# Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 130 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.
American Rulon Gardner's defeat of Russian Aleksandr Karelin in the gold medal match is considered one of the biggest upsets in sports history. This was Karelin's first and only international loss, having previously been unbeaten throughout his international career.

## 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 | Héctor Milián (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Zhao Hailin (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Helger Hallik (EST) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Héctor Milián (CUB) | 3–0 | Helger Hallik (EST) | 3–0 PO |
| Zhao Hailin (CHN) | 0–1 | Héctor Milián (CUB) | 0–3 PO |
| Helger Hallik (EST) | 2–3 | Zhao Hailin (CHN) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 0–3 | Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 0–3 PO |
| Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 4–0 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 3–0 PO |
| Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 2–1 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Rafael Barreno (VEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Rafael Barreno (VEN) | 0–9 | Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 0–3 PO |
| Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) | 0–4 | Rafael Barreno (VEN) | 0–3 PO |
| Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 6–0 Fall | Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) | 4–0 TO |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 3–0 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | 3–0 PO |
| Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) | 0–3 Fall | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 0–4 TO |
| Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | WO | Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) | 0–4 PA |

#### Pool 5

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 0–1 | Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) | 0–3 PO |
| Rulon Gardner (USA) | 7–2 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 3–1 PP |
| Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 0–6 | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 0–3 PO |
| Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) | 4–0 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 3–0 PO |
| Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 3–2 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 3–1 PP |
| Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) | 1–2 | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 6

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Fatih Bakir (TUR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | David Vála (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Fatih Bakir (TUR) | 0–3 | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 0–3 PO |
| Marek Sitnik (POL) | 0–4 | David Vála (CZE) | 0–3 PO |
| Fatih Bakir (TUR) | 1–0 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 3–0 PO |
| Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 5–1 | David Vála (CZE) | 3–1 PP |
| Fatih Bakir (TUR) | 3–0 | David Vála (CZE) | 3–0 PO |
| Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 3–1 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 3–1 PP |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Héctor Milián (CUB) | 0 | | | | |
| Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 1 | Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 0 | | |
| Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 0 | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 3 | | |
| Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 4 | | | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 0 |
| | | | | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 1 |
| | | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 3 |
| | | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 2 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Dmitry Debelka (BLR) | 1 |
| | | | | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 0 |
| Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| Héctor Milián (CUB) | 5 |
| Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) | 3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Rulon Gardner (USA) |
| | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) |
| | Dmitry Debelka (BLR) |
| 4 | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) |
| 5 | Héctor Milián (CUB) |
| 6 | Georgiy Saldadze (UKR) |
| 7 | Giuseppe Giunta (ITA) |
| 8 | Fatih Bakir (TUR) |
| 9 | David Vála (CZE) |
| 10 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) |
| 11 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) |
| 12 | Rafael Barreno (VEN) |
| 13 | Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) |
| 14 | Zhao Hailin (CHN) |
| 15 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) |
| 16 | Helger Hallik (EST) |
| 17 | Marek Sitnik (POL) |
| 18 | Laszlo Kovacs (AUS) |
| 19 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) |
| 20 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) |