The Men's Freestyle 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 29 to October 1.

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	3
	1	1	3	1
	0	2	2	2

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Alexis Rodríguez	Krasimir Kochev	3-0 PO	2-0
Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar	Alexis Rodríguez	1-3 PP	1-1
Krasimir Kochev	Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar	3-1 PP	1-1

Pool 2

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

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Aleksandr Kovalevsky	Aleksei Medvedev Aleksei Vladimirovich Medvedev Aleksei Vladimirovich Medvedev is a Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's FreestyleHeavyweight category.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	1-3 PP	2-3
Chen Xingqiang	Aleksandr Kovalevsky	1-3 PP	2-4
Aleksei Medvedev Aleksei Vladimirovich Medvedev Aleksei Vladimirovich Medvedev is a Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's FreestyleHeavyweight category.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	Chen Xingqiang	3-0 PO	3-0

Pool 3

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	7	13
	1	1	4	4
	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Merabi Valiyev	Kerry McCoy Kerry McCoy Kerry R. McCoy is an American amateur wrestler. He is a two-time Olympian, a four-time World Cup Championship and three NCAA All-American...	0-3 PO	0-3
Rajab Ashabaliyev	Merabi Valiyev	4-0 TO	3:13
Kerry McCoy Kerry McCoy Kerry R. McCoy is an American amateur wrestler. He is a two-time Olympian, a four-time World Cup Championship and three NCAA All-American...	Rajab Ashabaliyev	4-0 ST	10-0

Pool 4

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	7	13
	1	1	3	3
	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Zsolt Gombos	Artur Taymazov Artur Taymazov Artur Taymazov is an Uzbek wrestler of Ossetian origin, and Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian. Making his Olympic debut in Sydney in 2000, he won Uzbekistan's first Olympic wrestling medal in the 130 kg weight class, losing to Russian David Musul'bes in the final...	0-4 ST	0-10
Aydın Polatçı	Zsolt Gombos	3-0 PO	3-0
Artur Taymazov Artur Taymazov Artur Taymazov is an Uzbek wrestler of Ossetian origin, and Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian. Making his Olympic debut in Sydney in 2000, he won Uzbekistan's first Olympic wrestling medal in the 130 kg weight class, losing to Russian David Musul'bes in the final...	Aydın Polatçı	3-0 PO	3-0

Pool 5

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	7	5
	1	1	4	10
	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Sven Thiele	Peter Pecha	4-0 ST	10-0
David Musulbes David Musulbes David Vladimirovich Musulbes is a wrestler of georgian origin who currently represents Slovakia, in past he competed for Russia...	Sven Thiele	3-0 PO	5-0
Peter Pecha	David Musulbes David Musulbes David Vladimirovich Musulbes is a wrestler of georgian origin who currently represents Slovakia, in past he competed for Russia...	0-4 PA

Pool 6

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	6	13
	1	1	3	5
	0	2	1	1

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Efstathios Topalidis	Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing controversially to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal.-Achievements:...	1-3 PP	1-9
Alex Modebadze	Efstathios Topalidis	3-0 PO	5-0
Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing controversially to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal.-Achievements:...	Alex Modebadze	3-0 PO	4-0

Knock-Out round

Final standings