1997 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 69 kg
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The men's freestyle 69 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Yenisey Sports Palace in Krasnoyarsk, Russia from 29 to 31 August 1997.[1]
| Men's freestyle 69 kg at the 1997 World Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Yenisey Sports Palace | |||||||||
| Dates | 29–31 August 1997 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 30 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Results
- Legend
- WO — Won by walkover
Round 1
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
 Adam Saitiev (RUS) | 10–0 |  Juan Suárez (VEN) |
 Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) | 0–10 |  Igor Kupeev (UZB) |
 Hwang Sang-ho (KOR) | 5–0 |  Jens Gündling (GER) |
 Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) | 3–0 Fall |  Buyandelgeriin Batbayar (MGL) |
 Mariusz Dąbrowski (POL) | 3–4 |  Tzvetelin Vasilev (BUL) |
 Sergey Demchenko (BLR) | 3–2 |  Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) |
 Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) | 10–0 |  Tibor Čopík (SVK) |
 János Fórizs (HUN) | 1–7 |  Zaza Zazirov (UKR) |
 Chen Naijin (CHN) | 3–10 |  Vaso Spasov (MKD) |
 Salvatore Rinella (ITA) | 1–7 |  Lincoln McIlravy (USA) |
 Heikki Hirvonen (FIN) | 1–11 |  Davoud Ghanbari (IRI) |
 Almaz Askarov (KGZ) | 8–0 Fall |  Davit Gagishvili (GEO) |
 Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 11–1 |  Eloy Urbano (MEX) |
 Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN) | 16–4 |  Ernest Malherbe (RSA) |
 Richard Weiss (AUS) | 10–4 |  Robert Betz (CAN) |
Round 2
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | ||
| Adam Saitiev (RUS) | 2–5 | Igor Kupeev (UZB) |
| Hwang Sang-ho (KOR) | 3–1 | Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) |
| Tzvetelin Vasilev (BUL) | 2–4 | Sergey Demchenko (BLR) |
| Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) | 0–11 | Zaza Zazirov (UKR) |
| Vaso Spasov (MKD) | 0–10 | Lincoln McIlravy (USA) |
| Davoud Ghanbari (IRI) | 1–1 | Almaz Askarov (KGZ) |
| Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 7–0 Fall | Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN) |
| Richard Weiss (AUS) | Bye | |
| Repechage | ||
| Juan Suárez (VEN) | 0–9 | Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) |
| Jens Gündling (GER) | 5–10 | Buyandelgeriin Batbayar (MGL) |
| Mariusz Dąbrowski (POL) | 2–3 | Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) |
| Tibor Čopík (SVK) | 0–4 | János Fórizs (HUN) |
| Chen Naijin (CHN) | 3–5 | Salvatore Rinella (ITA) |
| Heikki Hirvonen (FIN) | 0–7 Fall | Davit Gagishvili (GEO) |
| Eloy Urbano (MEX) | 7–10 | Ernest Malherbe (RSA) |
| Robert Betz (CAN) | Bye | |
Round 3
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | ||
| Richard Weiss (AUS) | 3–5 | Igor Kupeev (UZB) |
| Hwang Sang-ho (KOR) | 3–0 | Sergey Demchenko (BLR) |
| Zaza Zazirov (UKR) | 9–0 Fall | Lincoln McIlravy (USA) |
| Davoud Ghanbari (IRI) | 1–3 | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) |
| Repechage | ||
| Robert Betz (CAN) | 0–8 | Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) |
| Buyandelgeriin Batbayar (MGL) | 0–3 Fall | Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) |
| János Fórizs (HUN) | 4–5 | Salvatore Rinella (ITA) |
| Davit Gagishvili (GEO) | 9–3 | Ernest Malherbe (RSA) |
| Adam Saitiev (RUS) | 4–2 | Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) |
| Tzvetelin Vasilev (BUL) | 1–1 Ret | Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) |
| Vaso Spasov (MKD) | 0–12 | Almaz Askarov (KGZ) |
| Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN) | Bye | |
Round 4
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Repechage | ||
| Ryusaburo Katsu (JPN) | 1–4 | Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) |
| Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) | 10–0 | Salvatore Rinella (ITA) |
| Davit Gagishvili (GEO) | 5–13 Fall | Adam Saitiev (RUS) |
| Tzvetelin Vasilev (BUL) | 6–8 | Almaz Askarov (KGZ) |
| Richard Weiss (AUS) | 1–9 | Sergey Demchenko (BLR) |
| Lincoln McIlravy (USA) | 3–4 | Davoud Ghanbari (IRI) |
Round 5
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | ||
| Igor Kupeev (UZB) | 3–4 | Hwang Sang-ho (KOR) |
| Zaza Zazirov (UKR) | 1–3 | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) |
| Repechage | ||
| Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) | 4–1 | Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) |
| Adam Saitiev (RUS) | 3–1 Fall | Almaz Askarov (KGZ) |
| Sergey Demchenko (BLR) | 0–2 | Davoud Ghanbari (IRI) |
Round 6
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Repechage | ||
| Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) | 0–10 Fall | Adam Saitiev (RUS) |
| Davoud Ghanbari (IRI) | Bye | |
Round 7
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Repechage | ||
| Igor Kupeev (UZB) | 5–1 | Davoud Ghanbari (IRI) |
| Adam Saitiev (RUS) | 2–4 | Zaza Zazirov (UKR) |
Finals
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5th place match | ||
| Davoud Ghanbari (IRI) | WO | Adam Saitiev (RUS) |
| Bronze medal match | ||
| Igor Kupeev (UZB) | 0–4 | Zaza Zazirov (UKR) |
| Final | ||
| Hwang Sang-ho (KOR) | 0–3 | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) |