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 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.[1]

Men's freestyle 68 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates29–30 July 1996
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vadim Bogiev  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Townsend Saunders  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zaza Zazirov  Ukraine
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Results

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Round 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Round 6

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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

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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

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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

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  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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