2008 Olympic Games


Senior Freestyle Results

Team Score


Results
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Henry Cejudo (USA)
Silver - Tomohiro Matsunaga (Japan)
Bronze – Radoslav Velikov (Bulgaria)
Bronze – Besik Kudukhov (Russia)
5th – Namig Sevdimov (Azerbaijan)
5th – Dilshod Mansurov (Uzbekistan)
7th – Rizvan Gadzhiev (Belarus)
8th – Basanon Gochishvili (Georgia)
9th – Kim Hyo-Sub (Korea)
10th – Abbas Dabbaghi (Iran)

Gold match – Cejudo dec. Matsunaga, 2-2, 3-0
Bronze match – Velikov dec. Sevdimov, 0-2, 3-1, 1-0
Bronze match – Kudukhov dec. Mansurov, 1-0, 2-0

60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Mavlet Batirov (Russia)
Silver - Vasyl Fedoryshyn (Ukraine)
Bronze – Kenichi Yumoto (Japan)
Bronze – Seyedmorad Mohammadi (Iran)
5th – Bazar Bazarguruev (Krygyzstan)
5th – Zelimkhan Huseynov (Azerbaijan)
7th – Muzad Ramazanov (Macedonia)
8th – Yandro Quintana (Cuba)
9th – Yogeshwar Dutt (India)
10th – Saeed Azarbayjani (Canada)
19th - Mike Zadick (USA)

Gold match – Batirov dec. Fedoryshyn, 1-0, 2-1
Bronze match – Yumoto dec. Bazarguruev, 1-0, 2-0
Bronze match – Mohammadi dec. Huseynov, 2-0, 3-1

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold – Ramazan Sahin (Turkey)
Silver – Andriy Stadnik (Ukraine)
Bronze – Otar Tushishvili (Georgia)
Bronze – Sushil Kumar (India)
5th – Geandry Garzon (Cuba)
5th – Leonid Spiridonov (Kazakhstan)
7th – Irbek Farniev (Russia)
8th – Batzorig Buyanjav (Mongolia)
9th – Albert Batyrov (Belarus)
10th – Mehdi Taghavi (Iran)
14th – Doug Schwab (United States)

Gold match – Sahin dec. Stadnik, 2-2, 2-1, 2-2
Bronze match – Tushishvili dec. Garzon, 3-0, 1-1
Bronze match – Kumar dec. Spiridonov, 2-1, 0-1, 1-0

74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold – Buyaysa Saytiev (Russia)
Silver – Soslan Tigiev (Uzbekistan)
Bronze – Murad Gaidarov (Belarus)
Bronze – Kiril Terziev (Bulgaria)
5th – Gheorghita Stefan (Romania)
5th – Ivan Fundora (Cuba)
7th – Ben Askren (USA)
8th – Arsen Gitinov (Kyrgyzstan)
9th – Emzarios Bentinidis (Greece)
10th – Ahmet Gulhan (Turkey)

Gold match – Saytiev dec. Tigiev, 0-1, 1-0, 3-0
Bronze match – Gaidarov dec. Stefan, 2-1, 3-1
Bronze match – Terziev dec. Fundora, 6-5, 5-3

84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Revasi Mindorashvili (Georgia)
Silver - Yusup Abdusalomov (Tajikistan)
Bronze – Taras Danko (Ukraine)
Bronze – Georgy Ketoev (Russia)
5th – Serhat Balci (Turkey)
5th – Davyd Bichinashvili (Germany)
7th – Novruz Temrezov (Azerbaijan)
8th – Hartuyun Yenokyan (Armenia)
9th – Zaurbek Sokhiev (Uzbekistan)
10th – Reineris Salas (Cuba)
12th – Andy Hrovat (USA)

Gold match –Mindorashvili dec. Abdulsalamov, 2-3, 3-0, 4-0
Bronze match – Danko dec. Balci, 1-0, 2-0
Bronze match - Ketoev dec. Bichinashvili, 3-0, 0-2, 2-2

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Shirvani Muradov (Russia)
Silver - Taimuraz Tigiyev (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – George Gogschelidze (Georgia)
Bronze – Khetag Gazyumov (Azerbaijan)
5th – Michel Batista (Cuba)
5th – Georgii Tibilov (Ukraine)
7th- Kurban Kurbanov (Uzbekistan)
8th – Gergely Kiss (Hungary)
9th –Hakan Koc (Turkey)
10th – Saeid Abrahimi (Iran)
19th – Daniel Cormier (USA)

Gold match – Muradov dec. Tigiyev, 1-0, 1-0
Bronze match – Gogschelidze pin Batista
Bronze match – Gazyumov dec. Tibilov, 5-0, 2-0

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Artur Taymazov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Bakhtiyar Akhmedov (Russia)
Bronze – David Musulbes (Slovakia)
Bronze – Marid Mutalimov (Kazakhstan)
5th – Disney Rodriguez (Cuba)
5th – Fardin Masoumi (Iran)
7th – Steve Mocco (USA)
8th – Otto Aubeli (Hungary)
9th – Aydin Polatci (Turkey)
10th – Liang Lei (China)

Gold match – Taymazov dec. Akhmedov, 3-0, 1-0
Bronze match –Musulbes dec. Rodriguez, 4-0, 4-2
Bronze match – Mutalimov dec. Masoumi, 8-3, 1-1

U.S. performances

55 kg/121 lbs. – Henry Cejudo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), Gold Medal
First match – Henry Cejudo (USA) dec. Radoslav Velikov (Bulgaria), 0-1, 3-2, 4-3
Quarterfinals – Henry Cejudo (USA) dec. Besarion Gochashvili (Georgia), 1-3, 3-2, 3-0
Semifinals – Henry Cejudo (USA) dec. Namig Sevdimov (Azerbaijan), 3-5, 3-2, 4-3
Gold Medal Match – Henry Cejudo (USA) dec. Tomihiro Matsunaga (Japan), 2-2, 3-0

60 kg/132 lbs. – Mike Zadick (Solon, Iowa/Gator WC), dnp/19th
First match –Vasyl Fedoryshyn (Ukraine) dec. Mike Zadick (USA), 5-0, 6-0
Repechage match - Bazar Bazarguruev (Krygyzstan) dec. Mike Zadick (USA), 1-0, 3-0

66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Doug Schwab (Iowa City, Iowa/Gator WC), dnp/14th
First match – Andriy Stadnik (Ukraine) dec. Doug Schwab (USA), 2-0, 4-0
Repechage match - Sushil Kumar (India) dec. Doug Schwab (USA), 4-1, 0-1, 3-2

74 kg/163 lbs - Ben Askren (Columbia, Mo./Sunkist Kids), 7th
First match – Ben Askren (USA) pin Istvan Vereb (Hungary), 0-2, 0:44
Second match – Ivan Fundora (Cuba) dec. Ben Askren (USA), 3-1, 4-0

84 kg/185 lbs. - Andy Hrovat (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC), dnp/12th
First match –Reineris Salas (Cuba) dec. Andy Hrovat (USA), 0-3, 3-1, 2-2

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Daniel Cormier (Stillwater, Okla./Sunkist Kids)
Cormier withdrew from the competition

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Steve Mocco (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 7th
First match – Steve Mocco (USA) dec. Rajiv Tomer (India), 1-0, 3-0
Second match – Steve Mocco (USA) dec. Liang Lai (China), 1-0, 3-0
Quarterfinals – Bakhtiyar Akhmedov (Russia) dec. Steve Mocco (USA), 0-1, 1-0, 2-0
Repechage match – Fardin Masoumi (Iran) dec. Steve Mocco (USA). 3-1, 4-0