2021 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
at the 2021 World Championships
Venue Nye Jordal Amfi
Dates7–8 October 2021
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg   RWF logo.svg  RWF
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
  2019
2022  

The men's Greco-Roman 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Oslo, Norway on 7 and 8 October. [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. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.

Each bout consists of a single round within a six-minute limit including two halves of three minutes. The wrestler who scores more points is the winner.

Ken Matsui from Japan won the gold medal after beating Emin Sefershaev from the Russian Wrestling Federation in the final 7–1. Russian wrestlers competed under a modified flag and the name "Russian Wrestling Federation" (RWF) at this competition. Matsui received the first passivity caution in the first round but managed to defend, he scored two points when Sefershaev went down after receiving the passivity caution in the second period. with being 3–1 down Sefershaev took more risks and gave up 4 more points. Nugzari Tsurtsumia of Georgia and former world champion Eldaniz Azizli from Azerbaijan shared the bronze medals.

Results

Legend

Main bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
RWF logo.svg  Emin Sefershaev  (RWF)3
Flag of Georgia.svg  Nugzari Tsurtsumia  (GEO)2 RWF logo.svg  Emin Sefershaev  (RWF)5
Flag of Brazil.svg  Marat Garipov  (BRA)0 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Khorlan Zhakansha  (KAZ)1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Khorlan Zhakansha  (KAZ)9RWF logo.svg  Emin Sefershaev  (RWF)3
Flag of the United States.svg  Max Nowry  (USA)10Flag of Armenia.svg  Norayr Hakhoyan  (ARM)2
Flag of Iran.svg  Sajjad Abbaspour  (IRI)1 Flag of the United States.svg  Max Nowry  (USA)0
Flag of Armenia.svg  Norayr Hakhoyan  (ARM)6Flag of Armenia.svg  Norayr Hakhoyan  (ARM)9
Flag of Germany.svg  Fabian Schmitt  (GER)1 RWF logo.svg  Emin Sefershaev  (RWF)1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Eldaniz Azizli  (AZE)6Flag of Japan.svg  Ken Matsui  (JPN)7
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Koriun Sahradian  (UKR)0 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Eldaniz Azizli  (AZE)10
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeon Hyeok-jin  (KOR)0 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Sardarbek Konushbaev  (KGZ)1
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Sardarbek Konushbaev  (KGZ)9Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Eldaniz Azizli  (AZE)1
Flag of Norway.svg  Snorre Lund  (NOR)0 Flag of Japan.svg  Ken Matsui  (JPN)10F
Flag of Japan.svg  Ken Matsui  (JPN)9Flag of Japan.svg  Ken Matsui  (JPN)5
Flag of India.svg  Sandeep  (IND)0 Flag of Turkey.svg  Ekrem Öztürk  (TUR)5
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ekrem Öztürk  (TUR)7

Repechage

Repechage round 1Bronze medals
Flag of Georgia.svg  Nugzari Tsurtsumia  (GEO)9Flag of Georgia.svg  Nugzari Tsurtsumia  (GEO)9
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Khorlan Zhakansha  (KAZ)0Flag of Armenia.svg  Norayr Hakhoyan  (ARM)0
Flag of Norway.svg  Snorre Lund  (NOR)0Flag of Turkey.svg  Ekrem Öztürk  (TUR)2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ekrem Öztürk  (TUR)8Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Eldaniz Azizli  (AZE)5

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Ken Matsui  (JPN)
Silver medal icon.svgRWF logo.svg  Emin Sefershaev  (RWF)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Georgia.svg  Nugzari Tsurtsumia  (GEO)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Eldaniz Azizli  (AZE)
5Flag of Armenia.svg  Norayr Hakhoyan  (ARM)
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Ekrem Öztürk  (TUR)
7Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Sardarbek Konushbaev  (KGZ)
8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Khorlan Zhakansha  (KAZ)
9Flag of the United States.svg  Max Nowry  (USA)
10Flag of Germany.svg  Fabian Schmitt  (GER)
11Flag of Iran.svg  Sajjad Abbaspour  (IRI)
12Flag of Ukraine.svg  Koriun Sahradian  (UKR)
13Flag of India.svg  Sandeep  (IND)
14Flag of Brazil.svg  Marat Garipov  (BRA)
15Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeon Hyeok-jin  (KOR)
16Flag of Norway.svg  Snorre Lund  (NOR)

References

  1. "Greco-Roman – Seniors – 55 kg – Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 8 October 2021.