The Men's Freestyle 85 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	7	7
	1	1	4	8
	0	2	1	6

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Davyd Bichinashvili	Mogamed Ibragimov Mogamed Ibragimov Mogamed Ibragimov is an Macedonian wrestler of Azerbaijani descent.At the 1996 Summer Olympics he competed for Azerbaijan and finished fifth in the freestyle 82 kg event....	1-3 PP	1-1
Tatsuo Kawai	Davyd Bichinashvili	1-3 PP	1-7
Mogamed Ibragimov Mogamed Ibragimov Mogamed Ibragimov is an Macedonian wrestler of Azerbaijani descent.At the 1996 Summer Olympics he competed for Azerbaijan and finished fifth in the freestyle 82 kg event....	Tatsuo Kawai	4-0 TO	2:21

Pool 2

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	7	14
	1	1	3	10
	0	2	1	7

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Alioune Diouf	Grégory-Hervé Martinetti	3-1 PP	10-7
Charles Burton	Alioune Diouf	3-0 PO	4-0
Grégory-Hervé Martinetti	Charles Burton	0-4 ST	0-10

Pool 3

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	7	15
	1	1	5	14
	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Adam Saitiev Adam Saitiev Adam Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Saytiev, is a Chechen wrestler who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the Russian Federation at 85 kg cat....	Beibulat Musaev	3-1 PP	4-1
Igor Praporshchikov	Adam Saitiev Adam Saitiev Adam Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Saytiev, is a Chechen wrestler who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the Russian Federation at 85 kg cat....	0-4 ST	0-11
Beibulat Musaev	Igor Praporshchikov	4-0 ST	13-0

Pool 4

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	6	8
	1	1	4	5
	0	2	1	2

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Makharbek Khadartsev Makharbek Khadartsev Makharbek Khasbiyevich Khadartsev is a former Soviet wrestler who later competed for Russia, two times Olympic champion and five times world champion in Freestyle wrestling.-Olympics:Khadartsev competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the...	Yang Hyun-Mo	1-3 PP	2-3
Ali Özen	Makharbek Khadartsev Makharbek Khadartsev Makharbek Khasbiyevich Khadartsev is a former Soviet wrestler who later competed for Russia, two times Olympic champion and five times world champion in Freestyle wrestling.-Olympics:Khadartsev competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the...	0-3 PO	0-3
Yang Hyun-Mo	Ali Özen	3-1 PP	5-2

Pool 5

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	3	0	9	15
	1	2	4	14
	1	2	4	9
	1	2	4	8

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Igors Samušonoks	Justin Abdou	1-3 PP	2-3
Yoel Romero Yoel Romero Yoel Romero Palacio is a Cuban wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with Strikeforce and competes in the Light Heavyweight division.-Olympic career:...	Magomed Kurugliyev	3-0 PO	4-0
Igors Samušonoks	Yoel Romero Yoel Romero Yoel Romero Palacio is a Cuban wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with Strikeforce and competes in the Light Heavyweight division.-Olympic career:...	0-3 PO	0-3
Justin Abdou	Magomed Kurugliyev	1-3 PP	5-8
Igors Samušonoks	Magomed Kurugliyev	3-1 PP	7-6
Justin Abdou	Yoel Romero Yoel Romero Yoel Romero Palacio is a Cuban wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with Strikeforce and competes in the Light Heavyweight division.-Olympic career:...	0-3 PO	0-8

Pool 6

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	3	0	9	14
	2	1	7	11
	1	2	6	14
	0	3	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Gábor Kapuvári	Vincent Aka-Akesse	3-0 PO	6-0
Nicolae Ghiţă	Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Championships, And one bronze medal from 1990 World Championships and the 1992 and 1993 Asian Championships and one silver medal...	1-3 PP	3-5
Gábor Kapuvári	Nicolae Ghiţă	3-1 PP	2-1
Vincent Aka-Akesse	Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Championships, And one bronze medal from 1990 World Championships and the 1992 and 1993 Asian Championships and one silver medal...	0-3 PO	0-4
Gábor Kapuvári	Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Championships, And one bronze medal from 1990 World Championships and the 1992 and 1993 Asian Championships and one silver medal...	1-3 PP	3-5
Vincent Aka-Akesse	Nicolae Ghiţă	0-4 ST	0-10

Knock-Out round

Final standings