Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 130 kg
# Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 130 kg

The men's freestyle 130 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 29 to October 1. The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.

## Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| 29 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 29 September 2000 | 17:00 | Round 2 |
| 30 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 3 |
| 1 October 2000 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 October 2000 | 09:00 | Semifinals |
| 1 October 2000 | 14:30 | Finals |

## Results

### Legend

* F — Won by fall
* WO — Won by walkover

### Elimination pools

**Pool 1**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Krasimir Kochev (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar (MGL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | 2–0 | Krasimir Kochev (BUL) | 3–0 PO |
| Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar (MGL) | 1–1 | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | 1–3 PP |
| Krasimir Kochev (BUL) | 1–1 | Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar (MGL) | 3–1 PP |

**Pool 2**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chen Xingqiang (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) | 2–3 | Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) | 1–3 PP |
| Chen Xingqiang (CHN) | 2–4 | Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) | 1–3 PP |
| Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) | 3–0 | Chen Xingqiang (CHN) | 3–0 PO |

**Pool 3**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kerry McCoy (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Rajab Ashabaliyev (AZE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) | 0–3 | Kerry McCoy (USA) | 0–3 PO |
| Rajab Ashabaliyev (AZE) | 4–0 Fall | Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) | 4–0 TO |
| Kerry McCoy (USA) | 10–0 | Rajab Ashabaliyev (AZE) | 4–0 ST |

**Pool 4**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Aydın Polatçı (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Zsolt Gombos (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Zsolt Gombos (HUN) | 0–10 | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 0–4 ST |
| Aydın Polatçı (TUR) | 3–0 | Zsolt Gombos (HUN) | 3–0 PO |
| Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 3–0 | Aydın Polatçı (TUR) | 3–0 PO |

**Pool 5**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | David Musulbes (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Sven Thiele (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Peter Pecha (SVK) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Sven Thiele (GER) | 10–0 | Peter Pecha (SVK) | 4–0 ST |
| David Musulbes (RUS) | 5–0 | Sven Thiele (GER) | 3–0 PO |
| Peter Pecha (SVK) | WO | David Musulbes (RUS) | 0–4 PA |

**Pool 6**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Alex Modebadze (GEO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Efstathios Topalidis (GRE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Efstathios Topalidis (GRE) | 1–9 | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 1–3 PP |
| Alex Modebadze (GEO) | 5–0 | Efstathios Topalidis (GRE) | 3–0 PO |
| Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 4–0 | Alex Modebadze (GEO) | 3–0 PO |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | 4 | | | | |
| Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) | 0 | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | 0 | | |
| Kerry McCoy (USA) | 9 | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | $4^F$ | | |
| Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 11 | | | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 2 |
| | | | | David Musulbes (RUS) | 5 |
| | | David Musulbes (RUS) | 3 |
| | | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 0 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | 1 |
| | | | | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 0 |
| Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) | |
| Kerry McCoy (USA) | WO |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| - | - |
| | David Musulbes (RUS) |
| | Artur Taymazov (UZB) |
| | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) |
| 4 | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) |
| 5 | Kerry McCoy (USA) |
| 6 | Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) |
| 7 | Sven Thiele (GER) |
| 8 | Aleksandr Kovalevsky (KGZ) |
| 9 | Rajab Ashabaliyev (AZE) |
| 10 | Alex Modebadze (GEO) |
| 11 | Aydın Polatçı (TUR) |
| 12 | Krasimir Kochev (BUL) |
| 13 | Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar (MGL) |
| 14 | Chen Xingqiang (CHN) |
| 15 | Efstathios Topalidis (GRE) |
| 16 | Peter Pecha (SVK) |
| 17 | Zsolt Gombos (HUN) |
| 18 | Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) |
