Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date25–27 September 2000
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Rulon Gardner Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Aleksandr Karelin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Dmitry Debelka Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
  1996
2004  

The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 25 to 27. The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final by way of direct elimination. [1]

American Rulon Gardner's defeat of Russian Aleksandr Karelin in the gold medal match is considered one of the biggest upsets in sports history. [2] [3] [4] This was Karelin's first and only international loss, having previously been unbeaten throughout his international career. [5] [6]

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

DateTimeEvent
25 September 200009:30Round 1
17:00Round 2
26 September 200009:30Round 3
27 September 200009:30Quarterfinals
09:30Semifinals
17:00Finals

Results

Legend

Elimination pools

Pool 1

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Héctor Milián  (CUB)22064Knockout round
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Hailin  (CHN)21133
3Flag of Estonia.svg  Helger Hallik  (EST)20212
ScoreCP
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Héctor Milián  (CUB)3–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Helger Hallik  (EST)3–0 PO
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Hailin  (CHN)0–1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Héctor Milián  (CUB)0–3 PO
Flag of Estonia.svg  Helger Hallik  (EST)2–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Hailin  (CHN)1–3 PP

Pool 2

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)22065Knockout round
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Eddy Bengtsson  (SWE)21145
3Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mirian Giorgadze  (GEO)20200
ScoreCP
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mirian Giorgadze  (GEO)0–3Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)0–3 PO
Flag of Sweden.svg  Eddy Bengtsson  (SWE)4–0Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mirian Giorgadze  (GEO)3–0 PO
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Eddy Bengtsson  (SWE)3–1 PP

Pool 3

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)220715Knockout round
2Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Rafael Barreno  (VEN)21134
3Flag of Australia.svg  Laszlo Kovacs  (AUS)20200
ScoreCP
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Rafael Barreno  (VEN)0–9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)0–3 PO
Flag of Australia.svg  Laszlo Kovacs  (AUS)0–4Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Rafael Barreno  (VEN)0–3 PO
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)6–0 FallFlag of Australia.svg  Laszlo Kovacs  (AUS)4–0 TO

Pool 4

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)22076Knockout round
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Mihály Deák-Bárdos  (HUN)21140
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Sergei Mureiko  (BUL)20200
ScoreCP
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)3–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Sergei Mureiko  (BUL)3–0 PO
Flag of Hungary.svg  Mihály Deák-Bárdos  (HUN)0–3 FallFlag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)0–4 TO
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Sergei Mureiko  (BUL)WOFlag of Hungary.svg  Mihály Deák-Bárdos  (HUN)0–4 PA

Pool 5

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  Rulon Gardner  (USA)330915Knockout round
2Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)32176
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)31233
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Omrane Ayari  (TUN)30324
ScoreCP
Flag of Armenia.svg  Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)0–1Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)0–3 PO
Flag of the United States.svg  Rulon Gardner  (USA)7–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Omrane Ayari  (TUN)3–1 PP
Flag of Armenia.svg  Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)0–6Flag of the United States.svg  Rulon Gardner  (USA)0–3 PO
Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)4–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Omrane Ayari  (TUN)3–0 PO
Flag of Armenia.svg  Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)3–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Omrane Ayari  (TUN)3–1 PP
Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)1–2Flag of the United States.svg  Rulon Gardner  (USA)1–3 PP

Pool 6

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Israel.svg  Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)330911Knockout round
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Fatih Bakir  (TUR)32164
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Vála  (CZE)31245
4Flag of Poland.svg  Marek Sitnik  (POL)30311
ScoreCP
Flag of Turkey.svg  Fatih Bakir  (TUR)0–3Flag of Israel.svg  Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)0–3 PO
Flag of Poland.svg  Marek Sitnik  (POL)0–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Vála  (CZE)0–3 PO
Flag of Turkey.svg  Fatih Bakir  (TUR)1–0Flag of Poland.svg  Marek Sitnik  (POL)3–0 PO
Flag of Israel.svg  Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)5–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Vála  (CZE)3–1 PP
Flag of Turkey.svg  Fatih Bakir  (TUR)3–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Vála  (CZE)3–0 PO
Flag of Israel.svg  Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)3–1Flag of Poland.svg  Marek Sitnik  (POL)3–1 PP

Knockout round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Héctor Milián  (CUB)0
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)1Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)0
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)0 Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)3
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)4Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)0
Flag of the United States.svg  Rulon Gardner  (USA)1
Flag of the United States.svg  Rulon Gardner  (USA)3
Flag of Israel.svg  Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)2
Bronze medal match
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)1
Flag of Israel.svg  Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)0
Classification 5th–6th
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Héctor Milián  (CUB)5
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)3

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Rulon Gardner  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)
4Flag of Israel.svg  Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)
5Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Héctor Milián  (CUB)
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)
7Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Fatih Bakir  (TUR)
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Vála  (CZE)
10Flag of Sweden.svg  Eddy Bengtsson  (SWE)
11Flag of Hungary.svg  Mihály Deák-Bárdos  (HUN)
12Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Rafael Barreno  (VEN)
13Flag of Armenia.svg  Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)
14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Hailin  (CHN)
15Flag of Tunisia.svg  Omrane Ayari  (TUN)
16Flag of Estonia.svg  Helger Hallik  (EST)
17Flag of Poland.svg  Marek Sitnik  (POL)
18Flag of Australia.svg  Laszlo Kovacs  (AUS)
19Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Sergei Mureiko  (BUL)
20Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mirian Giorgadze  (GEO)

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