Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 58 kg
# Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 58 kg

The men's freestyle 58 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

* WO — Won by walkover

### Elimination pools

**Pool 1**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alireza Dabir (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | Talata Embalo (GBS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Alireza Dabir (IRI) | 10–0 | Talata Embalo (GBS) | 4–0 ST |
| Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) | 0–3 | Alireza Dabir (IRI) | 0–3 PO |
| Talata Embalo (GBS) | WO | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) | 0–4 EF |

**Pool 2**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |
| 3 | Cory O'Brien (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Cory O'Brien (AUS) | 0–9 | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL) | 0–3 PO |
| Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) | 14–4 | Cory O'Brien (AUS) | 4–1 SP |
| Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL) | 6–1 | Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) | 3–1 PP |

**Pool 3**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | David Pogosian (GEO) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Ri Yong-sam (PRK) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Andrej Fašánek (SVK) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Ri Yong-sam (PRK) | 1–2 | David Pogosian (GEO) | 1–3 PP |
| Andrej Fašánek (SVK) | 1–5 | Ri Yong-sam (PRK) | 1–3 PP |
| David Pogosian (GEO) | 5–1 | Andrej Fašánek (SVK) | 3–1 PP |

**Pool 4**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Terry Brands (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Chvitsa Polychronidis (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Abil Ibragimov (KAZ) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Abil Ibragimov (KAZ) | 6–5 Fall | Chvitsa Polychronidis (GRE) | 0–4 TO |
| Terry Brands (USA) | 6–0 Fall | Abil Ibragimov (KAZ) | 4–0 TO |
| Chvitsa Polychronidis (GRE) | 1–8 | Terry Brands (USA) | 1–3 PP |

**Pool 5**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Murad Ramazanov (RUS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 3 | Octavian Cuciuc (MDA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Harun Doğan (TUR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Octavian Cuciuc (MDA) | 2–6 | Harun Doğan (TUR) | 1–3 PP |
| Murad Ramazanov (RUS) | 4–1 | Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 3–1 PP |
| Octavian Cuciuc (MDA) | 3–0 | Murad Ramazanov (RUS) | 3–0 PO |
| Harun Doğan (TUR) | 0–3 | Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 0–3 PO |
| Octavian Cuciuc (MDA) | 0–5 Fall | Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 0–4 TO |
| Harun Doğan (TUR) | WO | Murad Ramazanov (RUS) | 0–4 EF |

**Pool 6**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yevhen Buslovych (UKR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Martin Berberyan (ARM) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 26 | |
| 3 | Arif Abdullayev (AZE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 4 | Othmar Kuhner (GER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head result: UKR 3–1 ARM.

| | Score | | CP |
| - | - | - | - |
| Othmar Kuhner (GER) | 5–8 | Arif Abdullayev (AZE) | 1–3 PP |
| Martin Berberyan (ARM) | 1–5 | Yevhen Buslovych (UKR) | 1–3 PP |
| Othmar Kuhner (GER) | 2–14 | Martin Berberyan (ARM) | 1–4 SP |
| Arif Abdullayev (AZE) | 5–7 | Yevhen Buslovych (UKR) | 1–3 PP |
| Othmar Kuhner (GER) | 1–4 | Yevhen Buslovych (UKR) | 1–3 PP |
| Arif Abdullayev (AZE) | 1–11 | Martin Berberyan (ARM) | 1–4 SP |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alireza Dabir (IRI) | 5 | | | | |
| Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL) | 2 | Alireza Dabir (IRI) | 6 | | |
| David Pogosian (GEO) | 2 | Terry Brands (USA) | 4 | | |
| Terry Brands (USA) | 4 | | | Alireza Dabir (IRI) | 3 |
| | | | | Yevhen Buslovych (UKR) | 0 |
| | | Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 0 |
| | | Yevhen Buslovych (UKR) | 2 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Terry Brands (USA) | 3 |
| | | | | Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 2 |
| Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL) | 6 |
| David Pogosian (GEO) | 0 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| - | - |
| | Alireza Dabir (IRI) |
| | Yevhen Buslovych (UKR) |
| | Terry Brands (USA) |
| 4 | Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) |
| 5 | David Pogosian (GEO) |
| 6 | Martin Berberyan (ARM) |
| 7 | Murad Ramazanov (RUS) |
| 8 | Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) |
| 9 | Arif Abdullayev (AZE) |
| 10 | Chvitsa Polychronidis (GRE) |
| 11 | Ri Yong-sam (PRK) |
| 12 | Octavian Cuciuc (MDA) |
| 13 | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) |
| 14 | Othmar Kuhner (GER) |
| 15 | Harun Doğan (TUR) |
| 16 | Andrej Fašánek (SVK) |
| 17 | Cory O'Brien (AUS) |
| 18 | Abil Ibragimov (KAZ) |
| 19 | Talata Embalo (GBS) |
| DQ | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL) |

* Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar of Mongolia originally placed fifth, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Furosemide.
