# Wrestling at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 120 kg

The men's freestyle 120 kilograms wrestling competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 6 October and 7 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 |
| Sunday, 6 October 2002 | 10:00 | Round 1 |
| Sunday, 6 October 2002 | 10:00 | Round 2 |
| Sunday, 6 October 2002 | 16:00 | Round 3 |
| Sunday, 6 October 2002 | 16:00 | Repechage 1 |
| Sunday, 6 October 2002 | 16:00 | Repechage 2 |
| Monday, 7 October 2002 | 10:00 | Repechage 3 |
| Monday, 7 October 2002 | 10:00 | 1/2 finals |
| Monday, 7 October 2002 | 16:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall

### Preliminary
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Shin Jung-hoon (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Akihito Tanaka (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | Repechage |
| 3 | Mohammad Alam Nooristani (AFG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Shin Jung-hoon (KOR) | 4–2 | Akihito Tanaka (JPN) | 3–1 PP |
| Mohammad Alam Nooristani (AFG) | 0–7 | Shin Jung-hoon (KOR) | 0–3 PO |
| Akihito Tanaka (JPN) | 11–0 | Mohammad Alam Nooristani (AFG) | 4–0 ST |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 31 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | Repechage |
| 3 | Gelegjamtsyn Ösökhbayar (MGL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Nurberdi Hekimow (TKM) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 10–0 | Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) | 4–0 ST |
| Gelegjamtsyn Ösökhbayar (MGL) | 10–0 | Nurberdi Hekimow (TKM) | 4–0 ST |
| Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 11–0 | Gelegjamtsyn Ösökhbayar (MGL) | 4–0 ST |
| Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) | 10–0 | Nurberdi Hekimow (TKM) | 4–0 ST |
| Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 10–0 | Nurberdi Hekimow (TKM) | 4–0 ST |
| Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) | 4–5 Fall | Gelegjamtsyn Ösökhbayar (MGL) | 4–0 TO |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 26 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Li Jinlong (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | Repechage |
| 3 | Ismail Jamal (QAT) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4 | Francis Villanueva (PHI) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 11–0 | Francis Villanueva (PHI) | 4–0 ST |
| Li Jinlong (CHN) | 5–3 | Ismail Jamal (QAT) | 3–1 PP |
| Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 5–1 | Li Jinlong (CHN) | 3–1 PP |
| Francis Villanueva (PHI) | 1–12 | Ismail Jamal (QAT) | 1–4 SP |
| Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 10–0 | Ismail Jamal (QAT) | 4–0 ST |
| Francis Villanueva (PHI) | 0–11 | Li Jinlong (CHN) | 0–4 ST |

### Repechage

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Li Jinlong (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | |
| 3 | Akihito Tanaka (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Akihito Tanaka (JPN) | 1–11 | Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) | 1–4 SP |
| Li Jinlong (CHN) | 10–0 | Akihito Tanaka (JPN) | 4–0 ST |
| Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) | 9–6 | Li Jinlong (CHN) | 3–1 PP |

### Knockout round

| 1/2 finals | 1/2 finals | Final | Final |
| Shin Jung-hoon (KOR) | 0 | | |
| Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 10 | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | 10 |
| Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 5$^F$ | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) | 0 |
| Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) | 0 |
| | | 3rd–4th place | 3rd–4th place |
| | | Shin Jung-hoon (KOR) | 0 |
| | | Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) | 10 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Artur Taymazov (UZB) |
| | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) |
| | Palwinder Singh Cheema (IND) |
| 4 | Shin Jung-hoon (KOR) |
| 5 | Li Jinlong (CHN) |
| 6 | Akihito Tanaka (JPN) |
| 7 | Ismail Jamal (QAT) |
| 8 | Gelegjamtsyn Ösökhbayar (MGL) |
| 9 | Francis Villanueva (PHI) |
| 10 | Nurberdi Hekimow (TKM) |
| 11 | Mohammad Alam Nooristani (AFG) |