Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
November 23, 2023
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]
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]
^"Aleksandr Karelin". United World Wrestling. from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
^"Summer Olympics 2000 Gardner doesn't know what to expect after upset". a.espncdn.com. 2000-09-29. from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
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Official Report
November 23, 2023
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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 kgat the Games of the XXVII OlympiadVenueSydney Convention and Exhibition CentreDate25 27 September 2000Competitors20 from 20 nationsMedalistsRulon Gardner United StatesAleksandr Karelin RussiaDmitry Debelka Belarus 19962004 Main article Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics 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 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Results 2 1 Elimination pools 2 1 1 Pool 1 2 1 2 Pool 2 2 1 3 Pool 3 2 1 4 Pool 4 2 1 5 Pool 5 2 1 6 Pool 6 2 2 Knockout round 3 Final standing 4 References 5 External linksSchedule editAll times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC 11 00 Date Time Event25 September 2000 09 30 Round 117 00 Round 226 September 2000 09 30 Round 327 September 2000 09 30 Quarterfinals09 30 Semifinals17 00 FinalsResults editLegendWO Won by walkoverElimination pools edit Pool 1 edit Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification1 nbsp Hector Milian CUB 2 2 0 6 4 Knockout round2 nbsp Zhao Hailin CHN 2 1 1 3 33 nbsp Helger Hallik EST 2 0 2 1 2Source Official Report Score CP nbsp Hector Milian CUB 3 0 nbsp Helger Hallik EST 3 0 PO nbsp Zhao Hailin CHN 0 1 nbsp Hector Milian CUB 0 3 PO nbsp Helger Hallik EST 2 3 nbsp Zhao Hailin CHN 1 3 PPPool 2 edit Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification1 nbsp Dmitry Debelka BLR 2 2 0 6 5 Knockout round2 nbsp Eddy Bengtsson SWE 2 1 1 4 53 nbsp Mirian Giorgadze GEO 2 0 2 0 0Source Official Report Score CP nbsp Mirian Giorgadze GEO 0 3 nbsp Dmitry Debelka BLR 0 3 PO nbsp Eddy Bengtsson SWE 4 0 nbsp Mirian Giorgadze GEO 3 0 PO nbsp Dmitry Debelka BLR 2 1 nbsp Eddy Bengtsson SWE 3 1 PPPool 3 edit Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification1 nbsp Georgiy Saldadze UKR 2 2 0 7 15 Knockout round2 nbsp Rafael Barreno VEN 2 1 1 3 43 nbsp Laszlo Kovacs AUS 2 0 2 0 0Source Official Report Score CP nbsp Rafael Barreno VEN 0 9 nbsp Georgiy Saldadze UKR 0 3 PO nbsp Laszlo Kovacs AUS 0 4 nbsp Rafael Barreno VEN 0 3 PO nbsp Georgiy Saldadze UKR 6 0 Fall nbsp Laszlo Kovacs AUS 4 0 TOPool 4 edit Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification1 nbsp Aleksandr Karelin RUS 2 2 0 7 6 Knockout round2 nbsp Mihaly Deak Bardos HUN 2 1 1 4 03 nbsp Sergei Mureiko BUL 2 0 2 0 0Source Official Report Score CP nbsp Aleksandr Karelin RUS 3 0 nbsp Sergei Mureiko BUL 3 0 PO nbsp Mihaly Deak Bardos HUN 0 3 Fall nbsp Aleksandr Karelin RUS 0 4 TO nbsp Sergei Mureiko BUL WO nbsp Mihaly Deak Bardos HUN 0 4 PAPool 5 edit Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification1 nbsp Rulon Gardner USA 3 3 0 9 15 Knockout round2 nbsp Giuseppe Giunta ITA 3 2 1 7 63 nbsp Haykaz Galstyan ARM 3 1 2 3 34 nbsp Omrane Ayari TUN 3 0 3 2 4Source Official Report Score CP nbsp Haykaz Galstyan ARM 0 1 nbsp Giuseppe Giunta ITA 0 3 PO nbsp Rulon Gardner USA 7 2 nbsp Omrane Ayari TUN 3 1 PP nbsp Haykaz Galstyan ARM 0 6 nbsp Rulon Gardner USA 0 3 PO nbsp Giuseppe Giunta ITA 4 0 nbsp Omrane Ayari TUN 3 0 PO nbsp Haykaz Galstyan ARM 3 2 nbsp Omrane Ayari TUN 3 1 PP nbsp Giuseppe Giunta ITA 1 2 nbsp Rulon Gardner USA 1 3 PPPool 6 edit Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification1 nbsp Yuri Evseichik ISR 3 3 0 9 11 Knockout round2 nbsp Fatih Bakir TUR 3 2 1 6 43 nbsp David Vala CZE 3 1 2 4 54 nbsp Marek Sitnik POL 3 0 3 1 1Source Official Report Score CP nbsp Fatih Bakir TUR 0 3 nbsp Yuri Evseichik ISR 0 3 PO nbsp Marek Sitnik POL 0 4 nbsp David Vala CZE 0 3 PO nbsp Fatih Bakir TUR 1 0 nbsp Marek Sitnik POL 3 0 PO nbsp Yuri Evseichik ISR 5 1 nbsp David Vala CZE 3 1 PP nbsp Fatih Bakir TUR 3 0 nbsp David Vala CZE 3 0 PO nbsp Yuri Evseichik ISR 3 1 nbsp Marek Sitnik POL 3 1 PPKnockout round edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match nbsp Hector Milian CUB 0 nbsp Dmitry Debelka BLR 1 nbsp Dmitry Debelka BLR 0 nbsp Georgiy Saldadze UKR 0 nbsp Aleksandr Karelin RUS 3 nbsp Aleksandr Karelin RUS 4 nbsp Aleksandr Karelin RUS 0 nbsp Rulon Gardner USA 1 nbsp Rulon Gardner USA 3 nbsp Yuri Evseichik ISR 2Bronze medal match nbsp Dmitry Debelka BLR 1 nbsp Yuri Evseichik ISR 0Classification 5th 6th nbsp Hector Milian CUB 5 nbsp Georgiy Saldadze UKR 3Final standing editRank Athlete nbsp nbsp Rulon Gardner USA nbsp nbsp Aleksandr Karelin RUS nbsp nbsp Dmitry Debelka BLR 4 nbsp Yuri Evseichik ISR 5 nbsp Hector Milian CUB 6 nbsp Georgiy Saldadze UKR 7 nbsp Giuseppe Giunta ITA 8 nbsp Fatih Bakir TUR 9 nbsp David Vala CZE 10 nbsp Eddy Bengtsson SWE 11 nbsp Mihaly Deak Bardos HUN 12 nbsp Rafael Barreno VEN 13 nbsp Haykaz Galstyan ARM 14 nbsp Zhao Hailin CHN 15 nbsp Omrane Ayari TUN 16 nbsp Helger Hallik EST 17 nbsp Marek Sitnik POL 18 nbsp Laszlo Kovacs AUS 19 nbsp Sergei Mureiko BUL 20 nbsp Mirian Giorgadze GEO References edit 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 Jussim Matthew 2021 04 26 The 15 Greatest Underdog Sports Stories of All Time Men s Journal Retrieved 2023 05 19 Vasilogambros Matt 2016 05 02 Leicester City the Unlikeliest of Winners The Atlantic Retrieved 2023 05 19 Chodos Ben 10 Greatest Upsets in Summer Olympic History Bleacher Report Retrieved 2023 05 19 Aleksandr Karelin United World Wrestling Archived from the original on 18 October 2021 Retrieved 2021 10 18 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 External links editOfficial Report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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