The Men's Greco-Roman 97 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 24 to September 26.

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	7	13
	1	1	4	8
	0	2	1	1

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Petru Sudureac	Mikael Ljungberg Mikael Ljungberg Mikael Ljungberg was a Swedish wrestler from Gothenburg. He competed for Örgryte IS's wrestling section.Ljungberg was one of the most successful Swedish wrestlers ever...	1-3 PP	2-3
Ali Mollov	Petru Sudureac	1-3 PP	1-6
Mikael Ljungberg Mikael Ljungberg Mikael Ljungberg was a Swedish wrestler from Gothenburg. He competed for Örgryte IS's wrestling section.Ljungberg was one of the most successful Swedish wrestlers ever...	Ali Mollov	4-0 ST	10-0

Pool 2

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	1	1	3	6
	1	1	3	1
	1	1	3	1

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Reynaldo Peña	Sergey Matviyenko	3-0 PO	1-0
Rafael Samourgashev	Reynaldo Peña	3-0 PO	1-0
Sergey Matviyenko	Rafael Samourgashev	3-0 PO	6-0

Pool 3

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	6	10
	1	1	4	6
	0	2	1	2

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Garrett Lowney Garrett Lowney Steven Garrett Lowney is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.Lowney wrestled for the University of Minnesota under former Army Special Forces coach J Robinson. He also won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Also a member of the 2004 Summer Olympics team-External links:*...	Marek Švec	3-0 PO	2-0
Gogi Koguashvili	Garrett Lowney Garrett Lowney Steven Garrett Lowney is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.Lowney wrestled for the University of Minnesota under former Army Special Forces coach J Robinson. He also won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Also a member of the 2004 Summer Olympics team-External links:*...	1-3 PP	3-8
Marek Švec	Gogi Koguashvili	1-3 PP	2-3

Pool 4

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	6	6
	1	1	3	7
	0	2	2	3

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Gennady Chkhaidze	Andrzej Wroński Andrzej Wronski Andrzej Wroński is an Polish wrestler who has won two Olympic gold medals...	3-0 PO	2-0
Hakkı Başar	Gennady Chkhaidze	1-3 PP	2-4
Andrzej Wroński Andrzej Wronski Andrzej Wroński is an Polish wrestler who has won two Olympic gold medals...	Hakkı Başar	3-1 PP	7-1

Pool 5

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	3	0	10	18
	2	1	7	12
	1	2	4	11
	0	3	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Konstantinos Thanos Konstantinos Thanos Konstantinos Thanos is a Greek wrestler who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...	Park Woo	3-0 PO	3-0
Ben Vincent	Urs Bürgler	0-4 ST	0-11
Konstantinos Thanos Konstantinos Thanos Konstantinos Thanos is a Greek wrestler who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...	Ben Vincent	4-0 ST	11-0
Park Woo	Urs Bürgler	0-3 PO	0-1
Konstantinos Thanos Konstantinos Thanos Konstantinos Thanos is a Greek wrestler who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...	Urs Bürgler	3-0 PO	4-0
Park Woo	Ben Vincent	4-0 ST	11-0

Pool 6

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	3	0	9	16
	2	1	6	9
	1	2	6	13
	0	3	1	3

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Mindaugas Ežerskis	Sergey Lishtvan Sergey Lishtvan Sergey Lishtvan is a Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight category. He has also competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, but has not won another medal.-References:...	3-1 PP	3-1
Davyd Saldadze	Hassene Fkiri	3-0 PO	9-0
Mindaugas Ežerskis	Davyd Saldadze	0-3 PO	0-2
Sergey Lishtvan Sergey Lishtvan Sergey Lishtvan is a Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight category. He has also competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, but has not won another medal.-References:...	Hassene Fkiri	4-0 ST	10-0
Mindaugas Ežerskis	Hassene Fkiri	3-1 PP	6-3
Sergey Lishtvan Sergey Lishtvan Sergey Lishtvan is a Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight category. He has also competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, but has not won another medal.-References:...	Davyd Saldadze	1-3 PP	2-5

Knock-Out round

Final standings