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

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

as part of the wrestling program

Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...

 were held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, is located in Sydney's Darling Harbour near the Central Business District. The building is adjacent to Cockle Bay, Tumbalong Park and the Harbourside shopping centre....

, September 25 to September 27.

Medalists

Tournament results

The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualified for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.
Legend

• TO — Won by Fall
• SP — Won by Superiority, 10 points difference, the loser with points
• ST — Won by Superiority, 10 points difference, the loser without points
• PP — Won by Points, the loser with technical points
• PO — Won by Points, the loser without technical points
• PA — Won by Opponent Injury
• DQ — Won by Forfeit
• CP — Classification Points
• TP — Technical Points

Pool 1

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	6	4
	1	1	3	3
	0	2	1	2

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Héctor Milián	Helger Hallik	3-0 PO	3-0
Zhao Hailin	Héctor Milián	0-3 PO	0-1
Helger Hallik	Zhao Hailin	1-3 PP	2-3

Pool 2

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	6	5
	1	1	4	5
	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Miriani Giorgadze	Dmitry Debelka Dmitry Debelka Dmitry Debelka is a Belarusian wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 97-130 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-References:...	0-3 PO	0-3
Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson is a Swedish wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Eddy has since retired from wrestling and competes in many grappling tournaments, as well as mixed martial arts competition...	Miriani Giorgadze	3-0 PO	4-0
Dmitry Debelka Dmitry Debelka Dmitry Debelka is a Belarusian wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 97-130 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-References:...	Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson is a Swedish wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Eddy has since retired from wrestling and competes in many grappling tournaments, as well as mixed martial arts competition...	3-1 PP	2-1

Pool 3

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	7	15
	1	1	3	4
	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Rafael Barreno	Georgiy Saldadze	0-3 PO	0-9
Laszlo Kovacs	Rafael Barreno	0-3 PO	0-4
Georgiy Saldadze	Laszlo Kovacs	4-0 TO	1:43

Pool 4

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	7	6
	1	1	4	0
	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Alexander Karelin Alexander Karelin Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin, or simply Alexander Karelin, is a Hero of the Russian Federation and was a dominant Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and later, after its dissolution, for Russia. He won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games...	Sergei Mureiko	3-0 PO	3-0
Mihály Deák-Bárdos	Alexander Karelin Alexander Karelin Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin, or simply Alexander Karelin, is a Hero of the Russian Federation and was a dominant Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and later, after its dissolution, for Russia. He won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games...	0-4 TO	1:48
Sergei Mureiko	Mihály Deák-Bárdos	0-4 PA

Pool 5

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	3	0	9	15
	2	1	7	6
	1	2	3	3
	0	3	2	4

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Haykaz Galstyan	Giuseppe Giunta	0-3 PO	0-1
Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin, who was previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition...	Omrane Ayari	3-1 PP	7-2
Haykaz Galstyan	Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin, who was previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition...	0-3 PO	0-6
Giuseppe Giunta	Omrane Ayari	3-0 PO	4-0
Haykaz Galstyan	Omrane Ayari	3-1 PP	3-2
Giuseppe Giunta	Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin, who was previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition...	1-3 PP	1-2

Pool 6

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	3	0	9	11
	2	1	6	4
	1	2	4	5
	0	3	1	1

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Fatih Bakir	Yuri Evseitchik	0-3 PO	0-3
Marek Sitnik	David Vála	0-3 PO	0-4
Fatih Bakir	Marek Sitnik	3-0 PO	1-0
Yuri Evseitchik	David Vála	3-1 PP	5-1
Fatih Bakir	David Vála	3-0 PO	3-0
Yuri Evseitchik	Marek Sitnik	3-1 PP	3-1

Knock-Out round

Final standings