Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 22 to July 23. The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates22–23 July
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Aleksandr Karelin  Russia
Matt Ghaffari  United States
Sergei Mureiko  Moldova

Results

Round 1

Score CP
1/16 finals
 Rachid Belaziz (MAR)0–8 Tomas Johansson (SWE)0–3 PO
 Aleksandr Karelin (RUS)10–0 Omrane Ayari (TUN)4–0 ST
 Sergei Mureiko (MDA)12–1 Laurenţiu Amariei (ROM)4–1 SP
 Yogi Johl (CAN)0–0 Helger Hallik (EST)0–3 PO
 Guillermo Díaz (MEX)0–10 Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE)0–4 ST
 Petro Kotok (UKR)5–0 Raoul Dgvareli (TJK)3–0 PO
 Matt Ghaffari (USA)7–1 Shermuhammad Quziev (UZB)3–1 PP
 Liu Guoke (CHN)0–3 René Schiekel (GER)0–3 PO
 Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)0–3 György Kékes (HUN)0–3 PO
 Juha Ahokas (FIN)Bye

Round 2

Score CP
1/8 finals
 Juha Ahokas (FIN)2–0 Tomas Johansson (SWE)3–0 PO
 Aleksandr Karelin (RUS)2–0 Sergei Mureiko (MDA)3–0 PO
 Helger Hallik (EST)0–3 Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE)0–3 PO
 Petro Kotok (UKR)0–3 Matt Ghaffari (USA)0–3 PO
 René Schiekel (GER)2–0 György Kékes (HUN)3–0 PO
Repechage
 Rachid Belaziz (MAR)2–4 Omrane Ayari (TUN)1–3 PP
 Laurenţiu Amariei (ROM)1–3 Yogi Johl (CAN)1–3 PP
 Guillermo Díaz (MEX)2–4 Raoul Dgvareli (TJK)1–3 PP
 Shermuhammad Quziev (UZB)6–1 Liu Guoke (CHN)3–1 PP
 Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)Bye

Round 3

Score CP
Quarterfinals
 Juha Ahokas (FIN)0–4 Fall Aleksandr Karelin (RUS)0–4 TO
 Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE)Bye
 Matt Ghaffari (USA)Bye
 René Schiekel (GER)Bye
Repechage
 Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)4–3 Omrane Ayari (TUN)3–1 PP
 Yogi Johl (CAN)0–2 Raoul Dgvareli (TJK)0–3 PO
 Shermuhammad Quziev (UZB)1–1 Tomas Johansson (SWE)1–3 PP
 Sergei Mureiko (MDA)4–0 Helger Hallik (EST)3–0 PO
 Petro Kotok (UKR)4–0 György Kékes (HUN)3–0 PO

Round 4

Score CP
Semifinals
 Aleksandr Karelin (RUS)8–0 Fall Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE)4–0 TO
 Matt Ghaffari (USA)4–0 René Schiekel (GER)3–0 PO
Repechage
 Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)8–0 Raoul Dgvareli (TJK)3–0 PO
 Tomas Johansson (SWE)0–3 Sergei Mureiko (MDA)0–3 PO
 Petro Kotok (UKR)2–0 Juha Ahokas (FIN)3–0 PO

Round 5

Score CP
Repechage
 Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)0–11 Sergei Mureiko (MDA)0–4 ST
 Petro Kotok (UKR)Bye

Round 6

Score CP
Repechage
 Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE)1–3 Petro Kotok (UKR)1–3 PP
 Sergei Mureiko (MDA)5–0 René Schiekel (GER)3–0 PO

Finals

Score CP
Classification 7th–8th
 Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)0–8 Fall Tomas Johansson (SWE)0–4 TO
Classification 5th–6th
 Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE)3–0 René Schiekel (GER)3–0 PO
Bronze medal match
 Petro Kotok (UKR)0–1 Sergei Mureiko (MDA)0–3 PO
Gold medal match
 Aleksandr Karelin (RUS)1–0 Matt Ghaffari (USA)3–0 PO

Final standing

Rank Athlete
 Aleksandr Karelin (RUS)
 Matt Ghaffari (USA)
 Sergei Mureiko (MDA)
4  Petro Kotok (UKR)
5  Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE)
6  René Schiekel (GER)
7  Tomas Johansson (SWE)
8  Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)
9  Raoul Dgvareli (TJK)
10  Shermuhammad Quziev (UZB)
11  Omrane Ayari (TUN)
12  György Kékes (HUN)
13  Yogi Johl (CAN)
14  Juha Ahokas (FIN)
15  Helger Hallik (EST)
16  Laurenţiu Amariei (ROM)
17  Rachid Belaziz (MAR)
18  Guillermo Díaz (MEX)
19  Liu Guoke (CHN)

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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