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

Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date	25–27 September 2000
Competitors	20 from 20 nations
Medalists
Rulon Gardner   United States Aleksandr Karelin   Russia Dmitry Debelka   Belarus
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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)

Date	Time	Event
25 September 2000	09:30	Round 1
	17:00	Round 2
26 September 2000	09:30	Round 3
27 September 2000	09:30	Quarterfinals
		Semifinals
	17:00	Finals

Results

Legend

• WO — Won by walkover

Elimination pools

Pool 1

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP	Qualification
1	Héctor Milián  (CUB)	2	2	0	6	4	Knockout round
2	Zhao Hailin  (CHN)	2	1	1	3	3
3	Helger Hallik  (EST)	2	0	2	1	2

Source: Official Report

	Score		CP
Héctor Milián  (CUB)	3–0	Helger Hallik  (EST)	3–0 PO
Zhao Hailin  (CHN)	0–1	Héctor Milián  (CUB)	0–3 PO
Helger Hallik  (EST)	2–3	Zhao Hailin  (CHN)	1–3 PP

Pool 2

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP	Qualification
1	Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)	2	2	0	6	5	Knockout round
2	Eddy Bengtsson  (SWE)	2	1	1	4	5
3	Mirian Giorgadze  (GEO)	2	0	2	0	0

Source: Official Report

	Score		CP
Mirian Giorgadze  (GEO)	0–3	Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)	0–3 PO
Eddy Bengtsson  (SWE)	4–0	Mirian Giorgadze  (GEO)	3–0 PO
Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)	2–1	Eddy Bengtsson  (SWE)	3–1 PP

Pool 3

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP	Qualification
1	Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)	2	2	0	7	15	Knockout round
2	Rafael Barreno  (VEN)	2	1	1	3	4
3	Laszlo Kovacs  (AUS)	2	0	2	0	0

Source: Official Report

	Score		CP
Rafael Barreno  (VEN)	0–9	Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)	0–3 PO
Laszlo Kovacs  (AUS)	0–4	Rafael Barreno  (VEN)	0–3 PO
Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)	6–0 Fall	Laszlo Kovacs  (AUS)	4–0 TO

Pool 4

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP	Qualification
1	Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)	2	2	0	7	6	Knockout round
2	Mihály Deák-Bárdos  (HUN)	2	1	1	4	0
3	Sergei Mureiko  (BUL)	2	0	2	0	0

Source: Official Report

	Score		CP
Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)	3–0	Sergei Mureiko  (BUL)	3–0 PO
Mihály Deák-Bárdos  (HUN)	0–3 Fall	Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)	0–4 TO
Sergei Mureiko  (BUL)	WO	Mihály Deák-Bárdos  (HUN)	0–4 PA

Pool 5

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP	Qualification
1	Rulon Gardner  (USA)	3	3	0	9	15	Knockout round
2	Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)	3	2	1	7	6
3	Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)	3	1	2	3	3
4	Omrane Ayari  (TUN)	3	0	3	2	4

Source: Official Report

	Score		CP
Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)	0–1	Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)	0–3 PO
Rulon Gardner  (USA)	7–2	Omrane Ayari  (TUN)	3–1 PP
Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)	0–6	Rulon Gardner  (USA)	0–3 PO
Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)	4–0	Omrane Ayari  (TUN)	3–0 PO
Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)	3–2	Omrane Ayari  (TUN)	3–1 PP
Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)	1–2	Rulon Gardner  (USA)	1–3 PP

Pool 6

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP	Qualification
1	Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)	3	3	0	9	11	Knockout round
2	Fatih Bakır  (TUR)	3	2	1	6	4
3	David Vála  (CZE)	3	1	2	4	5
4	Marek Sitnik  (POL)	3	0	3	1	1

Source: Official Report

	Score		CP
Fatih Bakır  (TUR)	0–3	Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)	0–3 PO
Marek Sitnik  (POL)	0–4	David Vála  (CZE)	0–3 PO
Fatih Bakır  (TUR)	1–0	Marek Sitnik  (POL)	3–0 PO
Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)	5–1	David Vála  (CZE)	3–1 PP
Fatih Bakır  (TUR)	3–0	David Vála  (CZE)	3–0 PO
Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)	3–1	Marek Sitnik  (POL)	3–1 PP

Knockout round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal match
	Héctor Milián  (CUB)	0
	Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)	1			Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)	0
	Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)	0			Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)	3
	Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)	4							Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)	0
									Rulon Gardner  (USA)	1
					Rulon Gardner  (USA)	3
					Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)	2
									Bronze medal match
									Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)	1
									Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)	0

	Classification 5th–6th
	Héctor Milián  (CUB)	5
	Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)	3

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Rulon Gardner  (USA)
	Aleksandr Karelin  (RUS)
	Dmitry Debelka  (BLR)
4	Yuri Evseichik  (ISR)
5	Héctor Milián  (CUB)
6	Georgiy Saldadze  (UKR)
7	Giuseppe Giunta  (ITA)
8	Fatih Bakır  (TUR)
9	David Vála  (CZE)
10	Eddy Bengtsson  (SWE)
11	Mihály Deák-Bárdos  (HUN)
12	Rafael Barreno  (VEN)
13	Haykaz Galstyan  (ARM)
14	Zhao Hailin  (CHN)
15	Omrane Ayari  (TUN)
16	Helger Hallik  (EST)
17	Marek Sitnik  (POL)
18	Laszlo Kovacs  (AUS)
19	Sergei Mureiko  (BUL)
20	Mirian Giorgadze  (GEO)

References

1. "Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. Jussim, Matthew (2021-04-26). "The 15 Greatest Underdog Sports Stories of All Time". Men's Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
3. Vasilogambros, Matt (2016-05-02). "Leicester City, the Unlikeliest of Winners". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
4. Chodos, Ben. "10 Greatest Upsets in Summer Olympic History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
5. "Aleksandr Karelin". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
6. "Summer Olympics 2000 Gardner doesn't know what to expect after upset". a.espncdn.com. 2000-09-29. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-18.

External links

• Official Report