# Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 54 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 54 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 | 09:30 | 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 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (GER) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Aleksandr Tsertsvadze (GEO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tero Katajisto (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (GER) | 5–0 | Aleksandr Tsertsvadze (GEO) | 3–0 PO |
| Tero Katajisto (FIN) | 0–3 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (GER) | 0–3 PO |
| Aleksandr Tsertsvadze (GEO) | 4–2 | Tero Katajisto (FIN) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Rakymzhan Assembekov (KAZ) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Dariusz Jabłoński (POL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Dariusz Jabłoński (POL) | 0–10 | Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 0–4 ST |
| Rakymzhan Assembekov (KAZ) | 7–2 Fall | Dariusz Jabłoński (POL) | 4–0 TO |
| Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 2–2 | Rakymzhan Assembekov (KAZ) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Wang Hui (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Hassan Rangraz (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Petr Švehla (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Petr Švehla (CZE) | 3–8 | Wang Hui (CHN) | 1–3 PP |
| Hassan Rangraz (IRI) | 8–2 | Petr Švehla (CZE) | 3–1 PP |
| Wang Hui (CHN) | 8–2 | Hassan Rangraz (IRI) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Aleksey Shevtsov (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| 3 | Marian Sandu (ROM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: RUS 3–1 ROM.
| | Score | | CP |
| Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 7–8 | Marian Sandu (ROM) | 1–3 PP |
| Aleksey Shevtsov (RUS) | 5–10 | Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 1–3 PP |
| Marian Sandu (ROM) | 8–11 | Aleksey Shevtsov (RUS) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 5

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Andriy Kalashnikov (UKR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 30 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Uran Kalilov (KGZ) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | Mohamed Abou El-Ela (EGY) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Steven Mays (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Uran Kalilov (KGZ) | 10–0 | Steven Mays (USA) | 4–0 ST |
| Mohamed Abou El-Ela (EGY) | 2–16 | Andriy Kalashnikov (UKR) | 1–4 SP |
| Uran Kalilov (KGZ) | 3–1 | Mohamed Abou El-Ela (EGY) | 3–1 PP |
| Steven Mays (USA) | 0–11 | Andriy Kalashnikov (UKR) | 0–4 ST |
| Uran Kalilov (KGZ) | 0–3 | Andriy Kalashnikov (UKR) | 0–3 PO |
| Steven Mays (USA) | 3–5 | Mohamed Abou El-Ela (EGY) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 6

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Lázaro Rivas (CUB) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 31 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Natig Eyvazov (AZE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| 3 | Ercan Yıldız (TUR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| 4 | Jotham Pellew (NZL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Ercan Yıldız (TUR) | 0–10 | Lázaro Rivas (CUB) | 0–4 ST |
| Jotham Pellew (NZL) | 0–10 | Natig Eyvazov (AZE) | 0–4 ST |
| Ercan Yıldız (TUR) | 16–0 | Jotham Pellew (NZL) | 4–0 ST |
| Lázaro Rivas (CUB) | 6–1 | Natig Eyvazov (AZE) | 3–1 PP |
| Ercan Yıldız (TUR) | 0–3 | Natig Eyvazov (AZE) | 0–3 PO |
| Lázaro Rivas (CUB) | 15–0 | Jotham Pellew (NZL) | 4–0 ST |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (GER) | 4 | | | | |
| Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 6 | Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 10 | | |
| Wang Hui (CHN) | 5 | Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 0 | | |
| Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 10 | | | Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) | 8 |
| | | | | Lázaro Rivas (CUB) | 0 |
| | | Andriy Kalashnikov (UKR) | 0 |
| | | Lázaro Rivas (CUB) | 11 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) | 7 |
| | | | | Andriy Kalashnikov (UKR) | 0 |
| Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (GER) | 6 |
| Wang Hui (CHN) | 0 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Sim Kwon-ho (KOR) |
| | Lázaro Rivas (CUB) |
| | Kang Yong-gyun (PRK) |
| 4 | Andriy Kalashnikov (UKR) |
| 5 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (GER) |
| 6 | Wang Hui (CHN) |
| 7 | Natig Eyvazov (AZE) |
| 8 | Uran Kalilov (KGZ) |
| 9 | Rakymzhan Assembekov (KAZ) |
| 10 | Mohamed Abou El-Ela (EGY) |
| 11 | Ercan Yıldız (TUR) |
| 12 | Aleksey Shevtsov (RUS) |
| 13 | Marian Sandu (ROM) |
| 14 | Hassan Rangraz (IRI) |
| 15 | Aleksandr Tsertsvadze (GEO) |
| 16 | Petr Švehla (CZE) |
| 17 | Steven Mays (USA) |
| 18 | Tero Katajisto (FIN) |
| 19 | Dariusz Jabłoński (POL) |
| 20 | Jotham Pellew (NZL) |