Wrestling At The 2000 Summer Olympics
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.
| 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 |
Qualification
Medalists
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Participating nations
A total of 314 wrestlers from 55 nations competed at the Sydney Games:
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
External links
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