# Wrestling at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 96 kg

The men's freestyle 96 kilograms wrestling competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 7 October and 8 October at the Yangsan Gymnasium.
The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Monday, 7 October 2002 | 10:00 | Round 1 |
| Monday, 7 October 2002 | 10:00 | Round 2 |
| Monday, 7 October 2002 | 16:00 | Round 3 |
| Monday, 7 October 2002 | 16:00 | Repechage 1 |
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 10:00 | Repechage 2 |
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 10:00 | Repechage 3 |
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 10:00 | 1/2 finals |
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 16:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

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

### Preliminary
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Iqbal Ahmad Mancher (AFG) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Repechage |
| 3 | Marcus Valda (PHI) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) | 5–0 Fall | Marcus Valda (PHI) | 4–0 TO |
| Iqbal Ahmad Mancher (AFG) | 0–10 | Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) | 0–4 ST |
| Marcus Valda (PHI) | 4–5 | Iqbal Ahmad Mancher (AFG) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Alireza Heidari (IRI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | Repechage |
| 3 | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Anil Kumar Mann (IND) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Alireza Heidari (IRI) | 5–3 Fall | Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) | 4–0 TO |
| Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 11–0 | Anil Kumar Mann (IND) | 4–0 ST |
| Alireza Heidari (IRI) | 4–0 | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 3–0 PO |
| Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) | 11–0 | Anil Kumar Mann (IND) | 4–0 ST |
| Alireza Heidari (IRI) | 8–0 | Anil Kumar Mann (IND) | 3–0 PO |
| Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) | WO | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 4–0 PA |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Kang Dong-kuk (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | Repechage |
| 3 | Yoshihiro Nakao (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Shareeda Waleed (QAT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Yoshihiro Nakao (JPN) | 0–3 | Kang Dong-kuk (KOR) | 0–3 PO |
| Shareeda Waleed (QAT) | 2–8 | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 1–3 PP |
| Yoshihiro Nakao (JPN) | 10–0 | Shareeda Waleed (QAT) | 4–0 ST |
| Kang Dong-kuk (KOR) | 1–3 | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 1–3 PP |
| Yoshihiro Nakao (JPN) | 0–8 | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 0–3 PO |
| Kang Dong-kuk (KOR) | 11–1 | Shareeda Waleed (QAT) | 4–1 SP |

### Repechage

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Kang Dong-kuk (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | Iqbal Ahmad Mancher (AFG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Iqbal Ahmad Mancher (AFG) | 0–10 | Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) | 0–4 ST |
| Kang Dong-kuk (KOR) | WO | Iqbal Ahmad Mancher (AFG) | 4–0 PA |
| Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) | 4–0 | Kang Dong-kuk (KOR) | 3–0 PO |

### Knockout round

| 1/2 finals | 1/2 finals | Final | Final |
| Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) | 1 | | |
| Alireza Heidari (IRI) | 3 | Alireza Heidari (IRI) | 5 |
| Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 9$^F$ | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 0 |
| Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) | 1 |
| | | 3rd–4th place | 3rd–4th place |
| | | Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) | 5$^F$ |
| | | Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) | 3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Alireza Heidari (IRI) |
| | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) |
| | Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) |
| 4 | Wang Yuanyuan (CHN) |
| 5 | Kang Dong-kuk (KOR) |
| 6 | Iqbal Ahmad Mancher (AFG) |
| 7 | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) |
| 8 | Yoshihiro Nakao (JPN) |
| 9 | Shareeda Waleed (QAT) |
| 10 | Marcus Valda (PHI) |
| 11 | Anil Kumar Mann (IND) |