Wrestling at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
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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 | ||
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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]
Further information: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Qualification |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
4 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
17 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
A total of 314 wrestlers from 55 nations competed at the Sydney Games:[1]