Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

The Men's Freestyle 68 kilograms at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 30 to July 31. 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 68 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates30–31 July
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Vadim Bogiev  Russia
Townsend Saunders  United States
Zaza Zazirov  Ukraine
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
 Arsen Fadzaev (UZB)2–2 Akbar Fallah (IRI)3–1 PP
 Zaza Zazirov (UKR)10–0 Ibo Oziti (NGR)4–0 ST
 Félix Diédhiou (SEN)0–12 Fall Küllo Kõiv (EST)0–4 TO
 János Fórizs (HUN)0–3 Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE)0–3 PO
 Hwang Sang-ho (KOR)7–0 Paulo Ibire (ARG)3–0 PO
 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB)1–3 Oleg Gogol (BLR)1–3 PP
 Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM)9–1 Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)3–1 PP
 Yüksel Şanlı (TUR)1–3 Townsend Saunders (USA)1–3 PP
 Craig Roberts (CAN)12–2 Richard Weiss (AUS)4–1 SP
 Vadim Bogiev (RUS)Bye

Round 2
Score CP
1/8 finals
 Vadim Bogiev (RUS)3–1 Arsen Fadzaev (UZB)3–1 PP
 Zaza Zazirov (UKR)5–0 Küllo Kõiv (EST)3–0 PO
 Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE)3–5 Hwang Sang-ho (KOR)1–3 PP
 Oleg Gogol (BLR)2–3 Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM)1–3 PP
 Townsend Saunders (USA)3–1 Craig Roberts (CAN)3–1 PP
Repechage
 Akbar Fallah (IRI)1–0 Ibo Oziti (NGR)3–0 PO
 Félix Diédhiou (SEN)1–13 János Fórizs (HUN)1–4 SP
 Paulo Ibire (ARG)0–10 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB)0–4 ST
 Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)4–1 Yüksel Şanlı (TUR)3–1 PP
 Richard Weiss (AUS)Bye

Round 3
Score CP
Quarterfinals
 Vadim Bogiev (RUS)6–4 Zaza Zazirov (UKR)3–1 PP
 Hwang Sang-ho (KOR)Bye
 Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM)Bye
 Townsend Saunders (USA)Bye
Repechage
 Richard Weiss (AUS)0–5 Akbar Fallah (IRI)0–3 PO
 János Fórizs (HUN)2–6 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB)1–3 PP
 Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)11–9 Arsen Fadzaev (UZB)3–1 PP
 Küllo Kõiv (EST)5–1 Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE)3–1 PP
 Oleg Gogol (BLR)4–0 Craig Roberts (CAN)3–0 PO

Round 4
Score CP
Semifinals
 Vadim Bogiev (RUS)3–2 Hwang Sang-ho (KOR)3–1 PP
 Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM)0–4 Townsend Saunders (USA)0–3 PO
Repechage
 Akbar Fallah (IRI)1–3 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB)1–3 PP
 Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)1–4 Küllo Kõiv (EST)1–3 PP
 Oleg Gogol (BLR)1–6 Zaza Zazirov (UKR)1–3 PP

Round 5
Score CP
Repechage
 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB)6–0 Küllo Kõiv (EST)3–0 PO
 Zaza Zazirov (UKR)Bye

Round 6
Score CP
Repechage
 Hwang Sang-ho (KOR)0–7 Fall Zaza Zazirov (UKR)0–4 TO
 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB)8–4 Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM)3–1 PP

Finals
Score CP
Classification 7th–8th
 Küllo Kõiv (EST)7–2 Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)3–1 PP
Classification 5th–6th
 Hwang Sang-ho (KOR)0–0 Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM)0–3 PO
Bronze medal match
 Zaza Zazirov (UKR)8–6 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB)3–1 PP
Gold medal match
 Vadim Bogiev (RUS)1–1 Townsend Saunders (USA)3–1 PP

Final standing
Rank Athlete
 Vadim Bogiev (RUS)
 Townsend Saunders (USA)
 Zaza Zazirov (UKR)
4  Yosvany Sánchez (CUB)
5  Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM)
6  Hwang Sang-ho (KOR)
7  Küllo Kõiv (EST)
8  Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)
9  Oleg Gogol (BLR)
10  Akbar Fallah (IRI)
11  János Fórizs (HUN)
12  Craig Roberts (CAN)
13  Arsen Fadzaev (UZB)
14  Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE)
15  Yüksel Şanlı (TUR)
16  Richard Weiss (AUS)
17  Félix Diédhiou (SEN)
18  Paulo Ibire (ARG)
18  Ibo Oziti (NGR)

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