# Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 85 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 25 to 27. 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 |
| 25 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 25 September 2000 | 17:00 | Round 2 |
| 26 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 3 |
| 27 September 2000 | 09:30 | Quarterfinals |
| 27 September 2000 | 09:30 | Semifinals |
| 27 September 2000 | 17:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Elimination pools
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Hamza Yerlikaya (TUR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Thomas Zander (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Marko Asell (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Marko Asell (FIN) | 1–3 | Thomas Zander (GER) | 1–3 PP |
| Hamza Yerlikaya (TUR) | 10–0 | Marko Asell (FIN) | 4–0 ST |
| Thomas Zander (GER) | 1–5 | Hamza Yerlikaya (TUR) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Luis Enrique Méndez (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Mohamed Abdelfatah (EGY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |
| 3 | Quincey Clark (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Quincey Clark (USA) | 0–5 | Luis Enrique Méndez (CUB) | 0–3 PO |
| Mohamed Abdelfatah (EGY) | 12–0 | Quincey Clark (USA) | 4–0 ST |
| Luis Enrique Méndez (CUB) | 4–3 | Mohamed Abdelfatah (EGY) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Valery Tsilent (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Aleksandr Menshchikov (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Oliynyk (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: RUS 3–0 UKR.
| | Score | | CP |
| Aleksandr Menshchikov (RUS) | 0–3 | Valery Tsilent (BLR) | 0–3 PO |
| Vyacheslav Oliynyk (UKR) | 0–2 | Aleksandr Menshchikov (RUS) | 0–3 PO |
| Valery Tsilent (BLR) | 1–6 | Vyacheslav Oliynyk (UKR) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Toomas Proovel (EST) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Raatbek Sanatbayev (KGZ) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Toomas Proovel (EST) | 4–6 | Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 1–3 PP |
| Raatbek Sanatbayev (KGZ) | 2–4 | Toomas Proovel (EST) | 1–3 PP |
| Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 2–1 | Raatbek Sanatbayev (KGZ) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 5

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Martin Lidberg (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| 3 | Eddy Bartolozzi (VEN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Arek Olczak (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) | 2–0 | Martin Lidberg (SWE) | 3–0 PO |
| Arek Olczak (AUS) | 0–3 | Eddy Bartolozzi (VEN) | 0–3 PO |
| Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) | 12–0 | Arek Olczak (AUS) | 4–0 ST |
| Martin Lidberg (SWE) | 3–2 | Eddy Bartolozzi (VEN) | 3–1 PP |
| Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) | 5–0 | Eddy Bartolozzi (VEN) | 3–0 PO |
| Martin Lidberg (SWE) | WO | Arek Olczak (AUS) | 4–0 PA |

#### Pool 6

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Fritz Aanes (NOR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 25 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Gocha Tsitsiashvili (ISR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | |
| 3 | Yury Vitt (UZB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Amor Bach Hamba (TUN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Gocha Tsitsiashvili (ISR) | 2–7 | Fritz Aanes (NOR) | 1–3 PP |
| Yury Vitt (UZB) | 4–1 | Amor Bach Hamba (TUN) | 3–1 PP |
| Gocha Tsitsiashvili (ISR) | 3–0 | Yury Vitt (UZB) | 3–0 PO |
| Fritz Aanes (NOR) | 12–0 | Amor Bach Hamba (TUN) | 4–0 ST |
| Gocha Tsitsiashvili (ISR) | 11–1 | Amor Bach Hamba (TUN) | 4–1 SP |
| Fritz Aanes (NOR) | 6–1 | Yury Vitt (UZB) | 3–1 PP |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Hamza Yerlikaya (TUR) | 3 | | | | |
| Luis Enrique Méndez (CUB) | 0 | Hamza Yerlikaya (TUR) | 3 | | |
| Valery Tsilent (BLR) | 5 | Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 0 | | |
| Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 6 | | | Hamza Yerlikaya (TUR) | 3 |
| | | | | Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) | 3 |
| | | Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) | 4 |
| | | Fritz Aanes (NOR) | 1 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) | 4 |
| | | | | Fritz Aanes (NOR) | 0 |
| Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| Luis Enrique Méndez (CUB) | 0 |
| Valery Tsilent (BLR) | 4 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Hamza Yerlikaya (TUR) |
| | Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) |
| | Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO) |
| 4 | Valery Tsilent (BLR) |
| 5 | Luis Enrique Méndez (CUB) |
| 6 | Gocha Tsitsiashvili (ISR) |
| 7 | Martin Lidberg (SWE) |
| 8 | Mohamed Abdelfatah (EGY) |
| 9 | Toomas Proovel (EST) |
| 10 | Yury Vitt (UZB) |
| 11 | Eddy Bartolozzi (VEN) |
| 12 | Thomas Zander (GER) |
| 13 | Aleksandr Menshchikov (RUS) |
| 14 | Vyacheslav Oliynyk (UKR) |
| 15 | Raatbek Sanatbayev (KGZ) |
| 16 | Amor Bach Hamba (TUN) |
| 17 | Marko Asell (FIN) |
| 18 | Arek Olczak (AUS) |
| 19 | Quincey Clark (USA) |
| DQ | Fritz Aanes (NOR) |
* Fritz Aanes of Norway originally placed fourth, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone.