Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Grand Palais Éphémère
Date	5–6 August 2024
Competitors	17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Kenichiro Fumita   Japan Cao Liguo   China Zholaman Sharshenbekov   Kyrgyzstan Ri Se-ung   North Korea
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman 60 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]

Background

This is the 24th appearance of the men's Greco-Roman bantamweight (60kg) event, made the debut in 1924 as 58kg, dropped to 56kg in 1932, upgraded to 57kg in 1948, upgraded to 58kg in 2000, dropped to 55kg in 2004, upgraded to 59kg in 2016, upgraded to 60kg in 2020,

Luis Orta from Cuba was defending 2020 Olympic champion, but he upgraded from 60 kg to 67 kg, Kenichiro Fumita won a event as a eventual champion, Walihan Sailike did not qualify, Sergey Emelin did not qualify because of the Russian Wrestling Federation announced that all its invited wrestlers have unanimously decided to refuse to participate in the Olympics due to the IOC having blacklisted top Russian medal contenders.

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. ^[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 8-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
5 August 2024	15:00	Qualification rounds
	21:00	Semifinals
6 August 2024	11:00	Repechage
	19:30	Finals

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall

Main bracket

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Zholaman Sharshenbekov  (KGZ)	6
					Aidos Sultangali  (KAZ)	3
									Zholaman Sharshenbekov  (KGZ)	9
	Georgii Tibilov  (SRB)	7							Răzvan Arnăut  (ROU)	0
	Enes Başar  (TUR)	8			Enes Başar  (TUR)	2
					Răzvan Arnăut  (ROU)	4
													Zholaman Sharshenbekov  (KGZ)	3
													Kenichiro Fumita  (JPN)	4
					Mehdi Mohsennejad  (IRI)	9
					Abdelkarim Fergat  (ALG)	0
									Mehdi Mohsennejad  (IRI)	0
									Kenichiro Fumita  (JPN)	9
					Kevin de Armas  (CUB)	1
					Kenichiro Fumita  (JPN)	11
																	Kenichiro Fumita  (JPN)	4
																	Cao Liguo  (CHN)	1
					Victor Ciobanu  (MDA)	3
					Ri Se-ung  (PRK)	10F
									Ri Se-ung  (PRK)	9
									Islomjon Bakhromov  (UZB)	0
					Jamal Valizadeh  (EOR)	0
					Islomjon Bakhromov  (UZB)	9
													Ri Se-ung  (PRK)	3
													Cao Liguo  (CHN)	3
					Raiber Rodríguez  (VEN)	6
					Murad Mammadov  (AZE)	5
									Raiber Rodríguez  (VEN)	3
									Cao Liguo  (CHN)	5
					Moamen Ahmed Mohamed  (EGY)	2
					Cao Liguo  (CHN)	6

Repechage

	Repechage				Bronze medal matches
	Kevin de Armas  (CUB)	1			Mehdi Mohsennejad  (IRI)	1
	Mehdi Mohsennejad  (IRI)	10			Zholaman Sharshenbekov  (KGZ)	3
	Moamen Ahmed Mohamed  (EGY)	1			Raiber Rodríguez  (VEN)	0
	Raiber Rodríguez  (VEN)	12			Ri Se-ung  (PRK)	8

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Kenichiro Fumita  (JPN)
	Cao Liguo  (CHN)
	Zholaman Sharshenbekov  (KGZ)
	Ri Se-ung  (PRK)
5	Mehdi Mohsennejad  (IRI)
5	Raiber Rodríguez  (VEN)
7	Islomjon Bakhromov  (UZB)
8	Enes Başar  (TUR)
9	Răzvan Arnăut  (ROU)
10	Moamen Ahmed Mohamed  (EGY)
11	Kevin de Armas  (CUB)
12	Georgii Tibilov  (SRB)
13	Murad Mammadov  (AZE)
14	Aidos Sultangali  (KAZ)
15	Victor Ciobanu  (MDA)
16	Abdelkarim Fergat  (ALG)
17	Jamal Valizadeh  (EOR)

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 - Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Wrestling - Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg olympics.com