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

Wrestling at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Freestyle Greco-Roman
  48 kg     48 kg  
  52 kg     52 kg  
  57 kg     57 kg  
  62 kg     62 kg  
  68 kg     68 kg  
  74 kg     74 kg
  82 kg     82 kg
  90 kg     90 kg
  100 kg     100 kg
  130 kg     130 kg

The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 29 to July 30.

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.

Medalists

GoldVadim Bogiyev
 Russia
SilverTownsend Saunders
 United States
BronzeZaza Zazirov
 Ukraine

Results

Round 1

Score
 Arsen Fadzayev (UZB) 2–2  Akbar Fallah (IRI)
 Zaza Zazirov (UKR) 10–0  Ibo Oziti (NGR)
 Félix Diédhiou (SEN) 0–12 Fall  Küllo Kõiv (EST)
 János Fórizs (HUN) 0–3  Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE)
 Hwang Sang-ho (KOR) 7–0  Paulo Ibire (ARG)
 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) 1–3  Oleg Gogol (BLR)
 Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) 9–1  Ahmad Al-Osta (SYR)
 Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) 1–3  Townsend Saunders (USA)
 Craig Roberts (CAN) 12–2  Richard Weiss (AUS)
 Vadim Bogiyev (RUS) Bye

Round 2

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

Round 3

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

Round 4

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

Round 5

Score
Losers table
 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) 6–0  Küllo Kõiv (EST)
 Zaza Zazirov (UKR) Bye

Round 6

Score
Losers table
 Hwang Sang-ho (KOR) 0–7 Fall  Zaza Zazirov (UKR)
 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) 8–4  Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM)

Finals

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

Final standing

Rank Athlete
1st, gold medalist(s)  Vadim Bogiyev (RUS)
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Townsend Saunders (USA)
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  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 Fadzayev (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

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