Wrestling at the 1990 Goodwill Games

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Wrestling at the 1990 Goodwill Games
Host city Seattle, US
Dates26–27 July
StadiumHec Edmundson Pavilion

Freestyle wrestling was part of the 1990 Goodwill Games program. The freestyle wrestling tournament was a team championship (but the wrestlers won individual gold, silver and bronze medals) [1]

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A total of 82 wrestlers from 8 nations [2] competed at the 1990 Goodwill Games:

According to the results of the 1988 Olympic Games, the following countries became the world's best centers for the development of freestyle wrestling: USSR, South Korea, Japan, USA and Bulgaria.

The USSR national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Gnel Medzhlumyan, 48 kg; 2. Zambalov Sergey, 52 kg; 3. Ruslan Karaev, 57 kg; 4. Stepan Sarkisyan, 62 kg; 5. Arsen Fadzaev, [2] 68 kg; 6. Adlan Varayev, 74 kg; 7. Elmadi Zhabrailov, 82 kg; 8. Makharbek Khadartsev, 90 kg; 9. Andrei Golovko, 100 kg; 10. David Gobejishvili, 100 + kg. [3]

The South Korean national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Kim Jong-Shin, [2] 48 kg; 2. Kim Sun-Hak, 52 kg; 3. Kim Jong-Oh, 57 kg; 4. Shin Sang-Kyu, 62 kg; 5. Park Jang-soon, 68 kg; 6. Park Young-Jin, 74 kg; 7. Lee Dong-Woo, 82 kg; 8. Oh Hyo-Chul, 90 kg; 9. Kim Tae-woo (wrestler), 100 kg; 10. Jo Byung-eun, 100 + kg. [3]

The Japan national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Hirano Takayoshi, 48 kg; 2. Hideo Sasayama, 52 kg; 3. Toshio Asakura, 57 kg; 4. Takumi Adachi, 62 kg; 5. Kosei Akaishi, 68 kg; 6. Yoshihiko Hara, 74 kg; 7. Kikuchi Takashi, 82 kg; 8. Akaishi Akeo, 90 kg; 9. Manabu Nakanishi, 100 kg; 10. Tamon Honda, 100 + kg. [3]

The USA national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Cory Baze, 48 kg; 2. Zeke Jones, 52 kg; 3. Joe Melchiore, [4] 57 kg; 4. John Smith, 62 kg; 5. Nate Carr, 68 kg; 6. Rob Koll, 74 kg; 7. Royce Alger, Kenny Monday, [2] 82 kg; 8. James Scherr, 90 kg; 9. Kirk Trost, William Scherr, [5] 100 kg; 10. Bruce Baumgartner, 100 + kg. [3]

The Bulgarian national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Chetov Azet, 48 kg; 2. Valentin Yordanov, 52 kg; 3. Topolov Dimitar, 57 kg; 4. Yankov Vladimir, 62 kg; 5. Petovski Aleksander, 68 kg; 6. Rahmat Sofiadi, 74 kg; 7. Markov Dimitar, 82 kg; 8. Rusev Dragia, 90 kg; 9. Makedonov Petio, 100 kg; 10. Kiril Barbutov, 100 + kg. [3]

The national teams were divided into two groups: [6]

Final round: [3]

The winners of Groups A and B wrestled among themselves for gold and silver medals. They retained the medals even after losing further meetings

Top - upset of the 1990 Goodwill Games wrestling tournament: a journeyman Chris Wilson (Canada) defeated the outstanding international freestyle wrestler Arsen Fadzaev (USSR) in the men's freestyle 68 kg. [8] [9]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3429
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3238
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2114
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1102
5Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1001
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0213
7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0022
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0011
Totals (8 entries)10101030

Medal summary [10] [11]

Men's freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
48 kg Cory Baze [5]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Gnel Medzhlumyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		İlyas Şükrüoğlu
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
52 kg Valentin Yordanov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 		Zambalov Sergey
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		Zeke Jones [5]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
57 kg Khaltmaagiin Battuul
Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 		Remzi Musaoğlu
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 		Ruslan Karaev [5]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
62 kg John Smith [5]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Stepan Sarkisyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		Takumi Adachi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
68 kg Nate Carr [5]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Park Jang-soon
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Kosei Akaishi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
74 kg Park Young-Jin
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Rahmat Sofiadi
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 		Adlan Varaev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
82 kg Elmadi Zhabrailov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		Sebahattin Öztürk
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 		Royce Alger
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
90 kg Makharbek Khadartsev [5]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		James Scherr
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Gregory Edgelow
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
100 kg Makedonov Petio
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 		Golovko Andrey
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		Kirk Trost [5]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
+100 kg David Gobejishvili [5]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		Bruce Baumgartner
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Kiril Barbutov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

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