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 28 September to 1 October, and the Greco-Roman events were held from 24 to 27 September. In the freestyle 76 kg Alexander Leipold of Germany originally placed first, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone.[1]
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| Venue | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| Dates | 28 September – 1 October |
| No. of events | 16 |
| Competitors | 314 from 55 nations |
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| Qualification | ||
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | |
| 54 kg | 54 kg | |
| 58 kg | 58 kg | |
| 63 kg | 63 kg | |
| 69 kg | 69 kg | |
| 76 kg | 76 kg | |
| 85 kg | 85 kg | |
| 97 kg | 97 kg | |
| 130 kg | 130 kg | |
Qualification
Medalists
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Participating nations
A total of 314 wrestlers from 55 nations competed at the Sydney Games:[1]
Algeria (2)
Armenia (8)
Australia (11)- Azerbaijan (9)
- Belarus (14)
- Bulgaria (8)
- Canada (4)
- China (5)
Colombia (1)- Cuba (13)
Czech Republic (3)
Egypt (2)
Estonia (3)- Finland (4)
France (3)- Georgia (13)
Germany (10)- Greece (7)
Guinea-Bissau (1)- Hungary (8)
India (1)- Iran (11)
Israel (3)
Italy (2)
Ivory Coast (1)- Japan (8)
- Kazakhstan (11)
Kyrgyzstan (6)
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Lithuania (2)- Macedonia (2)
Moldova (4)
Mongolia (4)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (3)
Nigeria (2)- North Korea (4)
Norway (1)
Poland (9)
Romania (5)- Russia (16)
Samoa (1)
Senegal (1)
Slovakia (4)
South Africa (1)- South Korea (10)
- Sweden (5)
Switzerland (4)
Tunisia (4)- Turkey (12)
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Turkmenistan (1)- Ukraine (16)
- United States (16)
- Uzbekistan (11)
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Venezuela (2)
References
- "Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
External links
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