Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 97 kilograms wrestling competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 12 December and 13 December at the Thammasat Gymnasium 1.

Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg
at the 1998 Asian Games
VenueThammasat Gymnasium 1
Dates12–13 December 1998
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Kazakhstan
silver medal    Syria
bronze medal    South Korea
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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.

Schedule edit

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

Date Time Event
Saturday, 12 December 1998 09:00 Round 1
16:00 Round 2
Round 3
Sunday, 13 December 1998 09:00 Round 4
16:00 Finals

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Score CP
1/8 finals
  Nasser Bechara (LIB) 0–10   Mohammad Al-Haiek (SYR) 0–4 ST
  Zhang Yuankai (CHN) 0–4   Park Woo (KOR) 0–3 PO
  Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) 3–0   Mohammad Sharabiani (IRI) 3–0 PO
  Isomjon Kenjaev (UZB) 12–0   Toshinori Iwabuchi (JPN) 4–0 ST
  Nopporn Yoosumraan (THA) Bye

Round 2 edit

Score CP
Quarterfinals
  Nopporn Yoosumraan (THA) 0–6 Fall   Mohammad Al-Haiek (SYR) 0–4 TO
  Park Woo (KOR) Bye
  Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) Bye
  Isomjon Kenjaev (UZB) Bye
Repechage
  Nasser Bechara (LIB) 0–11   Zhang Yuankai (CHN) 0–4 ST
  Mohammad Sharabiani (IRI) 7–0   Toshinori Iwabuchi (JPN) 3–0 PO

Round 3 edit

Score CP
Semifinals
  Mohammad Al-Haiek (SYR) 3–0   Park Woo (KOR) 3–0 PO
  Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) 4–0 Fall   Isomjon Kenjaev (UZB) 4–0 TO
Repechage
  Zhang Yuankai (CHN) 4–0 Fall   Nopporn Yoosumraan (THA) 4–0 TO
  Mohammad Sharabiani (IRI) Bye

Round 4 edit

Score CP
Repechage
  Park Woo (KOR) 4–0   Mohammad Sharabiani (IRI) 3–0 PO
  Zhang Yuankai (CHN) 2–1   Isomjon Kenjaev (UZB) 3–1 PP

Finals edit

Score CP
Bronze medal match
  Park Woo (KOR) 0–0   Zhang Yuankai (CHN) 0–3 PO
Gold medal match
  Mohammad Al-Haiek (SYR) 0–3   Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) 0–3 PO

Final standing edit

Rank Athlete
    Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ)
    Mohammad Al-Haiek (SYR)
    Park Woo (KOR)
4   Zhang Yuankai (CHN)
5   Isomjon Kenjaev (UZB)
6   Mohammad Sharabiani (IRI)
7   Nopporn Yoosumraan (THA)
8   Toshinori Iwabuchi (JPN)
8   Nasser Bechara (LIB)

References edit