Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 96 kg

Men's freestyle 96 kilograms competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place on 12 August at ExCeL London.[1] This freestyle wrestling competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winners of two bronze medals. The two finalists faced off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who lost to one of the two finalists moved 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.

Men's freestyle 96 kg at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Men's freestyle 96 kg victory ceremony
Venue	ExCeL London
Date	12 August
Competitors	19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Jake Varner  United States Valeriy Andriytsev  Ukraine Giorgi Gogshelidze  Georgia Khetag Gazyumov  Azerbaijan

Each bout consisted of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scored more points in each round was the winner of that rounds; the bout finished when one wrestler had won two rounds (and thus the match).

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Date	Time	Event
12 August 2012	08:30	Qualification rounds
	12:45	Repechage
	13:45	Finals

Results

Legend

• R — Retired
• WO — Won by walkover

Final

	Final
	Jake Varner (USA)	1	1
	Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)	0	0

Top half

	Qualifications							1/8 finals							1/4 finals							Semifinals
								Saleh Emara (EGY)
								Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO)		W	O
															Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO)		1	1
															Nicolae Ceban (MDA)		0	0
								Nicolae Ceban (MDA)		1	0	1
								Sinivie Boltic (NGR)		0	1	0
																						Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO)		2	0	0
																						Jake Varner (USA)		0	1	1
								Khetag Pliev (CAN)		0	2	1
								Javier Cortina (CUB)		2	2	0
															Khetag Pliev (CAN)		0	0
															Jake Varner (USA)		1	1
								Jake Varner (USA)		1	0	1
								Kurban Kurbanov (UZB)		0	1	0

Bottom half

	Qualifications							1/8 finals							1/4 finals							Semifinals
								Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)		2	4
								Rustam Iskandari (TJK)		1	0
															Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)		0	1	4
															Khetag Gazyumov (AZE)		1	0	1
								Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR)		0	0
								Khetag Gazyumov (AZE)		1	1
																						Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)		5
																						Reza Yazdani (IRI)		0^R
								Reza Yazdani (IRI)		0	3	3
	Abdusalam Gadisov (RUS)		1	1				Abdusalam Gadisov (RUS)		3	0	1
	Taimuraz Tigiyev (KAZ)		1	0											Reza Yazdani (IRI)		2	4
	Serhat Balcı (TUR)		1	0	0										Magomed Musaev (KGZ)		0	2
	Magomed Musaev (KGZ)		0	1	2			Magomed Musaev (KGZ)		1	2
	Nathaniel Tuamoheloa (ASA)							Takao Isokawa (JPN)		0	1
	Takao Isokawa (JPN)		W	O

Repechage

	Repechage round 2						Bronze medals
	Kurban Kurbanov (UZB)		1	4			Kurban Kurbanov (UZB)		1	0	0
	Khetag Pliev (CAN)		0	1			Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO)		0	4	2
	Rustam Iskandari (TJK)		1	0			Khetag Gazyumov (AZE)		W	O
	Khetag Gazyumov (AZE)		3	3			Reza Yazdani (IRI)

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Jake Varner (USA)
	Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)
	Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO)
	Khetag Gazyumov (AZE)
5	Kurban Kurbanov (UZB)
5	Reza Yazdani (IRI)
7	Magomed Musaev (KGZ)
8	Takao Isokawa (JPN)
9	Abdusalam Gadisov (RUS)
10	Khetag Pliev (CAN)
11	Nicolae Ceban (MDA)
12	Rustam Iskandari (TJK)
13	Javier Cortina (CUB)
14	Sinivie Boltic (NGR)
14	Taimuraz Tigiyev (KAZ)
16	Serhat Balcı (TUR)
17	Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR)
18	Nathaniel Tuamoheloa (ASA)
19	Saleh Emara (EGY)

References

1. "Men's 96kg Freestyle". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-22. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

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External links

• FILA Official Website