Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 96 kg

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Men's freestyle 96 kg
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAno Liosia Olympic Hall
Date28–29 August 2004
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Khadzhimurat Gatsalov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Magomed Ibragimov  Uzbekistan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alireza Heidari  Iran
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The men's freestyle 96 kilograms at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, August 28 to August 29.

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.

Future two division UFC champion Daniel Cormier competed in the tournament, finishing fourth.

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

Date Time Event
28 August 2004 09:30 Round 1
09:30 Round 2
17:30 Round 3
29 August 2004 09:30 Qualification
09:30 Semifinals
14:00 Finals

Results

Legend
  • F — Won by
    fall

Elimination pools

Pool 1

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1  
Wang Yuanyuan (CHN
)
2 1 1 4[a] 5 Knockout round
2  Peter Pecha (SVK) 2 1 1 4[a] 5
3  Alexandros Laliotis (GRE) 2 1 1 4[a] 4
Source: Official website
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on the number of wins by fall and superiority. Technical points were used to determine the last place. Wang and Pecha were ranked by their head-to-head result: CHN 3–1 SVK.
Score CP
 
Wang Yuanyuan (CHN
)
2–3  Alexandros Laliotis (GRE) 1–3 PP
 Peter Pecha (SVK) 1–3  
Wang Yuanyuan (CHN
)
1–3 PP
 Alexandros Laliotis (GRE) 1–4  Peter Pecha (SVK) 1–3 PP

Pool 2

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1  Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) 2 2 0 6 7 Knockout round
2  Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) 2 1 1 3 3
3  Krasimir Kochev (BUL) 2 0 2 1 2
Score CP
 Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) 0–3  Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) 0–3 PO
 Krasimir Kochev (BUL) 2–3  Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) 1–3 PP
 Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) 4–0  Krasimir Kochev (BUL) 3–0 PO

Pool 3

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1  Rustam Aghayev (AZE) 2 2 0 7 18 Knockout round
2  Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) 2 1 1 4 9
3  Nico Jacobs (NAM) 2 0 2 1 1
Score CP
 Rustam Aghayev (AZE) 7–2  Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) 3–1 PP
 Nico Jacobs (NAM) 0–11  Rustam Aghayev (AZE) 0–4 ST
 Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) 7–1  Nico Jacobs (NAM) 3–1 PP

Pool 4

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1  Alireza Heidari (IRI) 2 2 0 7 13 Knockout round
2  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 2 1 1 5 8
3  Antoine Jaoude (BRA) 2 0 2 0 0
Score CP
 Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 2–3  Alireza Heidari (IRI) 1–3 PP
 Antoine Jaoude (BRA) 0–6 Fall  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 0–4 TO
 Alireza Heidari (IRI) 10–0  Antoine Jaoude (BRA) 4–0 ST

Pool 5

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1  Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) 2 2 0 6 6 Knockout round
2  Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) 2 1 1 3 6
3  Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 2 0 2 2 2
Score CP
 Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 1–6  Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) 1–3 PP
 Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) 3–1  Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 3–1 PP
 Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) 0–3  Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) 0–3 PO

Pool 6

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1  Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) 2 2 0 6 8 Knockout round
2  Fatih Çakıroğlu (TUR) 2 1 1 5 5
3  Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa (MGL) 2 0 2 0 0
Score CP
 Fatih Çakıroğlu (TUR) 4–0 Fall  Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa (MGL) 4–0 TO
 Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) 3–1  Fatih Çakıroğlu (TUR) 3–1 PP
 Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa (MGL) 0–5  Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) 0–3 PO

Pool 7

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1  Daniel Cormier (USA) 2 2 0 6 19 Knockout round
2  Bartłomiej Bartnicki (POL) 2 1 1 4 5
3  Radovan Valach (AUT) 2 0 2 1 1
Score CP
 Radovan Valach (AUT) 0–9  Daniel Cormier (USA) 0–3 PO
 Bartłomiej Bartnicki (POL) 4–1  Radovan Valach (AUT) 3–1 PP
 Daniel Cormier (USA) 10–1  Bartłomiej Bartnicki (POL) 3–1 PP

Knockout round

Qualification Semifinals Gold medal match
 
Wang Yuanyuan (CHN
)
1
 Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) 4  Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) 6
 Rustam Aghayev (AZE) 0  Alireza Heidari (IRI) 4
 Alireza Heidari (IRI) 5  Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) 1
 Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) 3  Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) 4
 Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) 0  Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) 5
 Daniel Cormier (USA) 0
Bronze medal match
 Alireza Heidari (IRI) 3
 Daniel Cormier (USA) 2
Classification 5–6
 
Wang Yuanyuan (CHN
)
3
 Rustam Aghayev (AZE) 3F

Final standing

Rank Athlete
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Magomed Ibragimov (UZB)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Alireza Heidari (IRI)
4  Daniel Cormier (USA)
5  Rustam Aghayev (AZE)
6  
Wang Yuanyuan (CHN
)
7  Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR)
8  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO)
9  Fatih Çakıroğlu (TUR)
10  Islam Bayramukov (KAZ)
11  Bartłomiej Bartnicki (POL)
12  Peter Pecha (SVK)
13  Alexandros Laliotis (GRE)
14  Vadim Tasoyev (UKR)
15  Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ)
16  Rolf Scherrer (SUI)
17  Krasimir Kochev (BUL)
18  Nico Jacobs (NAM)
19  Radovan Valach (AUT)
20  Antoine Jaoude (BRA)
21  Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa (MGL)

References