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Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg

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The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 25 to 27. 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]

Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date25–27 September 2000
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rulon Gardner  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Karelin  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dmitry Debelka  Belarus
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American Rulon Gardner's defeat of Russian Aleksandr Karelin in the gold medal match is considered one of the biggest upsets in sports history.[2][3][4] This was Karelin's first and only international loss, having previously been unbeaten throughout his international career.[5][6]

Schedule

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All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

Date Time Event
25 September 2000 09:30 Round 1
17:00 Round 2
26 September 2000 09:30 Round 3
27 September 2000 09:30 Quarterfinals
09:30 Semifinals
17:00 Finals

Results

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Legend
  • WO — Won by walkover

Elimination pools

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Pool 1

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Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Héctor Milián (CUB) 2 2 0 6 4 Knockout round
2   Zhao Hailin (CHN) 2 1 1 3 3
3   Helger Hallik (EST) 2 0 2 1 2
Source: Official Report
Score CP
  Héctor Milián (CUB) 3–0   Helger Hallik (EST) 3–0 PO
  Zhao Hailin (CHN) 0–1   Héctor Milián (CUB) 0–3 PO
  Helger Hallik (EST) 2–3   Zhao Hailin (CHN) 1–3 PP

Pool 2

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Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Dmitry Debelka (BLR) 2 2 0 6 5 Knockout round
2   Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) 2 1 1 4 5
3   Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) 2 0 2 0 0
Source: Official Report
Score CP
  Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) 0–3   Dmitry Debelka (BLR) 0–3 PO
  Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) 4–0   Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) 3–0 PO
  Dmitry Debelka (BLR) 2–1   Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) 3–1 PP

Pool 3

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Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) 2 2 0 7 15 Knockout round
2   Rafael Barreno (VEN) 2 1 1 3 4
3   Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) 2 0 2 0 0
Source: Official Report
Score CP
  Rafael Barreno (VEN) 0–9   Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) 0–3 PO
  Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) 0–4   Rafael Barreno (VEN) 0–3 PO
  Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) 6–0 Fall   Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) 4–0 TO

Pool 4

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Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) 2 2 0 7 6 Knockout round
2   Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) 2 1 1 4 0
3   Sergei Mureiko (BUL) 2 0 2 0 0
Source: Official Report
Score CP
  Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) 3–0   Sergei Mureiko (BUL) 3–0 PO
  Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) 0–3 Fall   Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) 0–4 TO
  Sergei Mureiko (BUL) WO   Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) 0–4 PA

Pool 5

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Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Rulon Gardner (USA) 3 3 0 9 15 Knockout round
2   Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) 3 2 1 7 6
3   Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) 3 1 2 3 3
4   Omrane Ayari (TUN) 3 0 3 2 4
Source: Official Report
Score CP
  Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) 0–1   Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) 0–3 PO
  Rulon Gardner (USA) 7–2   Omrane Ayari (TUN) 3–1 PP
  Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) 0–6   Rulon Gardner (USA) 0–3 PO
  Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) 4–0   Omrane Ayari (TUN) 3–0 PO
  Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) 3–2   Omrane Ayari (TUN) 3–1 PP
  Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) 1–2   Rulon Gardner (USA) 1–3 PP

Pool 6

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Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Yuri Evseichik (ISR) 3 3 0 9 11 Knockout round
2   Fatih Bakir (TUR) 3 2 1 6 4
3   David Vála (CZE) 3 1 2 4 5
4   Marek Sitnik (POL) 3 0 3 1 1
Source: Official Report
Score CP
  Fatih Bakir (TUR) 0–3   Yuri Evseichik (ISR) 0–3 PO
  Marek Sitnik (POL) 0–4   David Vála (CZE) 0–3 PO
  Fatih Bakir (TUR) 1–0   Marek Sitnik (POL) 3–0 PO
  Yuri Evseichik (ISR) 5–1   David Vála (CZE) 3–1 PP
  Fatih Bakir (TUR) 3–0   David Vála (CZE) 3–0 PO
  Yuri Evseichik (ISR) 3–1   Marek Sitnik (POL) 3–1 PP

Knockout round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
  Héctor Milián (CUB) 0
  Dmitry Debelka (BLR) 1   Dmitry Debelka (BLR) 0
  Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) 0   Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) 3
  Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) 4   Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) 0
  Rulon Gardner (USA) 1
  Rulon Gardner (USA) 3
  Yuri Evseichik (ISR) 2
Bronze medal match
  Dmitry Debelka (BLR) 1
  Yuri Evseichik (ISR) 0
Classification 5th–6th
  Héctor Milián (CUB) 5
  Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) 3

Final standing

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Rank Athlete
    Rulon Gardner (USA)
    Aleksandr Karelin (RUS)
    Dmitry Debelka (BLR)
4   Yuri Evseichik (ISR)
5   Héctor Milián (CUB)
6   Georgiy Saldadze (UKR)
7   Giuseppe Giunta (ITA)
8   Fatih Bakir (TUR)
9   David Vála (CZE)
10   Eddy Bengtsson (SWE)
11   Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN)
12   Rafael Barreno (VEN)
13   Haykaz Galstyan (ARM)
14   Zhao Hailin (CHN)
15   Omrane Ayari (TUN)
16   Helger Hallik (EST)
17   Marek Sitnik (POL)
18   Laszlo Kovacs (AUS)
19   Sergei Mureiko (BUL)
20   Mirian Giorgadze (GEO)

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ Jussim, Matthew (2021-04-26). "The 15 Greatest Underdog Sports Stories of All Time". Men's Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. ^ Vasilogambros, Matt (2016-05-02). "Leicester City, the Unlikeliest of Winners". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  4. ^ Chodos, Ben. "10 Greatest Upsets in Summer Olympic History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  5. ^ "Aleksandr Karelin". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  6. ^ "Summer Olympics 2000 Gardner doesn't know what to expect after upset". a.espncdn.com. 2000-09-29. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
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