6–0 | 10–0 | |
| 3 |  Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0–3 PO | 0–3 PO | — | 5–0 Fall | |
| 4 |  Govind Pawar (IND) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 ST | 0–4 TO | — |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Hamza Yerlikaya (TUR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Lidberg (SWE) | 6 | Martin Lidberg (SWE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oleksandr Daragan (UKR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oleksandr Daragan (UKR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Lindland (USA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Lindland (USA) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evgeniy Erofaylov (UZB) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Lindland (USA) | 6 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandr Menshchikov (RUS) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luis Enrique Méndez (CUB) | 2 | Oleksandr Daragan (UKR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandr Menshchikov (RUS) | 3 | Aleksandr Menshchikov (RUS) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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