Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

Men's freestyle 57 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Medalists Spencer Lee, Rei Higuchi, Aman Sehrawat, and Gulomjon Abdullaev stand on the podium at the award ceremony
Venue	Grand Palais Éphémère
Date	8–9 August 2024
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Rei Higuchi   Japan Spencer Lee   United States Aman Sehrawat   India Gulomjon Abdullaev   Uzbekistan
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Men's freestyle 57 kilograms competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, took place on 8–9 August 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. ^[1]

Background

This is the 26th appearance of men's freestyle bantamweight category, debut in 1904 as 56.7kg as a demonstration event, 1908, as 54kg, except for 1912-1920, from 1924 through 1936, as 56kg, from 1948 through 1996, as 57kg, only in 2000 as 58kg, from 2004 through 2012, as 55kg, from 2016, 57kg as a current weight limit.

Zaur Uguev originally won a quota at the 2023 Championships, but the IOC did not claim him neutral, Meirambek Kartbay took his spot, but lost to Bekzat Almaz Uulu, 2020 medalists, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Nurislam Sanayev, and Thomas Gilman did not qualify.

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
8 August 2024	11:30	Qualification rounds
	18:15	Semifinals
9 August 2024	11:00	Repechage
	19:30	Finals

Results

Sixteen athletes qualified for the competition. ^{[6] [7]}

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• WO — Won by walkover

Main bracket

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Rei Higuchi  (JPN)	WO
	Alireza Sarlak  (IRI)				Rei Higuchi  (JPN)	12
	Darian Cruz  (PUR)	4F			Darian Cruz  (PUR)	2
	Gamal Mohamed  (EGY)	1							Rei Higuchi  (JPN)	10
	Aman Sehrawat  (IND)	10							Aman Sehrawat  (IND)	0
	Vladimir Egorov  (MKD)	0			Aman Sehrawat  (IND)	12
	Diamantino Iuna Fafé  (GBS)	6			Zelimkhan Abakarov  (ALB)	0
	Zelimkhan Abakarov  (ALB)	7											Rei Higuchi  (JPN)	4
	Meirambek Kartbay  (KAZ)	1											Spencer Lee  (USA)	2
	Bekzat Almaz Uulu  (KGZ)	4			Bekzat Almaz Uulu  (KGZ)	2
	Spencer Lee  (USA)	3			Spencer Lee  (USA)	12
	Zou Wanhao  (CHN)	2							Spencer Lee  (USA)	14
	Gulomjon Abdullaev  (UZB)	11							Gulomjon Abdullaev  (UZB)	4
	Aliabbas Rzazade  (AZE)	4			Gulomjon Abdullaev  (UZB)	12
	Roman Bravo-Young  (MEX)	3			Arsen Harutyunyan  (ARM)	5
	Arsen Harutyunyan  (ARM)	13

Repechage

	Repechage				Bronze medal matches
	Alireza Sarlak  (IRI)				Darian Cruz  (PUR)	5
	Darian Cruz  (PUR)	WO			Aman Sehrawat  (IND)	13
	Zou Wanhao  (CHN)	4			Bekzat Almaz Uulu  (KGZ)	1
	Bekzat Almaz Uulu  (KGZ)	7F			Gulomjon Abdullaev  (UZB)	5

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Rei Higuchi  (JPN)
	Spencer Lee  (USA)
	Aman Sehrawat  (IND)
	Gulomjon Abdullaev  (UZB)
5	Darian Cruz  (PUR)
5	Bekzat Almaz Uulu  (KGZ)
7	Arsen Harutyunyan  (ARM)
8	Zelimkhan Abakarov  (ALB)
9	Diamantino Iuna Fafé  (GBS)
10	Zou Wanhao  (CHN)
11	Aliabbas Rzazade  (AZE)
12	Roman Bravo-Young  (MEX)
13	Meirambek Kartbay  (KAZ)
14	Gamal Mohamed  (EGY)
15	Vladimir Egorov  (MKD)
LFO	Alireza Sarlak  (IRI)

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 57kg". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
6. Paris 2024 Olympics men's wrestling entries (PDF). United World Wrestling (Report). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
7. "Men's freestyle 57 kg Draw". Paris 2024 . 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

External links

• Wrestling - Men's Freestyle 57kg olympics.com