Wrestling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg

The Men's Greco–Roman 55 kg competition of the wrestling events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 20 at the CODE II Gymanasium.[1] The defending champion was Jagniel Hernandez from Cuba.

Men's Greco–Roman 55 kg at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	CODE II Gymnasium
Dates	October 20
Competitors	8 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gustavo Balart   Cuba   Jorge Cardozo   Venezuela   Juan Carlos López   Colombia   Franscisco Encarnacion   Dominican Republic
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This Greco-Roman wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.

Each bout consists of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scores more points in each round is the winner of that rounds; the bout ends when one wrestler has won two rounds (and thus the match).

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

Date	Time	Round
October 20, 2011	10:00	Qualification
October 20, 2011	10:30	Preliminary bouts
October 20, 2011	18:00	Bronze medal matches
October 20, 2011	18:32	Final

Results

[2]

Main bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Alberto Mendieta (NIC)	0	0
		Gustavo Balart (CUB)	3	7
									Gustavo Balart (CUB)	2	1
									Juan Carlos López (COL)	0	0
		Juan Carlos López (COL)	2	1
	7	Rafael Pascoa (BRA)	0	0
																Gustavo Balart (CUB)	0	2	2
																Jorge Cardozo (VEN)	1	0	0
		Ildefonso Aranguire (MEX)	0	0
		Francisco Encarnacion (DOM)	1	2
									Francisco Encarnacion (DOM)	0	0
									Jorge Cardozo (VEN)	2	2
		Jorge Cardozo (VEN)	6	1
		Christian Paravecino (PER)	0	0

Repechage

Two bronze medals were awarded.[1]

	Repechage round 1					Bronze Medal Bout
						Juan Carlos López (COL)		1 6 6
	Alberto Mendieta (NIC)					Alberto Mendieta (NIC)		1 0 0
	Bye

	Repechage round 1					Bronze Medal Bout
						Francisco Encarnacion (DOM)		1 7
	Cristhian Paravencino (PER)					Cristhian Paravencino (PER)		0 0
	Bye

References

1. "Wrestling technical manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
2. "Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.