Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Grand Palais Éphémère
Date	5–6 August 2024
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Mijaín López   Cuba Yasmani Acosta   Chile Amin Mirzazadeh   Iran Meng Lingzhe   China
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, took place on 5–6 August 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. ^[1]

Mijaín López became the first and only athlete in modern Olympics history to win five consecutive gold medals in the same individual event. ^[2]

Format

This Greco-Roman 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. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+02:00) ^[6]

Date	Time	Event
5 August 2024	15:00	Qualification rounds
	21:00	Semifinals
6 August 2024	11:00	Repechage
	20:05	Finals

Results

Sixteen athletes qualified for the competition. ^[7]

Legend

• F — Won by fall

Main bracket

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Amin Mirzazadeh  (IRI)	3
	Adam Coon  (USA)	1			Amin Mirzazadeh  (IRI)	1
	Mijaín López  (CUB)	7			Mijaín López  (CUB)	3
	Lee Seung-chan  (KOR)	0							Mijaín López  (CUB)	4
	Heiki Nabi  (EST)	1							Sabah Shariati  (AZE)	1
	Sabah Shariati  (AZE)	1			Sabah Shariati  (AZE)	4
	Alimkhan Syzdykov  (KAZ)	3			Alimkhan Syzdykov  (KAZ)	0
	Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu  (ROU)	1											Mijaín López  (CUB)	6
	Meng Lingzhe  (CHN)	4											Yasmani Acosta  (CHI)	0
	Jello Krahmer  (GER)	1			Meng Lingzhe  (CHN)	1
	Oussama Assad  (MAR)	0			Mantas Knystautas  (LTU)	1
	Mantas Knystautas  (LTU)	9							Meng Lingzhe  (CHN)	1
	Yasmani Acosta  (CHI)	1							Yasmani Acosta  (CHI)	1
	Kiril Milov  (BUL)	1			Yasmani Acosta  (CHI)	2
	Hamza Bakır  (TUR)	1			Abdellatif Mohamed  (EGY)	1
	Abdellatif Mohamed  (EGY)	3F

Repechage

	Repechage				Bronze medal matches
	Lee Seung-chan  (KOR)	0			Amin Mirzazadeh  (IRI)	4
	Amin Mirzazadeh  (IRI)	9			Sabah Shariati  (AZE)	0
	Kiril Milov  (BUL)	4			Abdellatif Mohamed  (EGY)	2
	Abdellatif Mohamed  (EGY)	6			Meng Lingzhe  (CHN)	5

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Mijaín López  (CUB)
	Yasmani Acosta  (CHI)
	Amin Mirzazadeh  (IRI)
	Meng Lingzhe  (CHN)
5	Sabah Shariati  (AZE)
5	Abdellatif Mohamed  (EGY)
7	Mantas Knystautas  (LTU)
8	Alimkhan Syzdykov  (KAZ)
9	Kiril Milov  (BUL)
10	Heiki Nabi  (EST)
11	Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu  (ROU)
12	Adam Coon  (USA)
13	Jello Krahmer  (GER)
14	Hamza Bakır  (TUR)
15	Oussama Assad  (MAR)
16	Lee Seung-chan  (KOR)

References

1. "Wrestling schedule, Paris" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
2. "Cuba's Mijaín López wins fifth gold, record in individual event". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
3. "What is repechage rules". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
4. "What is freestyle wrestling? Rules, scoring, techniques and Olympic history". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
5. "Pathway to Paris 2024: Wrestling qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
6. "Schedule - Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
7. "Paris 2024 Olympics women's wrestling entries". United World Wrestling . 10 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Wrestling - Men's Greco-Roman 130kg olympics.com