Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Wrestling
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Wrestling pictogram.svg
Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Dates28 September – 1 October 2000
No. of events16
Competitors314 from 55 nations
  1996
2004  

Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from 28 September to 1 October, and the Greco-Roman events were held from 24 to 27 September. In the freestyle 76 kg Alexander Leipold of Germany originally placed first, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone. [1]

Qualification

Medalists

Freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
54 kg
details
Namig Abdullayev
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Sammie Henson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Amiran Kardanov
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
58 kg
details
Alireza Dabir
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Yevhen Buslovych
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Terry Brands
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
63 kg
details
Murad Umakhanov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Serafim Barzakov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Jang Jae-sung
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
69 kg
details
Daniel Igali
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Arsen Gitinov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Lincoln McIlravy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
76 kg
details
Brandon Slay
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Moon Eui-jae
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Adem Bereket
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
85 kg
details
Adam Saitiev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Yoel Romero
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Magomed Ibragimov
Flag of Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
97 kg
details
Sagid Murtazaliev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Islam Bayramukov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Eldar Kurtanidze
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
130 kg
details
David Musulbes
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Artur Taymazov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Alexis Rodríguez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Greco-Roman

EventGoldSilverBronze
54 kg
details
Sim Kwon-ho
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Lázaro Rivas
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Kang Yong-gyun
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
58 kg
details
Armen Nazaryan
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Kim In-sub
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Sheng Zetian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
63 kg
details
Varteres Samurgashev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Juan Marén
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Akaki Chachua
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
69 kg
details
Filiberto Azcuy
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Katsuhiko Nagata
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Aleksey Glushkov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
76 kg
details
Murat Kardanov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Matt Lindland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Marko Yli-Hannuksela
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
85 kg
details
Hamza Yerlikaya
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Sándor Bárdosi
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Mukhran Vakhtangadze
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
97 kg
details
Mikael Ljungberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Davyd Saldadze
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Garrett Lowney
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
130 kg
details
Rulon Gardner
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Aleksandr Karelin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Dmitry Debelka
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)6219
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2237
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)1315
4Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)1214
5Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1102
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)1012
7Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)1001
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1001
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1001
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1001
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0202
12Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0101
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0101
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0101
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)0101
16Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia  (GEO)0033
17Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)0011
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0011
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)0011
Flag of Macedonia.svg  Macedonia  (MKD)0011
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)0011
Totals (22 entries)16161648

Participating nations

A total of 314 wrestlers from 55 nations competed at the Sydney Games: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2019.