# Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 69 kg

The men's freestyle 69 kilograms at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 29 to October 1. 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 |
| 29 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 29 September 2000 | 17:00 | Round 2 |
| 30 September 2000 | 09:30 | Round 3 |
| 1 October 2000 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 October 2000 | 09:00 | Semifinals |
| 1 October 2000 | 14:30 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Elimination pools
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Daniel Igali (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Amir Tavakkolian (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Emzar Bedineishvili (GEO) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Emzar Bedineishvili (GEO) | 4–5 | Amir Tavakkolian (IRI) | 1–3 PP |
| Daniel Igali (CAN) | 3–0 | Emzar Bedineishvili (GEO) | 3–0 PO |
| Amir Tavakkolian (IRI) | 2–2 | Daniel Igali (CAN) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Petar Kasabov (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mariusz Dąbrowski (POL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) | 4–0 | Petar Kasabov (BUL) | 3–0 PO |
| Mariusz Dąbrowski (POL) | 0–7 | Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) | 0–3 PO |
| Petar Kasabov (BUL) | 3–2 | Mariusz Dąbrowski (POL) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Ivan Diaconu (MDA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Zaza Zazirov (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Takahiro Wada (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: UKR 3–1 JPN.
| | Score | | CP |
| Zaza Zazirov (UKR) | 3–2 | Takahiro Wada (JPN) | 3–1 PP |
| Ivan Diaconu (MDA) | 5–3 | Zaza Zazirov (UKR) | 3–1 PP |
| Takahiro Wada (JPN) | 4–2 | Ivan Diaconu (MDA) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Lincoln McIlravy (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ibo Oziti (NGR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Ibo Oziti (NGR) | 1–2 Ret | Lincoln McIlravy (USA) | 0–4 PA |
| Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) | 6–0 | Ibo Oziti (NGR) | 3–0 PO |
| Lincoln McIlravy (USA) | 6–3 | Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) | 3–0 PP |

#### Pool 5

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Arsen Gitinov (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 23 | |
| 3 | Edison Hurtado (COL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nikolaos Loizidis (GRE) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 1–3 | Arsen Gitinov (RUS) | 1–3 PP |
| Nikolaos Loizidis (GRE) | 0–3 | Edison Hurtado (COL) | 0–3 PO |
| Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 12–2 | Nikolaos Loizidis (GRE) | 4–1 SP |
| Arsen Gitinov (RUS) | 11–0 | Edison Hurtado (COL) | 4–0 ST |
| Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 10–0 | Edison Hurtado (COL) | 4–0 ST |
| Arsen Gitinov (RUS) | 5–1 | Nikolaos Loizidis (GRE) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 6

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Sergey Demchenko (BLR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Almaz Askarov (KGZ) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | Cameron Johnston (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Almaz Askarov (KGZ) | 3–1 | Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) | 3–1 PP |
| Sergey Demchenko (BLR) | 10–0 | Cameron Johnston (AUS) | 4–0 ST |
| Almaz Askarov (KGZ) | 0–3 | Sergey Demchenko (BLR) | 0–3 PO |
| Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) | WO | Cameron Johnston (AUS) | 0–4 PA |
| Almaz Askarov (KGZ) | 10–0 | Cameron Johnston (AUS) | 4–0 ST |
| Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) | WO | Sergey Demchenko (BLR) | 0–4 PA |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Daniel Igali (CAN) | 3 | | | | |
| Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) | 1 | Daniel Igali (CAN) | 6 | | |
| Ivan Diaconu (MDA) | 1 | Lincoln McIlravy (USA) | 3 | | |
| Lincoln McIlravy (USA) | 3 | | | Daniel Igali (CAN) | 7 |
| | | | | Arsen Gitinov (RUS) | 4 |
| | | Arsen Gitinov (RUS) | 3 |
| | | Sergey Demchenko (BLR) | 2 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Lincoln McIlravy (USA) | 3 |
| | | | | Sergey Demchenko (BLR) | 1 |
| Classification 5th–6th | Classification 5th–6th |
| Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) | 6 |
| Ivan Diaconu (MDA) | 3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Daniel Igali (CAN) |
| | Arsen Gitinov (RUS) |
| | Lincoln McIlravy (USA) |
| 4 | Sergey Demchenko (BLR) |
| 5 | Yosvany Sánchez (CUB) |
| 6 | Ivan Diaconu (MDA) |
| 7 | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) |
| 8 | Almaz Askarov (KGZ) |
| 9 | Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) |
| 10 | Amir Tavakkolian (IRI) |
| 11 | Zaza Zazirov (UKR) |
| 12 | Takahiro Wada (JPN) |
| 13 | Cameron Johnston (AUS) |
| 14 | Edison Hurtado (COL) |
| 15 | Petar Kasabov (BUL) |
| 16 | Nikolaos Loizidis (GRE) |
| 17 | Emzar Bedineishvili (GEO) |
| 18 | Mariusz Dąbrowski (POL) |
| 19 | Ruslan Veliyev (KAZ) |
| 20 | Ibo Oziti (NGR) |