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

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 from August 1 to August 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]

Men's freestyle 130 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates1–2 August
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
Mahmut Demir  Turkey
Aleksey Medvedev  Belarus
Bruce Baumgartner  United States
Wrestling at the
1996 Summer Olympics
FreestyleGreco-Roman
48 kg48 kg
52 kg52 kg
57 kg57 kg
62 kg62 kg
68 kg68 kg
74 kg74 kg
82 kg82 kg
90 kg90 kg
100 kg100 kg
130 kg130 kg
Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Results

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

Round 6
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
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
Rank Athlete
 Mahmut Demir (TUR)
 Aleksey Medvedev (BLR)
 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
  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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