Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 57 kilograms at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 20 to July 21. 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 57 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates20–21 July
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
Yuriy Melnichenko  Kazakhstan
Dennis Hall  United States
Sheng Zetian  China

Results

Round 1

Score CP
1/16 finals
 Nabil Salhi (TUN)0–4 Aghasi Manukyan (ARM)0–3 PO
 Ruslan Khakymov (UKR)5–1 Remigijus Šukevičius (LTU)3–1 PP
 Aleksandr Ignatenko (RUS)0–11 Yuriy Melnichenko (KAZ)0–4 ST
 Marian Sandu (ROM)3–2 Sarkis Elgkian (GRE)3–1 PP
 Armando Fernández (MEX)0–12 Rıfat Yıldız (GER)0–4 ST
 Luis Sarmiento (CUB)5–0 David Maia (POR)3–0 PO
 Kenkichi Nishimi (JPN)6–17 Park Chi-ho (KOR)1–4 SP
 Şeref Eroğlu (TUR)0–3 Dennis Hall (USA)0–3 PO
 Aigars Jansons (LAT)4–3 Stanisław Pawłowski (POL)3–1 PP
 Vilayet Aghayev (AZE)4–5 Sheng Zetian (CHN)1–3 PP

Round 2

Score CP
1/8 finals
 Aghasi Manukyan (ARM)0–11 Ruslan Khakymov (UKR)0–4 ST
 Yuriy Melnichenko (KAZ)4–0 Marian Sandu (ROM)3–0 PO
 Rıfat Yıldız (GER)4–1 Luis Sarmiento (CUB)3–1 PP
 Park Chi-ho (KOR)2–3 Dennis Hall (USA)1–3 PP
 Aigars Jansons (LAT)1–7 Sheng Zetian (CHN)1–3 PP
Repechage
 Nabil Salhi (TUN)0–11 Remigijus Šukevičius (LTU)0–4 ST
 Aleksandr Ignatenko (RUS)2–3 Sarkis Elgkian (GRE)1–3 PP
 Armando Fernández (MEX)7–3 David Maia (POR)3–1 PP
 Kenkichi Nishimi (JPN)8–7 Şeref Eroğlu (TUR)3–1 PP
 Stanisław Pawłowski (POL)3–4 Vilayet Aghayev (AZE)1–3 PP

Round 3

Score CP
Quarterfinals
 Ruslan Khakymov (UKR)1–8 Yuriy Melnichenko (KAZ)1–3 PP
 Rıfat Yıldız (GER)Bye
 Dennis Hall (USA)Bye
 Sheng Zetian (CHN)Bye
Repechage
 Remigijus Šukevičius (LTU)5–6 Sarkis Elgkian (GRE)1–3 PP
 Armando Fernández (MEX)0–12 Kenkichi Nishimi (JPN)0–4 ST
 Vilayet Aghayev (AZE)7–2 Aghasi Manukyan (ARM)3–1 PP
 Marian Sandu (ROM)0–7 Luis Sarmiento (CUB)0–3 PO
 Park Chi-ho (KOR)2–9 Aigars Jansons (LAT)1–3 PP

Round 4

Score CP
Semifinals
 Yuriy Melnichenko (KAZ)3–0 Rıfat Yıldız (GER)3–0 PO
 Dennis Hall (USA)1–0 Sheng Zetian (CHN)3–0 PO
Repechage
 Sarkis Elgkian (GRE)4–2 Kenkichi Nishimi (JPN)3–1 PP
 Vilayet Aghayev (AZE)0–1 Luis Sarmiento (CUB)0–3 PO
 Aigars Jansons (LAT)4–9 Ruslan Khakymov (UKR)1–3 PP

Round 5

Score CP
Repechage
 Sarkis Elgkian (GRE)2–4 Luis Sarmiento (CUB)1–3 PP
 Ruslan Khakymov (UKR)Bye

Round 6

Score CP
Repechage
 Rıfat Yıldız (GER)2–3 Ruslan Khakymov (UKR)1–3 PP
 Luis Sarmiento (CUB)2–8 Sheng Zetian (CHN)1–3 PP

Finals

Score CP
Classification 7th–8th
 Sarkis Elgkian (GRE)5–4 Kenkichi Nishimi (JPN)3–1 PP
Classification 5th–6th
 Rıfat Yıldız (GER)0–0 Ret Luis Sarmiento (CUB)4–0 PA
Bronze medal match
 Ruslan Khakymov (UKR)0–4 Sheng Zetian (CHN)0–3 PO
Gold medal match
 Yuriy Melnichenko (KAZ)4–1 Dennis Hall (USA)3–1 PP

Final standing

Rank Athlete
 Yuriy Melnichenko (KAZ)
 Dennis Hall (USA)
 Sheng Zetian (CHN)
4  Ruslan Khakymov (UKR)
5  Rıfat Yıldız (GER)
6  Luis Sarmiento (CUB)
7  Sarkis Elgkian (GRE)
8  Kenkichi Nishimi (JPN)
9  Aigars Jansons (LAT)
10  Vilayet Aghayev (AZE)
11  Park Chi-ho (KOR)
12  Remigijus Šukevičius (LTU)
13  Aghasi Manukyan (ARM)
14  Armando Fernández (MEX)
15  Marian Sandu (ROM)
16  Stanisław Pawłowski (POL)
17  Şeref Eroğlu (TUR)
18  David Maia (POR)
19  Aleksandr Ignatenko (RUS)
20  Nabil Salhi (TUN)

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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