Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 76 kg

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Men's freestyle 76 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date28–30 September 2000
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Brandon Slay Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Moon Eui-jae Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg Adem Bereket Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
  1996
2004  

The men's freestyle 76 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 28 to 30. 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
28 September 200009:30Round 1
17:00Round 2
17:00Round 3
29 September 200009:30Quarterfinals
17:00Semifinals
30 September 200017:00Finals

Results

Legend

Elimination pools

Pool 1

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Slay  (USA)22068Knockout round
2Flag of Russia.svg  Buvaisar Saitiev  (RUS)211411
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Plamen Paskalev  (BUL)20223
ScoreCP
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Plamen Paskalev  (BUL)2–8Flag of Russia.svg  Buvaisar Saitiev  (RUS)1–3 PP
Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Slay  (USA)4–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Plamen Paskalev  (BUL)3–1 PP
Flag of Russia.svg  Buvaisar Saitiev  (RUS)3–4Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Slay  (USA)1–3 PP

Pool 2

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Gennadiy Laliyev  (KAZ)22067Knockout round
2Flag of Iran.svg  Pejman Dorostkar  (IRI)21144
3Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar  (MGL)20200
ScoreCP
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar  (MGL)0–4Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Gennadiy Laliyev  (KAZ)0–3 PO
Flag of Iran.svg  Pejman Dorostkar  (IRI)3–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar  (MGL)3–0 PO
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Gennadiy Laliyev  (KAZ)3–1Flag of Iran.svg  Pejman Dorostkar  (IRI)3–1 PP

Pool 3

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ruslan Khinchagov  (UZB)220714Knockout round
2Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Elshad Allahverdiyev  (AZE)211410
3Flag of South Africa.svg  Jannie du Toit  (RSA)20226
ScoreCP
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ruslan Khinchagov  (UZB)11–1Flag of South Africa.svg  Jannie du Toit  (RSA)4–1 SP
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Elshad Allahverdiyev  (AZE)2–3Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ruslan Khinchagov  (UZB)1–3 PP
Flag of South Africa.svg  Jannie du Toit  (RSA)5–8Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Elshad Allahverdiyev  (AZE)1–3 PP

Pool 4

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Adem Bereket  (TUR)22066Knockout round
2Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Guram Mchedlidze  (GEO)21133
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Árpád Ritter  (HUN)20212
ScoreCP
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Guram Mchedlidze  (GEO)3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Árpád Ritter  (HUN)3–0 PO
Flag of Turkey.svg  Adem Bereket  (TUR)3–0Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Guram Mchedlidze  (GEO)3–0 PO
Flag of Hungary.svg  Árpád Ritter  (HUN)2–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Adem Bereket  (TUR)1–3 PP

Pool 5

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Moon Eui-jae  (KOR)3301021Knockout round
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alik Muzaiev  (UKR)321820
3Flag of Poland.svg  Marcin Jurecki  (POL)312612
4Flag of Australia.svg  Rein Ozoline  (AUS)30313
ScoreCP
Flag of Poland.svg  Marcin Jurecki  (POL)10–0Flag of Australia.svg  Rein Ozoline  (AUS)4–0 ST
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alik Muzaiev  (UKR)1–5Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Moon Eui-jae  (KOR)1–3 PP
Flag of Poland.svg  Marcin Jurecki  (POL)1–3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alik Muzaiev  (UKR)1–3 PP
Flag of Australia.svg  Rein Ozoline  (AUS)0–11Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Moon Eui-jae  (KOR)0–4 ST
Flag of Poland.svg  Marcin Jurecki  (POL)1–5Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Moon Eui-jae  (KOR)1–3 PP
Flag of Australia.svg  Rein Ozoline  (AUS)3–16Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alik Muzaiev  (UKR)1–4 SP

Pool 6

PosAthletePldWLCPTPQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Leipold  (GER)330914Knockout round
2Flag of Macedonia.svg  Nasir Gadzhikhanov  (MKD)32178
3Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Yosmany Romero  (CUB)31244
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Radion Kertanti  (SVK)30324
ScoreCP
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Leipold  (GER)4–1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Yosmany Romero  (CUB)3–1 PP
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Radion Kertanti  (SVK)2–3Flag of Macedonia.svg  Nasir Gadzhikhanov  (MKD)1–3 PP
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Leipold  (GER)5–0Flag of Slovakia.svg  Radion Kertanti  (SVK)3–0 PO
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Yosmany Romero  (CUB)0–3Flag of Macedonia.svg  Nasir Gadzhikhanov  (MKD)0–3 PO
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Leipold  (GER)5–2Flag of Macedonia.svg  Nasir Gadzhikhanov  (MKD)3–1 PP
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Yosmany Romero  (CUB)3–2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Radion Kertanti  (SVK)3–1 PP

Knockout round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Slay  (USA)2
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Gennadiy Laliyev  (KAZ)2 Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Slay  (USA)3
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ruslan Khinchagov  (UZB)2 Flag of Turkey.svg  Adem Bereket  (TUR)1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Adem Bereket  (TUR)5Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Slay  (USA)0
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Leipold  (GER)4
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Moon Eui-jae  (KOR)1
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Leipold  (GER)3
Bronze medal match
Flag of Turkey.svg  Adem Bereket  (TUR)0
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Moon Eui-jae  (KOR)3F
Classification 5th–6th
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Gennadiy Laliyev  (KAZ)WO
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ruslan Khinchagov  (UZB) 

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Brandon Slay  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Moon Eui-jae  (KOR)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Adem Bereket  (TUR)
4Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Gennadiy Laliyev  (KAZ)
5Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ruslan Khinchagov  (UZB)
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alik Muzaiev  (UKR)
7Flag of Macedonia.svg  Nasir Gadzhikhanov  (MKD)
8Flag of Poland.svg  Marcin Jurecki  (POL)
9Flag of Russia.svg  Buvaisar Saitiev  (RUS)
10Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Elshad Allahverdiyev  (AZE)
11Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Yosmany Romero  (CUB)
12Flag of Iran.svg  Pejman Dorostkar  (IRI)
13Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Guram Mchedlidze  (GEO)
14Flag of South Africa.svg  Jannie du Toit  (RSA)
15Flag of Slovakia.svg  Radion Kertanti  (SVK)
16Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Plamen Paskalev  (BUL)
17Flag of Australia.svg  Rein Ozoline  (AUS)
18Flag of Hungary.svg  Árpád Ritter  (HUN)
19Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar  (MGL)
DQFlag of Germany.svg  Alexander Leipold  (GER)

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