Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Wrestling at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| Dates | 28 September – 1 October 2000 |
| No. of events | 16 |
| Competitors | 314 from 55 nations |
| Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | |
| 54 kg | 54 kg | |
| 58 kg | 58 kg | |
| 63 kg | 63 kg | |
| 69 kg | 69 kg | |
| 76 kg | 76 kg | |
| 85 kg | 85 kg | |
| 97 kg | 97 kg | |
| 130 kg | 130 kg | |
Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from 28 September to 1 October, and the Greco-Roman events were held from 24 to 27 September. In the freestyle 76 kg Alexander Leipold of Germany originally placed first, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone.[1]
Qualification
Medalists
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Cuba | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Participating nations
A total of 314 wrestlers from 55 nations competed at the Sydney Games:[1]
- Algeria (2)
- Armenia (8)
- Australia (11)
- Azerbaijan (9)
- Belarus (14)
- Bulgaria (8)
- Canada (4)
- China (5)
- Colombia (1)
- Cuba (13)
- Czech Republic (3)
- Egypt (2)
- Estonia (3)
- Finland (4)
- France (3)
- Georgia (13)
- Germany (10)
- Greece (7)
- Guinea-Bissau (1)
- Hungary (8)
- India (1)
- Iran (11)
- Israel (3)
- Italy (2)
- Ivory Coast (1)
- Japan (8)
- Kazakhstan (11)
- Kyrgyzstan (6)
- Latvia (1)
- Lithuania (2)
- Macedonia (2)
- Moldova (4)
- Mongolia (4)
- Netherlands (1)
- New Zealand (3)
- Nigeria (2)
- North Korea (4)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (9)
- Romania (5)
- Russia (16)
- Samoa (1)
- Senegal (1)
- Slovakia (4)
- South Africa (1)
- South Korea (10)
- Sweden (5)
- Switzerland (4)
- Tunisia (4)
- Turkey (12)
- Turkmenistan (1)
- Ukraine (16)
- United States (16)
- Uzbekistan (11)
- Venezuela (2)
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2019.