| 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 69 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 | Filiberto Azcuy  Cuba |
| Silver | Aleksey Glushkov  Russia |
| Bronze | Rustam Adzhi  Ukraine |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | SWE | POL | FIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jimmy Samuelsson (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | |
| 2 |  Szymon Kogut (POL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1–3 PP | — | 3–2 | |
| 3 |  Juha Lappalainen (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0–3 PO | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | CZE | FRA | IND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ondřej Jaroš (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | — | 3–1 | 7–0 | |
| 2 |  Aurélien Bozonet (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1–3 PP | — | 4–0 | |
| 3 |  Ravinder Maan (IND) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–3 PO | 0–3 PO | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | IRI | HUN | CHN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Parviz Zeidvand (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | — | 3–2 | 11–0 | |
| 2 |  Csaba Hirbik (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1–3 PP | — | 3–1 | |
| 3 |  Lian Chunzhi (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0–4 ST | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | CUB | GEO | GRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filiberto Azcuy (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | — | 3–0 | 10–0 | |
| 2 |  Aleksandr Dokturishvili (GEO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0–3 PO | — | 6–0 | |
| 3 |  Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 ST | 0–3 PO | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | KOR | BUL | USA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Son Sang-pil (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | — | 4–0 | 6–2 | |
| 2 |  Velin Marinov (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0–3 PO | — | 3–2 | |
| 3 |  Marcel Cooper (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | RUS | UZB | PER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksey Glushkov (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22 | — | 12–3 | 10–0 | |
| 2 |  Ruslan Biktyakov (UZB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1–3 PP | — | 5–1 | |
| 3 |  Enrique Cubas (PER) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0–4 ST | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | GER | ROM | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Max Schwindt (GER) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | — | 4–0 | 10–0 | |
| 2 |  Adrian Ozsda (ROM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0–3 PO | — | 10–0 | |
| 3 |  Mario Valdivia (CHI) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 ST | 0–4 ST | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | ESP | JPN | VEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Moisés Sánchez (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | — | 9–2 | 5–3 | |
| 2 |  Katsuhiko Nagata (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1–3 PP | — | 4–1 | |
| 3 |  Endrix Arteaga (VEN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | UKR | TUR | BLR | SUI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rustam Adzhi (UKR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| 2 |  Mahmut Altay (TUR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1–3 PP | — | 3–0 | 7–0 Fall | |
| 3 |  Andrei Lisitsa (BLR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1–3 PP | 0–3 PO | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Daniel Schnyder (SUI) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1–3 PP | 0–4 TO | 0–3 PO | — |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Samuelsson (SWE) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ondřej Jaroš (CZE) | 0 | Jimmy Samuelsson (SWE) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parviz Zeidvand (IRI) | 4R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Samuelsson (SWE) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Filiberto Azcuy (CUB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Filiberto Azcuy (CUB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Son Sang-pil (KOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Filiberto Azcuy (CUB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aleksey Glushkov (RUS) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aleksey Glushkov (RUS) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max Schwindt (GER) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aleksey Glushkov (RUS) | 8 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||||||||
| Rustam Adzhi (UKR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Moisés Sánchez (ESP) | 1 | Jimmy Samuelsson (SWE) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rustam Adzhi (UKR) | 11 | Rustam Adzhi (UKR) | 6F | ||||||||||||||||
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