Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 76 kg explained

Event:	Men's freestyle 76 kg
Games:	2000 Summer
Venue:	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date:	28–30 September 2000
Competitors:	20
Nations:	20
Gold:	Brandon Slay
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Moon Eui-jae
Silvernoc:	KOR
Bronze:	Adem Bereket
Bronzenoc:	TUR
Prev:	1996
Next:	2004

See main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The men's freestyle 76 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 28 to 30. 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]

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time

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28 September 2000	09:30	Round 1
	17:00	Round 2
	17:00	Round 3
29 September 2000	09:30	Quarterfinals
	17:00	Semifinals
30 September 2000	17:00	Finals

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• WO — Won by walkover

Elimination pools

Pool 1

	Score
	2–8		1–3
	4–1		3–1
	3–4		1–3

Pool 2

	Score
	0–4		0–3
	3–0		3–0
	3–1		3–1

Pool 3

	Score
	11–1		4–1
	2–3		1–3
	5–8		1–3

Pool 4

	Score
	3–0		3–0
	3–0		3–0
	2–3		1–3

Pool 5

	Score
	10–0		4–0
	1–5		1–3
	1–3		1–3
	0–11		0–4
	1–5		1–3
	3–16		1–4

Pool 6

	Score
	4–1		3–1
	2–3		1–3
	5–0		3–0
	0–3		0–3
	5–2		3–1
	3–2		3–1

Knockout round

Final standing

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DQ

• Alexander Leipold of Germany originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone.^[2]

External links

• Official Report

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/WRE/mens-middleweight-freestyle.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 May 2019.
2. Web site: IOC Strips Leipold of Wrestling Gold. 23 October 2000. ABC News. 11 May 2012.