Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg explained
See main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 25 to 27. The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.[1]
American Rulon Gardner's defeat of Russian Aleksandr Karelin in the gold medal match is considered one of the biggest upsets in sports history.[2] [3] [4] This was Karelin's first and only international loss, having previously been unbeaten throughout his international career.[5] [6]
Schedule
All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time
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| 25 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 17:00 | Round 2 |
| 26 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 3 |
| 27 September 2000 | 09:30 | Quarterfinals |
| 09:30 | Semifinals |
| 17:00 | Finals | |
Results
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Elimination pools
Pool 1
| Score | | |
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| 3–0 | | 3–0 |
| 0–1 | | 0–3 |
| 2–3 | | 1–3 | |
Pool 2
| Score | | |
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| 0–3 | | 0–3 |
| 4–0 | | 3–0 |
| 2–1 | | 3–1 | |
Pool 3
| Score | | |
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| 0–9 | | 0–3 |
| 0–4 | | 0–3 |
| 6–0 Fall | | 4–0 | |
Pool 4
| Score | | |
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| 3–0 | | 3–0 |
| 0–3 Fall | | 0–4 |
| WO | | 0–4 | |
Pool 5
| Score | | |
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| 0–1 | | 0–3 |
| 7–2 | | 3–1 |
| 0–6 | | 0–3 |
| 4–0 | | 3–0 |
| 3–2 | | 3–1 |
| 1–2 | | 1–3 | |
Pool 6
| Score | | |
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| 0–3 | | 0–3 |
| 0–4 | | 0–3 |
| 1–0 | | 3–0 |
| 5–1 | | 3–1 |
| 3–0 | | 3–0 |
| 3–1 | | 3–1 | |
Knockout round
Final standing
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215013/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/WRE/mens-super-heavyweight-greco-roman.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 6 May 2019.
- Web site: Jussim . Matthew . 2021-04-26 . The 15 Greatest Underdog Sports Stories of All Time . 2023-05-19 . Men's Journal . en.
- Web site: Vasilogambros . Matt . 2016-05-02 . Leicester City, the Unlikeliest of Winners . 2023-05-19 . The Atlantic . en.
- Web site: Chodos . Ben . 10 Greatest Upsets in Summer Olympic History . 2023-05-19 . Bleacher Report . en.
- Web site: Aleksandr Karelin. live. 2021-10-18. United World Wrestling. English. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018194959/https://uww.org/person/aleksandr-karelin . 18 October 2021 .
- Web site: 2000-09-29. Summer Olympics 2000 Gardner doesn't know what to expect after upset. live. 2021-10-18. a.espncdn.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018213609/http://a.espncdn.com/oly/summer00/wrestling/s/2000/0928/785614.html . 18 October 2021 .
