| Sumo men's heavyweight at the 2001 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno, Akita, Japan | ||||||
| Dates | 25 August 2001 | ||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The men's heavyweight competition in sumo at the 2001 World Games took place on 25 August 2001 at the Tenno Town Gymnasium in Tenno, Akita, Japan. [1]
A total of 14 athletes entered the competition. They fought in stepladder system.
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Tekiera Aukafolau (TGA) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jüri Uustalu (EST) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aidyn Ramazanov (KAZ) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jüri Uustalu (EST) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jüri Uustalu (EST) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Susumu Omae (PAR) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Susumu Omae (PAR) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Veeris Tholsuwan (THA) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Susumu Omae (PAR) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Vladimir Antonov (RUS) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
 Julio Guerra (BRA) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vladimir Antonov (RUS) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jüri Uustalu (EST) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jörg Brümmer (GER) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tseden-Damba Bayarsaikhan (MGL) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jörg Brümmer (GER) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hsieh Po-chuan (TPE) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jörg Brümmer (GER) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jörg Brümmer (GER) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 James Perry (USA) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
 Erali Makhmarasulov (UZB) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
 Takahisa Osanai (JPN) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Takahisa Osanai (JPN) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Perry (USA) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jan Zatrepalek (CZE) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Perry (USA) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||||||
| Aidyn Ramazanov (KAZ) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tekiera Aukafolau (TGA) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tekiera Aukafolau (TGA) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Julio Guerra (BRA) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Julio Guerra (BRA) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Susumu Omae (PAR) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tekiera Aukafolau (TGA) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Perry (USA) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Perry (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Perry (USA) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Takahisa Osanai (JPN) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vladimir Antonov (RUS) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vladimir Antonov (RUS) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Takahisa Osanai (JPN) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hsieh Po-chuan (TPE) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tseden-Damba Bayarsaikhan (MGL) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tseden-Damba Bayarsaikhan (MGL) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Takahisa Osanai (JPN) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Zatrepalek (CZE) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Takahisa Osanai (JPN) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2001 World Games, the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan.
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