# Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 97 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 24 to 26. The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.

## Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 24 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 24 September 2000 | 17:00 | Round 2 |
| 24 September 2000 | 17:00 | Round 3 |
| 25 September 2000 | 09:30 | Quarterfinals |
| 25 September 2000 | 17:00 | Semifinals |
| 26 September 2000 | 17:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Elimination pools
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Mikael Ljungberg (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Petru Sudureac (ROM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Ali Mollov (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Petru Sudureac (ROM) | 2–3 | Mikael Ljungberg (SWE) | 1–3 PP |
| Ali Mollov (BUL) | 1–6 | Petru Sudureac (ROM) | 1–3 PP |
| Mikael Ljungberg (SWE) | 10–0 | Ali Mollov (BUL) | 4–0 ST |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Rafael Samurgashev (ARM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | Reynaldo Peña (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: ARM 3–0 CUB.
| | Score | | CP |
| Reynaldo Peña (CUB) | 1–0 | Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) | 3–0 PO |
| Rafael Samurgashev (ARM) | 1–0 | Reynaldo Peña (CUB) | 3–0 PO |
| Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) | 6–0 | Rafael Samurgashev (ARM) | 3–0 PO |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Garrett Lowney (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Gogi Koguashvili (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Marek Švec (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Garrett Lowney (USA) | 2–0 | Marek Švec (CZE) | 3–0 PO |
| Gogi Koguashvili (RUS) | 3–8 | Garrett Lowney (USA) | 1–3 PP |
| Marek Švec (CZE) | 2–3 | Gogi Koguashvili (RUS) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Gennady Chkhaidze (GEO) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Andrzej Wroński (POL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Hakkı Başar (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Gennady Chkhaidze (GEO) | 2–0 | Andrzej Wroński (POL) | 3–0 PO |
| Hakkı Başar (TUR) | 2–4 | Gennady Chkhaidze (GEO) | 1–3 PP |
| Andrzej Wroński (POL) | 7–1 | Hakkı Başar (TUR) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 5

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Konstantinos Thanos (GRE) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Urs Bürgler (SUI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | Park Woo (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Ben Vincent (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Konstantinos Thanos (GRE) | 3–0 | Park Woo (KOR) | 3–0 PO |
| Ben Vincent (AUS) | 0–11 | Urs Bürgler (SUI) | 0–4 ST |
| Konstantinos Thanos (GRE) | 11–0 | Ben Vincent (AUS) | 4–0 ST |
| Park Woo (KOR) | 0–1 | Urs Bürgler (SUI) | 0–3 PO |
| Konstantinos Thanos (GRE) | 4–0 | Urs Bürgler (SUI) | 3–0 PO |
| Park Woo (KOR) | 11–0 | Ben Vincent (AUS) | 4–0 ST |

#### Pool 6

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Davyd Saldadze (UKR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Mindaugas Ežerskis (LTU) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | Sergey Lishtvan (BLR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |
| 4 | Hassene Fkiri (TUN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: LTU 3–1 BLR.
| | Score | | CP |
| Mindaugas Ežerskis (LTU) | 3–1 | Sergey Lishtvan (BLR) | 3–1 PP |
| Davyd Saldadze (UKR) | 9–0 | Hassene Fkiri (TUN) | 3–0 PO |
| Mindaugas Ežerskis (LTU) | 0–2 | Davyd Saldadze (UKR) | 0–3 PO |
| Sergey Lishtvan (BLR) | 10–0 | Hassene Fkiri (TUN) | 4–0 ST |
| Mindaugas Ežerskis (LTU) | 6–3 | Hassene Fkiri (TUN) | 3–1 PP |
| Sergey Lishtvan (BLR) | 2–5 | Davyd Saldadze (UKR) | 1–3 PP |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Mikael Ljungberg (SWE) | 5 | | | | |
| Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) | 0 | Mikael Ljungberg (SWE) | 8 | | |
| Garrett Lowney (USA) | 2 | Garrett Lowney (USA) | 1 | | |
| Gennady Chkhaidze (GEO) | 0 | | | Mikael Ljungberg (SWE) | 2 |
| | | | | Davyd Saldadze (UKR) | 1 |
| | | Konstantinos Thanos (GRE) | 2 |
| | | Davyd Saldadze (UKR) | 4 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Garrett Lowney (USA) | 3 |
| | | | | Konstantinos Thanos (GRE) | 1 |
| Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) | 1 |
| Gennady Chkhaidze (GEO) | 1 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Mikael Ljungberg (SWE) |
| | Davyd Saldadze (UKR) |
| | Garrett Lowney (USA) |
| 4 | Konstantinos Thanos (GRE) |
| 5 | Gennady Chkhaidze (GEO) |
| 6 | Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) |
| 7 | Urs Bürgler (SUI) |
| 8 | Mindaugas Ežerskis (LTU) |
| 9 | Sergey Lishtvan (BLR) |
| 10 | Park Woo (KOR) |
| 11 | Petru Sudureac (ROM) |
| 12 | Gogi Koguashvili (RUS) |
| 13 | Andrzej Wroński (POL) |
| 14 | Rafael Samurgashev (ARM) |
| 15 | Reynaldo Peña (CUB) |
| 16 | Hakkı Başar (TUR) |
| 17 | Hassene Fkiri (TUN) |
| 18 | Marek Švec (CZE) |
| 19 | Ali Mollov (BUL) |
| 20 | Ben Vincent (AUS) |