2006 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
at the 2006 World Championships
Venue Tianhe Gymnasium
Dates25 September 2006
Competitors32 from 32 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
  2005
2007  

The men's Greco-Roman 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China on 25 September 2006. [1]

Contents

This Greco-Roman wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals.

Results

Legend

Final

Final
Flag of Iran.svg  Hamid Sourian  (IRI)33 
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rovshan Bayramov  (AZE)0 0  

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Cuba.svg  Yagnier Hernández  (CUB)0 12
Flag of Japan.svg  Masatoshi Toyota  (JPN)41 1 Flag of Cuba.svg  Yagnier Hernández  (CUB)30 0
Flag of the United States.svg  Lindsey Durlacher  (USA)71 3Flag of the United States.svg  Lindsey Durlacher  (USA)2 26
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiao Huafeng  (CHN)4 20 Flag of the United States.svg  Lindsey Durlacher  (USA)42 
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Aliaksandr Shalesny  (BLR)4 6C Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Nyblom  (DEN)0 0  
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Sherali Shodmanov  (UZB)63  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Aliaksandr Shalesny  (BLR)40 2
Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Nyblom  (DEN)67 Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Nyblom  (DEN)1 74
Flag of Mexico.svg  Juan Cortés  (MEX)0 0  Flag of the United States.svg  Lindsey Durlacher  (USA)3 2  
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Venelin Venkov  (BUL)88 Flag of Iran.svg  Hamid Sourian  (IRI)53 
Flag of Palau.svg  Elgin Loren Elwais  (PLW)0 2  Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Venelin Venkov  (BUL)25 
Flag of Norway.svg  Thomas Rønningen  (NOR)10 3 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Jorge Cardozo  (VEN)0 0  
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Jorge Cardozo  (VEN)1 65Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Venelin Venkov  (BUL)2 0  
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vugar Rahimov  (UKR)16 Flag of Iran.svg  Hamid Sourian  (IRI)84 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Bayram Özdemir  (TUR)1 0  Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vugar Rahimov  (UKR)2 1  
Flag of Iran.svg  Hamid Sourian  (IRI)67 Flag of Iran.svg  Hamid Sourian  (IRI)72 
Flag of Spain.svg  Vicente Lillo  (ESP)0 0  

Bottom half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Kristijan Fris  (SCG)35 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Karim Ibrahim El-Sayed  (EGY)1 0  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Kristijan Fris  (SCG)42 1
Flag of North Korea.svg  Ri Kyong-il  (PRK)37 Flag of North Korea.svg  Ri Kyong-il  (PRK)0 31
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Margarito Angana  (PHI)0 2  Flag of North Korea.svg  Ri Kyong-il  (PRK)   
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Eun-chul  (KOR)36 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Eun-chul  (KOR)WO 
Flag of Russia.svg  Viktor Korablev  (RUS)0 0  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Eun-chul  (KOR)100 3
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn Văn Phương  (VIE)0 0  Flag of Armenia.svg  Roman Amoyan  (ARM)2 42
Flag of Armenia.svg  Roman Amoyan  (ARM)78 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Eun-chul  (KOR)0 1  
Flag of Georgia.svg  Irakli Chochua  (GEO)51 6Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rovshan Bayramov  (AZE)32 
Flag of Greece.svg  Artiom Kiouregkian  (GRE)0 10 Flag of Georgia.svg  Irakli Chochua  (GEO)0 0  
Flag of Finland.svg  Jani Haapamäki  (FIN)50 0 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yerbol Konyratov  (KAZ)33 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yerbol Konyratov  (KAZ)0 33Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yerbol Konyratov  (KAZ)1 1  
Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Oláh  (HUN)53 0 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rovshan Bayramov  (AZE)21 
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rovshan Bayramov  (AZE)2 47Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rovshan Bayramov  (AZE)79 
Flag of India.svg  Mukesh Khatri  (IND)7 5  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Rinat Usupjanov  (KGZ)0 3  
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Rinat Usupjanov  (KGZ)86 

Repechage

Repechage round 1Repechage round 2Bronze medals
Flag of Spain.svg  Vicente Lillo  (ESP)310Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vugar Rahimov  (UKR)012Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Venelin Venkov  (BUL)00 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vugar Rahimov  (UKR)386Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Venelin Venkov  (BUL)312Flag of the United States.svg  Lindsey Durlacher  (USA)43 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Oláh  (HUN)WO Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Oláh  (HUN)42 Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Oláh  (HUN)240
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Rinat Usupjanov  (KGZ)   Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yerbol Konyratov  (KAZ)20 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Eun-chul  (KOR)304

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