Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg

The men's freestyle 48 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 48 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates30–31 July 1996
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Il  North Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Armen Mkrtchyan  Armenia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexis Vila  Cuba
← 1992

Results edit

Legend
  • WO — Won by walkover

Round 1 edit

Score CP
1/16 finals
  Isaac Jacob (NGR) 0–4   Alexis Vila (CUB) 0–3 PO
  Mynor Ramírez (GUA) 0–12   Rob Eiter (USA) 0–4 ST
  Armen Mkrtchyan (ARM) 10–0   José Restrepo (COL) 4–0 ST
  Vitalie Railean (MDA) 10–0   Vlatko Sokolov (MKD) 4–0 ST
  Gheorghe Corduneanu (ROM) 2–3   Nikos Tskouaseli (GRE) 1–3 PP
  Kim Il (PRK) 12–2   Fariborz Besarati (SWE) 4–1 SP
  Vugar Orujov (RUS) 4–6   Viktor Yefteni (UKR) 1–3 PP
  Paul Ragusa (CAN) 1–7   Luvsan-Ishiin Sergelenbaatar (MGL) 1–3 PP
  Vladimir Torgovkin (KGZ) 0–11   Jung Soon-won (KOR) 0–4 ST
  Filiberto Fernández (MEX) Bye

Round 2 edit

Score CP
1/8 finals
  Filiberto Fernández (MEX) 0–11   Alexis Vila (CUB) 0–4 ST
  Rob Eiter (USA) 2–9   Armen Mkrtchyan (ARM) 1–3 PP
  Vitalie Railean (MDA) 10–1   Nikos Tskouaseli (GRE) 3–1 PP
  Kim Il (PRK) 3–0   Viktor Yefteni (UKR) 3–0 PO
  Luvsan-Ishiin Sergelenbaatar (MGL) 1–3   Jung Soon-won (KOR) 1–3 PP
Repechage
  Isaac Jacob (NGR) 3–0   Mynor Ramírez (GUA) 3–0 PO
  José Restrepo (COL) 4–15   Vlatko Sokolov (MKD) 1–4 SP
  Gheorghe Corduneanu (ROM) 6–3   Fariborz Besarati (SWE) 3–1 PP
  Vugar Orujov (RUS) 12–0   Paul Ragusa (CAN) 4–0 ST
  Vladimir Torgovkin (KGZ) Bye

Round 3 edit

Score CP
Quarterfinals
  Alexis Vila (CUB) 2–4   Armen Mkrtchyan (ARM) 1–3 PP
  Vitalie Railean (MDA) Bye
  Kim Il (PRK) Bye
  Jung Soon-won (KOR) Bye
Repechage
  Vladimir Torgovkin (KGZ) WO   Isaac Jacob (NGR) 0–4 PA
  Vlatko Sokolov (MKD) 3–7   Gheorghe Corduneanu (ROM) 1–3 PP
  Vugar Orujov (RUS) 10–0   Filiberto Fernández (MEX) 4–0 ST
  Rob Eiter (USA) 11–2   Nikos Tskouaseli (GRE) 3–1 PP
  Viktor Yefteni (UKR) 5–1   Luvsan-Ishiin Sergelenbaatar (MGL) 3–1 PP

Round 4 edit

Score CP
Semifinals
  Armen Mkrtchyan (ARM) 7–2   Vitalie Railean (MDA) 3–1 PP
  Kim Il (PRK) 3–1   Jung Soon-won (KOR) 3–1 PP
Repechage
  Isaac Jacob (NGR) 6–7   Gheorghe Corduneanu (ROM) 1–3 PP
  Vugar Orujov (RUS) 10–4   Rob Eiter (USA) 3–1 PP
  Viktor Yefteni (UKR) 0–8   Alexis Vila (CUB) 0–3 PO

Round 5 edit

Score CP
Repechage
  Gheorghe Corduneanu (ROM) 0–10   Vugar Orujov (RUS) 0–4 ST
  Alexis Vila (CUB) Bye

Round 6 edit

Score CP
Repechage
  Vitalie Railean (MDA) 0–10   Alexis Vila (CUB) 0–4 ST
  Vugar Orujov (RUS) 5–1   Jung Soon-won (KOR) 3–1 PP

Finals edit

Score CP
Classification 7th–8th
  Gheorghe Corduneanu (ROM) 3–1   Rob Eiter (USA) 3–1 PP
Classification 5th–6th
  Vitalie Railean (MDA) 0–4   Jung Soon-won (KOR) 0–3 PO
Bronze medal match
  Alexis Vila (CUB) 5–2   Vugar Orujov (RUS) 3–1 PP
Gold medal match
  Armen Mkrtchyan (ARM) 4–5   Kim Il (PRK) 1–3 PP

Final standing edit

Rank Athlete
    Kim Il (PRK)
    Armen Mkrtchyan (ARM)
    Alexis Vila (CUB)
4   Vugar Orujov (RUS)
5   Jung Soon-won (KOR)
6   Vitalie Railean (MDA)
7   Gheorghe Corduneanu (ROM)
8   Rob Eiter (USA)
9   Isaac Jacob (NGR)
10   Viktor Yefteni (UKR)
11   Vlatko Sokolov (MKD)
12   Luvsan-Ishiin Sergelenbaatar (MGL)
13   Nikos Tskouaseli (GRE)
14   Fariborz Besarati (SWE)
15   José Restrepo (COL)
16   Paul Ragusa (CAN)
17   Mynor Ramírez (GUA)
17   Vladimir Torgovkin (KGZ)
17   Filiberto Fernández (MEX)

References edit

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

External links edit