Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 130 kg

Men's freestyle 130 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates1–2 August 1996
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mahmut Demir  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksey Medvedev  Belarus
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bruce Baumgartner  United States
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The men's freestyle 130 kilograms at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center on August 1 and 2. The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.[1]

Results

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Round 1

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Score CP
1/16 finals
 Amarjit Singh (GBR) 2–6  Ebrahim Mehraban (IRI) 1–3 PP
 Zsolt Gombos (HUN) 7–0  Neal Kranz (GUM) 3–0 PO
 Bruce Baumgartner (USA) 10–0  Andy Borodow (CAN) 4–0 ST
 Igor Klimov (KAZ) 1–4  Andrey Shumilin (RUS) 1–3 PP
 Zaza Turmanidze (GEO) 8–0 Fall  Mick Pikos (AUS) 4–0 TO
 Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) 7–1  Petros Bourdoulis (GRE) 3–1 PP
 Alfredo Far (PAN) 0–11  Feng Aigang (CHN) 0–4 ST
 Sven Thiele (GER) 1–0  Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) 3–0 PO
 Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) 1–1  Mahmut Demir (TUR) 1–3 PP

Round 2

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Score CP
1/8 finals
 Ebrahim Mehraban (IRI) 0–3  Zsolt Gombos (HUN) 0–3 PO
 Bruce Baumgartner (USA) 1–6  Andrey Shumilin (RUS) 1–3 PP
 Zaza Turmanidze (GEO) 1–3  Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) 1–3 PP
 Feng Aigang (CHN) 1–1  Sven Thiele (GER) 1–3 PP
 Mahmut Demir (TUR) Bye
Repechage
 Amarjit Singh (GBR) 3–0  Neal Kranz (GUM) 3–0 PO
 Andy Borodow (CAN) 5–3  Igor Klimov (KAZ) 3–1 PP
 Mick Pikos (AUS) 0–6 Fall  Petros Bourdoulis (GRE) 0–4 TO
 Alfredo Far (PAN) 0–4 Fall  Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) 0–4 TO
 Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) Bye

Round 3

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Score CP
Quarterfinals
 Mahmut Demir (TUR) 4–0  Zsolt Gombos (HUN) 3–0 PO
 Andrey Shumilin (RUS) Bye
 Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) Bye
 Sven Thiele (GER) Bye
Repechage
 Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) 4–0  Amarjit Singh (GBR) 3–0 PO
 Andy Borodow (CAN) 0–1  Petros Bourdoulis (GRE) 0–3 PO
 Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) 3–2  Ebrahim Mehraban (IRI) 3–1 PP
 Bruce Baumgartner (USA) 14–2  Zaza Turmanidze (GEO) 4–1 SP
 Feng Aigang (CHN) Bye

Round 4

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Score CP
Semifinals
 Mahmut Demir (TUR) 1–0  Andrey Shumilin (RUS) 3–0 PO
 Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) 0–0  Sven Thiele (GER) 3–0 PO
Repechage
 Feng Aigang (CHN) 1–3  Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) 1–3 PP
 Petros Bourdoulis (GRE) 1–7  Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) 1–3 PP
 Bruce Baumgartner (USA) 11–0  Zsolt Gombos (HUN) 4–0 ST

Round 5

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Score CP
Repechage
 Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) 1–3  Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) 1–3 PP
 Bruce Baumgartner (USA) Bye

Round 6

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Score CP
Repechage
 Andrey Shumilin (RUS) 3–0 Fall  Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) 4–0 TO
 Bruce Baumgartner (USA) 3–0  Sven Thiele (GER) 3–0 PO

Finals

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Score CP
Classification 7th–8th
 Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) 5–1  Petros Bourdoulis (GRE) 3–1 PP
Classification 5th–6th
 Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) 3–1  Sven Thiele (GER) 3–1 PP
Bronze medal match
 Andrey Shumilin (RUS) 1–1  Bruce Baumgartner (USA) 1–3 PP
Gold medal match
 Mahmut Demir (TUR) 3–0  Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) 3–0 PO

Final standing

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Rank Athlete
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Mahmut Demir (TUR)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Aleksey Medvedev (BLR)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Bruce Baumgartner (USA)
4  Andrey Shumilin (RUS)
5  Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ)
6  Sven Thiele (GER)
7  Mirabi Valiyev (UKR)
8  Petros Bourdoulis (GRE)
9  Feng Aigang (CHN)
10  Zaza Turmanidze (GEO)
11  Zsolt Gombos (HUN)
12  Ebrahim Mehraban (IRI)
13  Amarjit Singh (GBR)
14  Andy Borodow (CAN)
15  Igor Klimov (KAZ)
16  Mick Pikos (AUS)
16  Neal Kranz (GUM)
16  Alfredo Far (PAN)

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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