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 1996
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valentin Yordanov  Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Namig Abdullayev  Azerbaijan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maulen Mamyrov  Kazakhstan
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Results

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Legend
  • WO — Won by walkover

Round 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Round 6

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

Finals

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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

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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

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  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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