Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg

Wrestling at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Freestyle Greco-Roman
  48 kg     48 kg  
  52 kg     52 kg  
  57 kg     57 kg  
  62 kg     62 kg  
  68 kg     68 kg  
  74 kg     74 kg
  82 kg     82 kg
  90 kg     90 kg
  100 kg     100 kg
  130 kg     130 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 19 to July 20.

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.

Medalists

Gold Sim Kwon-ho
South Korea (KOR)
Silver Aleksandr Pavlov
Belarus (BLR)
Bronze Zafar Guliyev
Russia (RUS)

Results

Round 1

Score
 Zafar Guliyev (RUS) 3–2  Hiroshi Kado (JPN)
 Bayram Özdemir (TUR) 11–0  Enrique Aguilar (MEX)
 Jorge Yllescas (PER) 0–10  Ioannis Agakatzanian (GRE)
 Francesco Costantino (ITA) 6–8  Gela Papashvili (GEO)
 Bratan Tsenov (BUL) 10–0  Abdullah Al-Ezani (YEM)
 Oleg Kutscherenko (GER) 10–0  Tahir Zahidov (AZE)
 Wilber Sánchez (CUB) 12–3  Mujaahid Maynard (USA)
 Aleksandr Pavlov (BLR) 11–0  José Ochoa (VEN)
 Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) 9–3  Piotr Jabłoński (POL)
 Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) Bye

Round 2

Score
Losers table
 Hiroshi Kado (JPN) 10–0  Enrique Aguilar (MEX)
 Jorge Yllescas (PER) 0–10  Francesco Costantino (ITA)
 Abdullah Al-Ezani (YEM) 0–11  Tahir Zahidov (AZE)
 Mujaahid Maynard (USA) 4–2 Fall  José Ochoa (VEN)
 Piotr Jabłoński (POL) Bye
Winners table
 Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) 2–1  Zafar Guliyev (RUS)
 Bayram Özdemir (TUR) 2–3 DQ  Ioannis Agakatzanian (GRE)
 Gela Papashvili (GEO) 7–4  Bratan Tsenov (BUL)
 Oleg Kutscherenko (GER) 1–1  Wilber Sánchez (CUB)
 Aleksandr Pavlov (BLR) 3–2  Kang Yong-gyun (PRK)

Round 3

Score
Losers table
 Piotr Jabłoński (POL) 1–9  Hiroshi Kado (JPN)
 Francesco Costantino (ITA) 5–0  Tahir Zahidov (AZE)
 Mujaahid Maynard (USA) 0–6  Zafar Guliyev (RUS)
 Bayram Özdemir (TUR) 4–0  Bratan Tsenov (BUL)
 Oleg Kutscherenko (GER) 0–3  Kang Yong-gyun (PRK)
Winners table (Quarterfinals)
 Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) 4–1  Ioannis Agakatzanian (GRE)
 Gela Papashvili (GEO) Bye
 Wilber Sánchez (CUB) Bye
 Aleksandr Pavlov (BLR) Bye

Round 4

Score
Losers table
 Hiroshi Kado (JPN) 4–0  Francesco Costantino (ITA)
 Zafar Guliyev (RUS) 7–0  Bayram Özdemir (TUR)
 Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) 10–0  Ioannis Agakatzanian (GRE)
Winners table (Semifinals)
 Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) 11–0  Gela Papashvili (GEO)
 Wilber Sánchez (CUB) 0–5  Aleksandr Pavlov (BLR)

Round 5

Score
Losers table
 Hiroshi Kado (JPN) 0–11  Kang Yong-gyun (PRK)
 Zafar Guliyev (RUS) Bye

Round 6

Score
Losers table
 Gela Papashvili (GEO) 0–6  Zafar Guliyev (RUS)
 Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) 7–0  Wilber Sánchez (CUB)

Finals

Score
7th place match
 Hiroshi Kado (JPN) 1–0 WDR  Ioannis Agakatzanian (GRE)
5th place match
 Gela Papashvili (GEO) 0–4  Wilber Sánchez (CUB)
Bronze medal match
 Zafar Guliyev (RUS) 4–0  Kang Yong-gyun (PRK)
Gold medal match
 Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) 4–0  Aleksandr Pavlov (BLR)

Final standing

Rank Athlete
1st  Sim Kwon-ho (KOR)
2nd  Aleksandr Pavlov (BLR)
3rd  Zafar Guliyev (RUS)
4  Kang Yong-gyun (PRK)
5  Wilber Sánchez (CUB)
6  Gela Papashvili (GEO)
7  Hiroshi Kado (JPN)
8  Ioannis Agakatzanian (GRE)
9  Francesco Costantino (ITA)
10  Bayram Özdemir (TUR)
11  Bratan Tsenov (BUL)
12  Oleg Kutscherenko (GER)
13  Mujaahid Maynard (USA)
14  Tahir Zahidov (AZE)
15  Piotr Jabłoński (POL)
16  José Ochoa (VEN)
17  Enrique Aguilar (MEX)
18  Jorge Yllescas (PER)
19  Abdullah Al-Ezani (YEM)

References