Men's Greco-Roman 58 kg at the 2001 World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Dimitris Tofalos Arena | |||||||||
Dates | 7–9 December 2001 | |||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 37 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 58 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]
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | CUB | FIN | RUS | |
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1 | Roberto Monzón (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | — | 11–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Pasi Huhtala (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0–4 ST | — | 5–2 | |
3 | Stanislav Lomachinsky (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0–3 PO | 1–3 PP | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | CZE | KAZ | VEN | |
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1 | Petr Švehla (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | — | 4–2 | 5–1 | |
2 | Asset Imanbayev (KAZ) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1–3 PP | — | 4–1 | |
3 | Jorge Cardozo (VEN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | IRI | SUI | ESP | |
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1 | Ali Ashkani (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 22 | — | 10–0 | 12–0 Fall | |
2 | Alois Fässler (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0–4 ST | — | 5–0 Fall | |
3 | Joaquín Martínez (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 TO | 0–4 TO | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | USA | AUT | UKR | |
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1 | Jim Gruenwald (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | — | 10–0 | 3–2 | |
2 | Thomas Kathan (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0–4 ST | — | 5–3 | |
3 | Ruslan Khakymov (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | ISR | GRE | NOR | |
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1 | Ivan Alexandrov (ISR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | — | 5–4 | 4–1 | |
2 | Efstathios Theodosiadis (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1–3 PP | — | 3–0 | |
3 | Robert Sollie (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1–3 PP | 0–3 PO | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | FRA | BLR | NED | |
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1 | Djamel Ainaoui (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | — | 3–2 | 10–0 | |
2 | Yury Khrabrou (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1–3 PP | — | 11–1 | |
3 | Arash Rayhaniasl (NED) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0–4 ST | 1–4 SP | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | UZB | TUR | PER | |
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1 | Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | — | 7–4 | 13–0 | |
2 | Şeref Tüfenk (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1–3 PP | — | 6–4 | |
3 | Sidney Guzman (PER) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0–4 ST | 1–3 PP | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | ROM | AUS | POL | |
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1 | Marian Sandu (ROM) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | — | 6–1 | 9–0 | |
2 | Plamen Tchoukanov (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1–3 PP | — | 9–0 | |
3 | Julian Kwit (POL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–3 PO | 0–3 PO | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | ARM | YUG | BRA | |
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1 | Karen Mnatsakanyan (ARM) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | — | 7–5 | 10–1 | |
2 | Norbert Futo (YUG) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1–3 PP | — | 14–0 | |
3 | Iuri Estevão (BRA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1–3 PP | 0–4 ST | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | KOR | CAN | AZE | |
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1 | Kang Kyung-il (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 19 | — | 10–0 | 9–0 | |
2 | Saeed Azarbayjani (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0–4 ST | — | 13–5 | |
3 | Nuraddin Rajabov (AZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0–3 PO | 1–3 PP | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | JPN | IND | POR | |
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1 | Makoto Sasamoto (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | — | 10–0 Fall | 11–2 | |
2 | Ravinder Singh (IND) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0–4 TO | — | 5–2 | |
3 | Hugo Passos (POR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |
Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | BUL | HUN | GEO | GER | |
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1 | Armen Nazaryan (BUL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 25 | — | 4–0 | 12–1 | 9–7 Ret | |
2 | István Majoros (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0–3 PO | — | 6–3 | WO | |
3 | Irakli Chochua (GEO) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1–4 SP | 1–3 PP | — | WO | |
4 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (GER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0–4 PA | 0–4 PA | 0–4 PA | — |
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Roberto Monzón (CUB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Petr Švehla (CZE) | 0 | Roberto Monzón (CUB) | 6 | ||||||||||||
Ali Ashkani (IRI) | 6 | Ali Ashkani (IRI) | 2 | ||||||||||||
Jim Gruenwald (USA) | 3 | Roberto Monzón (CUB) | 2 | ||||||||||||
Ivan Alexandrov (ISR) | 0 | Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 4 | ||||||||||||
Djamel Ainaoui (FRA) | 4 | Djamel Ainaoui (FRA) | 2 | ||||||||||||
Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 14 | Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 3 | ||||||||||||
Marian Sandu (ROM) | 3 | Dilshod Aripov (UZB) | 6 | ||||||||||||
Karen Mnatsakanyan (ARM) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Karen Mnatsakanyan (ARM) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Kang Kyung-il (KOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Karen Mnatsakanyan (ARM) | 5 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||||
Armen Nazaryan (BUL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Makoto Sasamoto (JPN) | 2 | Roberto Monzón (CUB) | 3 | ||||||||||||
Armen Nazaryan (BUL) | 8 | Armen Nazaryan (BUL) | 1 |
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