Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 85 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 Hamza Yerlikaya Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Silver medal icon.svg Sándor Bárdosi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Mukhran Vakhtangadze Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
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2004  

The men's Greco-Roman 85 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]

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 Turkey.svg  Hamza Yerlikaya  (TUR)220715Knockout round
2Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Zander  (GER)21144
3Flag of Finland.svg  Marko Asell  (FIN)20211
ScoreCP
Flag of Finland.svg  Marko Asell  (FIN)1–3Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Zander  (GER)1–3 PP
Flag of Turkey.svg  Hamza Yerlikaya  (TUR)10–0Flag of Finland.svg  Marko Asell  (FIN)4–0 ST
Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Zander  (GER)1–5Flag of Turkey.svg  Hamza Yerlikaya  (TUR)1–3 PP

Pool 2

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Luis Enrique Méndez  (CUB)22069Knockout round
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Abdelfatah  (EGY)211515
3Flag of the United States.svg  Quincey Clark  (USA)20200
ScoreCP
Flag of the United States.svg  Quincey Clark  (USA)0–5Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Luis Enrique Méndez  (CUB)0–3 PO
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Abdelfatah  (EGY)12–0Flag of the United States.svg  Quincey Clark  (USA)4–0 ST
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Luis Enrique Méndez  (CUB)4–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Abdelfatah  (EGY)3–1 PP

Pool 3

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Valery Tsilent  (BLR)21144Knockout round
2Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Menshchikov  (RUS)2113 [lower-alpha 1] 2
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vyacheslav Oliynyk  (UKR)2113 [lower-alpha 1] 6
Source: Official Report
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: RUS 3–0 UKR.
ScoreCP
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Menshchikov  (RUS)0–3Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Valery Tsilent  (BLR)0–3 PO
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vyacheslav Oliynyk  (UKR)0–2Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Menshchikov  (RUS)0–3 PO
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Valery Tsilent  (BLR)1–6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vyacheslav Oliynyk  (UKR)1–3 PP

Pool 4

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mukhran Vakhtangadze  (GEO)22068Knockout round
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Toomas Proovel  (EST)21148
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Raatbek Sanatbayev  (KGZ)20223
ScoreCP
Flag of Estonia.svg  Toomas Proovel  (EST)4–6Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mukhran Vakhtangadze  (GEO)1–3 PP
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Raatbek Sanatbayev  (KGZ)2–4Flag of Estonia.svg  Toomas Proovel  (EST)1–3 PP
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mukhran Vakhtangadze  (GEO)2–1Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Raatbek Sanatbayev  (KGZ)3–1 PP

Pool 5

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Bárdosi  (HUN)3301019Knockout round
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Lidberg  (SWE)32173
3Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Eddy Bartolozzi  (VEN)31245
4Flag of Australia.svg  Arek Olczak  (AUS)30300
ScoreCP
Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Bárdosi  (HUN)2–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Lidberg  (SWE)3–0 PO
Flag of Australia.svg  Arek Olczak  (AUS)0–3Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Eddy Bartolozzi  (VEN)0–3 PO
Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Bárdosi  (HUN)12–0Flag of Australia.svg  Arek Olczak  (AUS)4–0 ST
Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Lidberg  (SWE)3–2Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Eddy Bartolozzi  (VEN)3–1 PP
Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Bárdosi  (HUN)5–0Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Eddy Bartolozzi  (VEN)3–0 PO
Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Lidberg  (SWE)WOFlag of Australia.svg  Arek Olczak  (AUS)4–0 PA

Pool 6

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Norway.svg  Fritz Aanes  (NOR)3301025Knockout round
2Flag of Israel.svg  Gocha Tsitsiashvili  (ISR)321816
3Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Yury Vitt  (UZB)31245
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Amor Bach Hamba  (TUN)30322
ScoreCP
Flag of Israel.svg  Gocha Tsitsiashvili  (ISR)2–7Flag of Norway.svg  Fritz Aanes  (NOR)1–3 PP
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Yury Vitt  (UZB)4–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Amor Bach Hamba  (TUN)3–1 PP
Flag of Israel.svg  Gocha Tsitsiashvili  (ISR)3–0Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Yury Vitt  (UZB)3–0 PO
Flag of Norway.svg  Fritz Aanes  (NOR)12–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Amor Bach Hamba  (TUN)4–0 ST
Flag of Israel.svg  Gocha Tsitsiashvili  (ISR)11–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Amor Bach Hamba  (TUN)4–1 SP
Flag of Norway.svg  Fritz Aanes  (NOR)6–1Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Yury Vitt  (UZB)3–1 PP

Knockout round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
Flag of Turkey.svg  Hamza Yerlikaya  (TUR)3
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Luis Enrique Méndez  (CUB)0 Flag of Turkey.svg  Hamza Yerlikaya  (TUR)3
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Valery Tsilent  (BLR)5 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mukhran Vakhtangadze  (GEO)0
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mukhran Vakhtangadze  (GEO)6Flag of Turkey.svg  Hamza Yerlikaya  (TUR)3
Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Bárdosi  (HUN)3
Flag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Bárdosi  (HUN)4
Flag of Norway.svg  Fritz Aanes  (NOR)1
Bronze medal match
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mukhran Vakhtangadze  (GEO)4
Flag of Norway.svg  Fritz Aanes  (NOR)0
Classification 5th–6th
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Luis Enrique Méndez  (CUB)0
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Valery Tsilent  (BLR)4

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Hamza Yerlikaya  (TUR)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary.svg  Sándor Bárdosi  (HUN)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Mukhran Vakhtangadze  (GEO)
4Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Valery Tsilent  (BLR)
5Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Luis Enrique Méndez  (CUB)
6Flag of Israel.svg  Gocha Tsitsiashvili  (ISR)
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Lidberg  (SWE)
8Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Abdelfatah  (EGY)
9Flag of Estonia.svg  Toomas Proovel  (EST)
10Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Yury Vitt  (UZB)
11Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Eddy Bartolozzi  (VEN)
12Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Zander  (GER)
13Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Menshchikov  (RUS)
14Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vyacheslav Oliynyk  (UKR)
15Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Raatbek Sanatbayev  (KGZ)
16Flag of Tunisia.svg  Amor Bach Hamba  (TUN)
17Flag of Finland.svg  Marko Asell  (FIN)
18Flag of Australia.svg  Arek Olczak  (AUS)
19Flag of the United States.svg  Quincey Clark  (USA)
DQFlag of Norway.svg  Fritz Aanes  (NOR)

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