Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 125 kg

Men's freestyle 125 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Grand Palais Éphémère
Date	9–10 August 2024
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Geno Petriashvili   Georgia Amir Hossein Zare   Iran Taha Akgül   Turkey Giorgi Meshvildishvili   Azerbaijan
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Men's freestyle 125 kilograms competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, took place on 9–10 August 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. ^[1]

Background

This is the 14th appearance of men's freestyle super heavyweight event, debut in 1972, and it has appeared in every games since then.

Gable Steveson was a defending Olympic champion, but he did not qualify, Geno Petriashvili won gold and became a eventual champion by beating Amir Hossein Zare, one of the bronze medalists, Taha Akgül lost to Hossein Zare, later, he won a bronze medal by beating Aiaal Lazarev.

Format

This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket. ^[2]

Rules

A typical bout consists of two halves of three minutes each separated by a 30-second break. The two competitors compete on a mat, which is nine meters in diameter. Wrestlers try to score points by executing various legal maneuvers. Points ranging from one to five are awarded by the mat referee depending on the degree of difficulty of the maneuvers. Points are also awarded to the opponent in case of infractions such as illegal holds, passivity etc. A wrestler is automatically disqualified if three cautions are awarded during a bout. Forcing an opponent's shoulders to the mat results in an instant victory by fall. ^[3]

During the course of a match, if a wrestler builds a 10-point advantage over the opponent, the bout is stopped and the leader is declared as the winner by technical superiority. The total scores are totaled at the end of the stipulated six-minute period, and the wrestler with the maximum points wins. In case of a tie, the wrestler who has scored the last point is declared the winner. A competitor might also be declared a winner if the opponent does not turn up or is medically unfit to compete. ^[3]

Qualification

Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sixteen quota places were available with each nation restricted to a maximum of one spot. Five quota places were awarded at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, which took place from the 16th to 24th of September in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each category in the four continental qualification tournaments (Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the joint Africa & Oceania) were awarded quota places. The remainder of the total quota was allocated at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, offering a minimum of three quota places. ^[4]

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+02:00) ^[5]

Date	Time	Event
9 August 2024	11:30	Qualification rounds
	18:15	Semifinals
10 August 2024	11:00	Repechage
	19:30	Finals

Results

Sixteen athletes qualified for the competition. ^[6]

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• R — Retired

Main bracket

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Amir Hossein Zare  (IRI)	5
	Aiaal Lazarev  (KGZ)	0			Amir Hossein Zare  (IRI)	10
	Amar Dhesi  (CAN)	2			Amar Dhesi  (CAN)	0
	Deng Zhiwei  (CHN)	1							Amir Hossein Zare  (IRI)	2
	Dániel Ligeti  (HUN)	11							Taha Akgül  (TUR)	1
	Ashton Mutuwa  (NGR)	0			Dániel Ligeti  (HUN)	0
	Jonovan Smith  (PUR)	0			Taha Akgül  (TUR)	8
	Taha Akgül  (TUR)	10											Amir Hossein Zare  (IRI)	9
	Mason Parris  (USA)	5											Geno Petriashvili  (GEO)	10
	Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel  (MGL)	10			Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel  (MGL)	2
	Diaaeldin Kamal  (EGY)	0			Giorgi Meshvildishvili  (AZE)	12
	Giorgi Meshvildishvili  (AZE)	4							Giorgi Meshvildishvili  (AZE)	0
	Robert Baran  (POL)	4							Geno Petriashvili  (GEO)	7
	Yusup Batirmurzaev  (KAZ)	1			Robert Baran  (POL)	2
	Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi  (UKR)	0			Geno Petriashvili  (GEO)	9
	Geno Petriashvili  (GEO)	11

Repechage

	Repechage				Bronze medal matches
	Aiaal Lazarev  (KGZ)	5F			Aiaal Lazarev  (KGZ)	0
	Amar Dhesi  (CAN)	0			Taha Akgül  (TUR)	7
	Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi  (UKR)	0			Robert Baran  (POL)	3
	Robert Baran  (POL)	3			Giorgi Meshvildishvili  (AZE)	9

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Geno Petriashvili  (GEO)
	Amir Hossein Zare  (IRI)
	Taha Akgül  (TUR)
	Giorgi Meshvildishvili  (AZE)
5	Aiaal Lazarev  (KGZ)
5	Robert Baran  (POL)
7	Dániel Ligeti  (HUN)
8	Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel  (MGL)
9	Amar Dhesi  (CAN)
10	Mason Parris  (USA)
11	Deng Zhiwei  (CHN)
12	Yusup Batirmurzaev  (KAZ)
13	Diaaeldin Kamal  (EGY)
14	Jonovan Smith  (PUR)
15	Ashton Mutuwa  (NGR)
16	Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi  (UKR)

References

1. "Wrestling schedule, Paris" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
2. "What is repechage rules". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
3. "What is freestyle wrestling? Rules, scoring, techniques and Olympic history". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
4. "Pathway to Paris 2024: Wrestling qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
5. "Schedule - Mens freestyle 125kg". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
6. Paris 2024 Olympics men's wrestling entries (PDF). United World Wrestling (Report). Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Wrestling - Men's Freestyle 125kg olympics.com