Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' freestyle 55 kg

The boys' freestyle 55 kg competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held on 14 October, at the Asia Pavilion.[1]

Boys' freestyle 55kg
at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games
VenueAsia Pavilion
Date14 October 2018
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Robert Howard
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hernán Almendra
 Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vladyslav Ostapenko
 Ukraine
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Competition format

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As there were less than six wrestlers in a weight category, the pool phase will be run as a single group competing in a round-robin format. Ranking within the groups is used to determine the pairings for the final phase.[1]

Schedule

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All times are in local time (UTC-3).

Date Time Round
Sunday, 14 October 2018 10:05
10:30
10:55
17:15
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Finals

Results

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Legend

Group Stages

     Qualified for the Gold-medal match
     Qualified for the Bronze-medal match
     Qualified for the 5th/6th Place Match

Group A

 
Hernán Almendra vs. Oussama Laribi
Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP
1   Hernán Almendra (ARG) 2 2 0 8 9
2   Oussama Laribi (ALG) 2 1 1 5 14
3   Gavin Whitt (GUM) 2 0 2 0 0
Source: UWW
Score CP
  Gavin Whitt (GUM) 0–10   Oussama Laribi (ALG) 0–4 VSU
  Hernán Almendra (ARG) 4–0 Fall   Gavin Whitt (GUM) 5–0 VFA
  Oussama Laribi (ALG) 4–5   Hernán Almendra (ARG) 1–3 VPO1

Group B

 
Robert Howard vs. Vladyslav Ostapenko
Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP
1   Robert Howard (USA) 2 2 0 7 23
2   Vladyslav Ostapenko (UKR) 2 1 1 4 15
3   Hayato Fujita (JPN) 2 0 2 2 6
Source: UWW
Score CP
  Hayato Fujita (JPN) 4–10   Vladyslav Ostapenko (UKR) 1–3 VPO1
  Robert Howard (USA) 13–2   Hayato Fujita (JPN) 4–1 VSU1
  Vladyslav Ostapenko (UKR) 5–10   Robert Howard (USA) 1–3 VPO1

Finals

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Hernán Almendra vs. Robert Howard
Gold-medal match
  Hernán Almendra (ARG) 6
  Robert Howard (USA) 17
Bronze-medal match
  Oussama Laribi (ALG) 0
  Vladyslav Ostapenko (UKR) 10
Classification 5th/6th place match
  Gavin Whitt (GUM) 0
  Hayato Fujita (JPN) 10

Final rankings

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Medal ceremony
Rank Athlete
    Robert Howard (USA)
    Hernán Almendra (ARG)
    Vladyslav Ostapenko (UKR)
4   Oussama Laribi (ALG)
5   Hayato Fujita (JPN)
6   Gavin Whitt (GUM)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Team Official's Guide" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Games official website. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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