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1998 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 54 kg

Men's freestyle 54 kg
at the 1998 World Championships
VenueAzadi Indoor Stadium
Dates8–10 September 1998
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Azerbaijan
bronze medal    Iran
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The men's freestyle 54 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1998 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Azadi Indoor Stadium in Tehran, Iran from 8 to 10 September 1998.[1]

Results

Legend
  • WO — Won by walkover

Round 1

Score
Round of 32
 Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) 10–0  James Crowe (CAN)
 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ) 5–0  Vitalie Railean (MDA)
 Sammie Henson (USA) 6–4  Vasilij Zeiher (GER)
 Niu Pinghui (CHN) 0–5  Amiran Kardanov (GRE)
 Stanisław Surdyka (POL) 0–3  Kripa Shankar Patel (IND)
 Ivan Tsonov (BUL) 5–4  Chikara Tanabe (JPN)
 Chechenol Mongush (RUS) 4–1 Fall  Nurdin Donbaev (KGZ)
 Mevlana Kulaç (TUR) 4–7  Herman Kantoyeu (BLR)
 Armen Simonyan (ARM) 9–1  Wilfredo García (CUB)
 Adkhamjon Achilov (UZB) 9–2  Thomas Röthlisberger (SUI)
 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI) 2–1  Jung Soon-won (KOR)
 Namig Abdullayev (AZE) 3–0  Tümendembereliin Züünbayan (MGL)

Round 2

Score
Round of 16
 Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) 0–4  Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ)
 Sammie Henson (USA) 5–4  Amiran Kardanov (GRE)
 Kripa Shankar Patel (IND) 5–4  Ivan Tsonov (BUL)
 Chechenol Mongush (RUS) 2–0 Fall  Herman Kantoyeu (BLR)
 Armen Simonyan (ARM) 10–0  Adkhamjon Achilov (UZB)
 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI) 5–2 Fall  Namig Abdullayev (AZE)
Repechage
 James Crowe (CAN) 4–11 Fall  Vitalie Railean (MDA)
 Vasilij Zeiher (GER) 8–7 Fall  Niu Pinghui (CHN)
 Stanisław Surdyka (POL) 4–8  Chikara Tanabe (JPN)
 Nurdin Donbaev (KGZ) 4–1  Mevlana Kulaç (TUR)
 Wilfredo García (CUB) 5–1  Thomas Röthlisberger (SUI)
 Jung Soon-won (KOR) 10–0  Tümendembereliin Züünbayan (MGL)

Round 3

Score
Quarterfinals
 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ) 1–3  Sammie Henson (USA)
 Kripa Shankar Patel (IND) 2–5  Chechenol Mongush (RUS)
 Armen Simonyan (ARM) Bye
 Namig Abdullayev (AZE) Bye
Repechage
 Vitalie Railean (MDA) 1–5  Vasilij Zeiher (GER)
 Chikara Tanabe (JPN) 1–6  Nurdin Donbaev (KGZ)
 Wilfredo García (CUB) 2–3  Jung Soon-won (KOR)
 Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) 0–4  Amiran Kardanov (GRE)
 Ivan Tsonov (BUL) 0–9  Herman Kantoyeu (BLR)
 Adkhamjon Achilov (UZB) 0–11  Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)

Round 4

Score
Semifinals
 Sammie Henson (USA) 4–3  Chechenol Mongush (RUS)
 Armen Simonyan (ARM) 1–3  Namig Abdullayev (AZE)
Repechage
 Vasilij Zeiher (GER) 2–2  Nurdin Donbaev (KGZ)
 Jung Soon-won (KOR) 3–8  Amiran Kardanov (GRE)
 Herman Kantoyeu (BLR) 0–6  Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)
 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ) WO  Kripa Shankar Patel (IND)

Round 5

Score
Repechage
 Vasilij Zeiher (GER) 3–11  Amiran Kardanov (GRE)
 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI) 6–0  Kripa Shankar Patel (IND)

Round 6

Score
Repechage
 Chechenol Mongush (RUS) 4–5  Amiran Kardanov (GRE)
 Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI) 4–0  Armen Simonyan (ARM)

Finals

Score
Bronze medal match
 Amiran Kardanov (GRE) 1–3  Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI)
Final
 Sammie Henson (USA) 3–1  Namig Abdullayev (AZE)

References

  1. ^ "Henson wins Gold, Kolat claims Bronze at Freestyle World Championships". themat.com. 10 September 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-12-06. Retrieved 20 May 2020.