# Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 76 kg

The men's freestyle 76 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 28 to 30. 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 |
| 28 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 28 September 2000 | 17:00 | Round 2 |
| 28 September 2000 | 17:00 | Round 3 |
| 29 September 2000 | 09:30 | Quarterfinals |
| 29 September 2000 | 17:00 | Semifinals |
| 30 September 2000 | 17:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall
* WO — Won by walkover

### Elimination pools
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Brandon Slay (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Plamen Paskalev (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Plamen Paskalev (BUL) | 2–8 | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 1–3 PP |
| Brandon Slay (USA) | 4–1 | Plamen Paskalev (BUL) | 3–1 PP |
| Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 3–4 | Brandon Slay (USA) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Pejman Dorostkar (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar (MGL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar (MGL) | 0–4 | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 0–3 PO |
| Pejman Dorostkar (IRI) | 3–0 | Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar (MGL) | 3–0 PO |
| Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 3–1 | Pejman Dorostkar (IRI) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Jannie du Toit (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) | 11–1 | Jannie du Toit (RSA) | 4–1 SP |
| Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) | 2–3 | Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) | 1–3 PP |
| Jannie du Toit (RSA) | 5–8 | Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Adem Bereket (TUR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Guram Mchedlidze (GEO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Árpád Ritter (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Guram Mchedlidze (GEO) | 3–0 | Árpád Ritter (HUN) | 3–0 PO |
| Adem Bereket (TUR) | 3–0 | Guram Mchedlidze (GEO) | 3–0 PO |
| Árpád Ritter (HUN) | 2–3 | Adem Bereket (TUR) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 5

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Moon Eui-jae (KOR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 21 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Alik Muzaiev (UKR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 20 | |
| 3 | Marcin Jurecki (POL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 4 | Rein Ozoline (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Marcin Jurecki (POL) | 10–0 | Rein Ozoline (AUS) | 4–0 ST |
| Alik Muzaiev (UKR) | 1–5 | Moon Eui-jae (KOR) | 1–3 PP |
| Marcin Jurecki (POL) | 1–3 | Alik Muzaiev (UKR) | 1–3 PP |
| Rein Ozoline (AUS) | 0–11 | Moon Eui-jae (KOR) | 0–4 ST |
| Marcin Jurecki (POL) | 1–5 | Moon Eui-jae (KOR) | 1–3 PP |
| Rein Ozoline (AUS) | 3–16 | Alik Muzaiev (UKR) | 1–4 SP |

#### Pool 6

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Alexander Leipold (GER) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Yosmany Romero (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Radion Kertanti (SVK) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Alexander Leipold (GER) | 4–1 | Yosmany Romero (CUB) | 3–1 PP |
| Radion Kertanti (SVK) | 2–3 | Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD) | 1–3 PP |
| Alexander Leipold (GER) | 5–0 | Radion Kertanti (SVK) | 3–0 PO |
| Yosmany Romero (CUB) | 0–3 | Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD) | 0–3 PO |
| Alexander Leipold (GER) | 5–2 | Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD) | 3–1 PP |
| Yosmany Romero (CUB) | 3–2 | Radion Kertanti (SVK) | 3–1 PP |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Brandon Slay (USA) | 2 | | | | |
| Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 2 | Brandon Slay (USA) | 3 | | |
| Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) | 2 | Adem Bereket (TUR) | 1 | | |
| Adem Bereket (TUR) | 5 | | | Brandon Slay (USA) | 0 |
| | | | | Alexander Leipold (GER) | 4 |
| | | Moon Eui-jae (KOR) | 1 |
| | | Alexander Leipold (GER) | 3 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Adem Bereket (TUR) | 0 |
| | | | | Moon Eui-jae (KOR) | 3$^F$ |
| Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | WO |
| Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Brandon Slay (USA) |
| | Moon Eui-jae (KOR) |
| | Adem Bereket (TUR) |
| 4 | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) |
| 5 | Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) |
| 6 | Alik Muzaiev (UKR) |
| 7 | Nasir Gadzhikhanov (MKD) |
| 8 | Marcin Jurecki (POL) |
| 9 | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) |
| 10 | Elshad Allahverdiyev (AZE) |
| 11 | Yosmany Romero (CUB) |
| 12 | Pejman Dorostkar (IRI) |
| 13 | Guram Mchedlidze (GEO) |
| 14 | Jannie du Toit (RSA) |
| 15 | Radion Kertanti (SVK) |
| 16 | Plamen Paskalev (BUL) |
| 17 | Rein Ozoline (AUS) |
| 18 | Árpád Ritter (HUN) |
| 19 | Tümen-Ölziin Mönkhbayar (MGL) |
| DQ | Alexander Leipold (GER) |
* Alexander Leipold of Germany originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone.