Sumo at the 2009 World Games – Men's heavyweight explained

Venue:	Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Dates:	17 July 2009
Competitors:	16
Nations:	11
Gold:	Takashi Himeno
Silver:	Gankhuyagiin Naranbat
Bronze:	Alan Karaev
Prev:	2005
Next:	2013

The men's heavyweight competition in sumo at the 2009 World Games took place on 17 July 2009 at the Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.^{[1] [2]}

Competition format

A total of 16 athletes entered the competition. They fought in the cup system with repechages.

Results

Main draw

	Score
1/16 Finals
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	W-L	Kelly Gneiting (USA)
Wang Huang-wen (TPE)	L-W	Alan Karaev (RUS)
Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL)	W-L	Hany Saleh (EGY)
Petar Stoyanov (BUL)	W-L	Andrew Perenara (NZL)
Haitham Al-Sadi (NED)	L-W	Takashi Himeno (JPN)
Dan Kalbfleisch (USA)	L-W	Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA)
Drew Weeks (AUS)	L-W	Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)
El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY)	L-W	Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)
Quarterfinals
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	L-W	Alan Karaev (RUS)
Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL)	W-L	Petar Stoyanov (BUL)
Takashi Himeno (JPN)	W-L	Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA)
Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)	L-W	Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)

Repechages

	Score
1/16 Repechages
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	W-L	Wang Huang-wen (TPE)
Petar Stoyanov (BUL)	W-L	Hany Saleh (EGY)
Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA)	L-W	Haitham Al-Sadi (NED)
Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)	W-L	El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY)
Repechages Quarterfinals
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	L-W	Petar Stoyanov (BUL)
Haitham Al-Sadi (NED)	L-W	Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)

Semifinals

	Score
Semifinals
Alan Karaev (RUS)	L-W	Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL)
Takashi Himeno (JPN)	W-L	Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)
Repechages Semifinals
Alan Karaev (RUS)	W-L	Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)
Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)	L-W	Petar Stoyanov (BUL)

Finals

	Score
Gold medal match
Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL)	L-W	Takashi Himeno (JPN)
Bronze medal match
Petar Stoyanov (BUL)	L-W	Alan Karaev (RUS)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bronze medal match. 2020-07-07. www.theworldgames.org.
2. Web site: Gold medal match. 2020-07-07. www.theworldgames.org.