Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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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 Greco-Roman events were held from September 24 to September 27. In the freestyle 76 kg Alexander Leipold of Germany originally placed first, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 54 kg |
 Namig AbdullayevAzerbaijan (AZE) |
 Sammie HensonUnited States (USA) |
 Amiran KardanovGreece (GRE) |
| 58 kg |
 Alireza DabirIran (IRI) |
 Yevgen BuslovychUkraine (UKR) |
Terry Brands United States (USA) |
| 63 kg |
 Mourad OumakhanovRussia (RUS) |
 Serafim BarzakovBulgaria (BUL) |
 Jang Jae-SungSouth Korea (KOR) |
| 69 kg |
 Daniel IgaliCanada (CAN) |
Arsen Gitinov Russia (RUS) |
Lincoln McIlravy United States (USA) |
| 76 kg |
Brandon Slay United States (USA) |
Moon Eui-Jae South Korea (KOR) |
 Adem BereketTurkey (TUR) |
| 85 kg |
Adam Saitiev Russia (RUS) |
 Yoel RomeroCuba (CUB) |
 Mogamed IbragimovMacedonia (MKD) |
| 97 kg |
Sagid Murtazaliev Russia (RUS) |
 Islam BairamukovKazakhstan (KAZ) |
 Eldar KurtanidzeGeorgia (GEO) |
| 130 kg |
David Musulbes Russia (RUS) |
 Artur TaymazovUzbekistan (UZB) |
Alexis Rodríguez Cuba (CUB) |
[edit] Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 kg |
Sim Kwon-Ho South Korea (KOR) |
Lázaro Rivas Cuba (CUB) |
 Kang Yong-GyunNorth Korea (PRK) |
| 58 kg |
Armen Nazarian Bulgaria (BUL) |
Kim In-Sub South Korea (KOR) |
 Sheng ZetianChina (CHN) |
| 63 kg |
Varteres Samourgachev Russia (RUS) |
Juan Marén Cuba (CUB) |
Akaki Chachua Georgia (GEO) |
| 69 kg |
Filiberto Azcuy Cuba (CUB) |
 Katsuhiko NagataJapan (JPN) |
Aleksei Glushkov Russia (RUS) |
| 76 kg |
Murat Kardanov Russia (RUS) |
Matt Lindland United States (USA) |
 Marko Yli-HannukselaFinland (FIN) |
| 85 kg |
Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey (TUR) |
 Sándor BárdosiHungary (HUN) |
Mukhran Vakhtangadze Georgia (GEO) |
| 97 kg |
 Mikael LjungbergSweden (SWE) |
Davyd Saldadze Ukraine (UKR) |
Garrett Lowney United States (USA) |
| 130 kg |
Rulon Gardner United States (USA) |
Alexander Karelin Russia (RUS) |
 Dmitry DebelkaBelarus (BLR) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Russia (RUS) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | United States (USA) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Turkey (TUR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran (IRI) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Ukraine (UKR) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan (UZB) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Georgia (GEO) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | North Korea (PRK) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Macedonia (MKD) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Belarus (BLR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Participating nations
A total of 314 wrestlers from 55 nations competed at the Sydney Games:
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[edit] See also
List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
[edit] References
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