Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
| Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | China Agricultural University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 14 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | ||||
| 55 kg | 55 kg | ||||
| 60 kg | 60 kg | ||||
| 66 kg | 66 kg | ||||
| 74 kg | 74 kg | ||||
| 84 kg | 84 kg | ||||
| 96 kg | 96 kg | ||||
| 120 kg | 120 kg | ||||
| Women | |||||
| 48 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 55 kg | 72 kg | ||||
Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 14 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium. Italian wrestler Andrea Minguzzi won the gold medal in this event.
This Greco-Roman wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.
Each bout consists of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scores more points in each round is the winner of that rounds; the bout ends when one wrestler has won two rounds (and thus the match).
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2008 | 09:30–13:00 | Qualification rounds |
| 16:00–17:00 | Repechage | |
| 17:00–19:45 | Finals |
Results
Final
| Final | |||||
 Zoltán Fodor (HUN) |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||
 Andrea Minguzzi (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Top half
| Qualifications | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Oleksandr Daragan (UKR) |
0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Saman Tahmasebi (IRI) |
4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saman Tahmasebi (IRI) |
2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nazmi Avluca (TUR) |
2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nazmi Avluca (TUR) |
4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Badri Khasaia (GEO) |
0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nazmi Avluca (TUR) |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zoltán Fodor (HUN) |
2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shalva Gadabadze (AZE) |
5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Haykel Achouri (TUN) |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shalva Gadabadze (AZE) |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zoltán Fodor (HUN) |
1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ma Sanyi (CHN) |
0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zoltán Fodor (HUN) |
2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| Qualifications | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mélonin Noumonvi (FRA) |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Minguzzi (ITA) |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Minguzzi (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Aleksey Mishin (RUS) |
1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Andrey Samokhin (KAZ) |
1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aleksey Mishin (RUS) |
2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Minguzzi (ITA) |
1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shingo Matsumoto (JPN) |
2 | 0 |  Ara Abrahamian (SWE) |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Denis Forov (ARM) |
4 | 6 | Denis Forov (ARM) |
4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Brad Vering (USA) |
4 | 1 | Brad Vering (USA) |
0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Artur Michalkiewicz (POL) |
0 | 1 | Denis Forov (ARM) |
1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ara Abrahamian (SWE) |
1 | 1 | 1 | Ara Abrahamian (SWE) |
1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Kim Jung-sub (KOR) |
3 | 1 | 1 | Ara Abrahamian (SWE) |
2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Attila Bátky (SVK) |
0 | 0 |  Yunior Estrada (CUB) |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yunior Estrada (CUB) |
4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repechage
| Repechage round 2 | Bronze medal bout | ||||||||||
| Ma Sanyi (CHN) |
3 | 3 | Ma Sanyi (CHN) |
4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Shalva Gadabadze (AZE) |
3 | 2 | Nazmi Avluca (TUR) |
0 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Mélonin Noumonvi (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | Mélonin Noumonvi (FRA) |
0 | 1 | |||||
| Aleksey Mishin (RUS) |
3 | 1 | 1 | Ara Abrahamian (SWE) |
4 | 1 | |||||
Final standing
| Rank | Athlete |
|---|---|
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Andrea Minguzzi (ITA) |
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Zoltán Fodor (HUN) |
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Nazmi Avluca (TUR) |
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not awarded |
| 5 | Ma Sanyi (CHN) |
| 5 | Mélonin Noumonvi (FRA) |
| 7 | Denis Forov (ARM) |
| 8 | Shalva Gadabadze (AZE) |
| 9 | Aleksey Mishin (RUS) |
| 10 | Yunior Estrada (CUB) |
| 11 | Saman Tahmasebi (IRI) |
| 12 | Brad Vering (USA) |
| 13 | Kim Jung-sub (KOR) |
| 14 | Oleksandr Daragan (UKR) |
| 15 | Shingo Matsumoto (JPN) |
| 16 | Badri Khasaia (GEO) |
| 16 | Artur Michalkiewicz (POL) |
| 16 | Andrey Samokhin (KAZ) |
| 19 | Attila Bátky (SVK) |
| 20 | Haykel Achouri (TUN) |
- Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian was originally awarded a bronze medal. However, at the medal ceremony he shook hands with his competitors, walked off the podium and threw his medal down on the mat in protest at the judging in his semi-final match.[1] On August 16, 2008, the IOC disqualified him for throwing a tantrum, and they decided to strip him of his medal because they felt it amounted to a political demonstration and was disrespectful to other athletes. They then decide not to award Ma Sanyi of China the medal. [2] Sanyi then furiously fought against them before security came. Abrahamian and Sanyi were later banned for life after the incident.
References
- ↑ Associated Press (2008-08-23). "Court: Wrestler who dropped medal was right". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ↑ Jere Longman (2008-08-16). "Swede Stripped of His Medal After His Angry Reaction". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-17.