Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

The men's freestyle 52 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 52 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates1–2 August
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Valentin Yordanov  Bulgaria
Namig Abdullayev  Azerbaijan
Maulen Mamyrov  Kazakhstan
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
Legend
  • WO — Won by walkover

Round 1
Score CP
1/16 finals
 Amiran Kardanov (GRE)1–11 Adkhamjon Achilov (UZB)1–4 SP
 Namig Abdullayev (AZE)7–0 Lou Rosselli (USA)3–0 PO
 Hideo Sasayama (JPN)6–0 Roman Kollar (SVK)3–0 PO
 Carlos Varela (CUB)0–4 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)0–3 PO
 Gregory Fitzgerald (AUS)0–10 David Legrand (FRA)0–4 ST
 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ)10–0 Greg Woodcroft (CAN)4–0 ST
 Omar Kedjaouer (ALG)0–10 Vladimir Toguzov (UKR)0–4 ST
 Víctor Rodríguez (MEX)0–10 Fall Valentin Yordanov (BUL)0–4 TO
 Chechenol Mongush (RUS)11–4 Constantin Corduneanu (ROM)3–1 PP
 Metin Topaktaş (TUR)Bye

Round 2
Score CP
1/8 finals
 Metin Topaktaş (TUR)5–7 Adkhamjon Achilov (UZB)1–3 PP
 Namig Abdullayev (AZE)11–0 Hideo Sasayama (JPN)4–0 ST
 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)5–0 David Legrand (FRA)3–0 PO
 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ)3–1 Vladimir Toguzov (UKR)3–1 PP
 Valentin Yordanov (BUL)4–2 Chechenol Mongush (RUS)3–1 PP
Repechage
 Amiran Kardanov (GRE)1–3 Lou Rosselli (USA)1–3 PP
 Roman Kollar (SVK)3–2 Carlos Varela (CUB)3–1 PP
 Gregory Fitzgerald (AUS)0–6 Fall Greg Woodcroft (CAN)0–4 TO
 Omar Kedjaouer (ALG)2–0 Víctor Rodríguez (MEX)3–0 PO
 Constantin Corduneanu (ROM)Bye

Round 3
Score CP
Quarterfinals
 Adkhamjon Achilov (UZB)0–11 Namig Abdullayev (AZE)0–4 ST
 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)Bye
 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ)Bye
 Valentin Yordanov (BUL)Bye
Repechage
 Constantin Corduneanu (ROM)2–4 Lou Rosselli (USA)1–3 PP
 Roman Kollar (SVK)3–6 Greg Woodcroft (CAN)1–3 PP
 Omar Kedjaouer (ALG)0–3 Fall Metin Topaktaş (TUR)0–4 TO
 Hideo Sasayama (JPN)12–5 David Legrand (FRA)3–1 PP
 Vladimir Toguzov (UKR)1–2 Chechenol Mongush (RUS)1–3 PP

Round 4
Score CP
Semifinals
 Namig Abdullayev (AZE)10–0 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)4–0 ST
 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ)3–7 Valentin Yordanov (BUL)1–3 PP
Repechage
 Lou Rosselli (USA)WO Greg Woodcroft (CAN)0–4 PA
 Metin Topaktaş (TUR)5–1 Fall Hideo Sasayama (JPN)4–0 TO
 Chechenol Mongush (RUS)4–0 Fall Adkhamjon Achilov (UZB)4–0 TO

Round 5
Score CP
Repechage
 Greg Woodcroft (CAN)1–13 Metin Topaktaş (TUR)1–4 SP
 Chechenol Mongush (RUS)Bye

Round 6
Score CP
Repechage
 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)1–3 Chechenol Mongush (RUS)1–3 PP
 Metin Topaktaş (TUR)5–11 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ)1–3 PP

Finals
Score CP
Classification 7th–8th
 Greg Woodcroft (CAN)0–11 Adkhamjon Achilov (UZB)0–4 ST
Classification 5th–6th
 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)4–2 Metin Topaktaş (TUR)3–1 PP
Bronze medal match
 Chechenol Mongush (RUS)2–3 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ)1–3 PP
Gold medal match
 Namig Abdullayev (AZE)3–4 Valentin Yordanov (BUL)1–3 PP

Final standing
Rank Athlete
 Valentin Yordanov (BUL)
 Namig Abdullayev (AZE)
 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ)
4  Chechenol Mongush (RUS)
5  Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)
6  Metin Topaktaş (TUR)
7  Adkhamjon Achilov (UZB)
8  Greg Woodcroft (CAN)
9  Hideo Sasayama (JPN)
10  Vladimir Toguzov (UKR)
11  Lou Rosselli (USA)
12  David Legrand (FRA)
13  Roman Kollar (SVK)
14  Omar Kedjaouer (ALG)
15  Constantin Corduneanu (ROM)
16  Amiran Kardanov (GRE)
17  Carlos Varela (CUB)
18  Gregory Fitzgerald (AUS)
18  Víctor Rodríguez (MEX)

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