USA Wrestling has updated its new "Bout of the Week" on USA Wrestling's Members-Only website    The featured match this week is the Garrett Lowney vs. Gogi Koguachvili men's Greco-Roman match from the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.    The match was an early showdown between veteran superstar Koguachvili from Russia, a five-time World Champion seeking his first Olympic title, and a newcomer to the Senior level, the 21-year-old Junior World Champion Lowney from the United States.    In what many people would have considered the "worst" draw possible, Lowney was in a pool with Koguachvili at 97 kg/213.75 lbs. Under the pairing system in international wrestling at the time, only one athlete would advance from each pool, meaning that the loser of this match would be eliminated from the competition.    Lowney came to the Olympic Games as a college student who had actually never wrestled a competitive match for the Univ. of Minnesota prior to his Olympic experience. He was one of the nation's top recruits, a five-time Junior National champion from Wisconsin who excelled in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Landing Lowney was a major boost for J Robinson's Gopher program, which was making a push to reach the top of the college wrestling ranks.    Upon entering college, Lowney took a redshirt season like many other top freshmen. During the 1999 year, Lowney was active on the national scene, competing on the age-group levels. He trained in Greco-Roman with the Minnesota Storm and its legendary coach Dan Chandler. Lowney was able to secure a position on the 1999 U.S. Junior World Team, an event that changed his career. Lowney returned from the tournament as a Junior World Champion, giving him the confidence to enter the 2000 Olympic year with high goals in the classic style.    In 2000, Lowney was able to take an "Olympic redshirt" from college, based upon his quest for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. The odds are long for college athletes seeking Olympic glory, but just four years earlier, another Minnesota Greco-Roman wrestler named Brandon Paulson had made the 1996 Olympic team, then captured an Olympic silver medal.    Lowney quickly moved near the top of his division, winning a silver medal at the 2000 U.S. Nationals, losing to 1996 Olympian Jason Gleasman in the finals. At the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Dallas, Texas, with a large group of fans from Freedom, Wis. in the stands, Lowney made his Olympic dream come true. He won the Challenge Tournament, then defeated Gleasman in the best-of-three series to make the U.S. Olympic Team, the youngest athlete on the squad. Lowney had talent and was a real battler, a combination that proved successful.    Koguachvili came into the 2000 Olympics as one of the favorites to win the gold medal. He blasted onto the international scene at the 1992 Olympics, winning a bronze medal at 90 kg. He followed up with World gold medals in 1993 and 1994, and a World bronze medal in 1995. However, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he placed a disappointing 13th. In 1997, Koguachvili moved up to 97 kg and won three straight World gold medals (1997-99). Going into the Sydney Olympics, he boasted five World titles, two World-level bronze medals, and a hunger for Olympic glory.    The Lowney vs. Koguachvili match was one of the more exciting bouts of the Sydney Games, with Lowney jumping to an early lead, a comeback from Koguachvili, some questionable calls, an overtime, and one of the best Greco-Roman throws in recent memory.    Lowney's victory gave him a chance to advance, and he took advantage. He moved on to the semifinals, where Mikael Ljungberg of Sweden tossed Lowney onto his head with an early throw and won the match. An injured Lowney needed all his courage to come back for the third-place match, where he scored a gutsy hard-fought victory. Lowney's Olympic bronze medal run was the most unexpected and exciting for the U.S. wrestling team at the Sydney Games.    The careers of both athletes were affected by that Olympic tournament in Sydney. Lowney went on to finally start his college career, while trying to keep his Greco-Roman career moving forward. He also had to deal with the after-effects of the injury caused by the Ljungberg throw, starting a cycle of physical challenges. Koguachvili, still without an Olympic gold medal, decided to make another run at his dream, and stayed around for another four-year cycle.    Lowney wrestled at heavyweight for the Gophers, giving up size and weight to most opponents. However, he was quickly one of the nation's best. At the 2001 NCAA Championships, Lowney had an inspired performance. His victory in the third-place match clinched the team title for the Gophers, who won the NCAA crown without a single finalist but with 10 All-Americans. The next year, with Lowney placing fifth in the NCAA meet, the Gophers repeated as the 2002 NCAA team champions. Lowney wrestled one more season for Minnesota, qualifying for the NCAA meet but not placing in 2003. He chose not to compete in college after earning his degree, even though he could have had one more year of college eligibility.     Lowney's Greco-Roman career hit some snags after the Sydney success. He remained the No. 1 athlete in his weight class the entire four-year cycle, but circumstances and injuries took away opportunities. In 2001, he was on the U.S. team that was to compete in New York City, but the September 11 attack on New York caused the tournament to be moved to Greece. The delay put the World meet into the college season, so Lowney did not attend, and Trials runner-up Jason Loukides wrestled instead.    Lowney was able to compete at the 2002 World Championships but did not place. He won the U.S. Nationals and World Team Trials in 2003 as well, but a serious neck injury in the Trials kept him off the mats and threatened his career. Justin Ruiz wrestled at the Pan American Championships and World Championships instead.     In the fall of 2003, Lowney returned to Wisconsin, had surgery, and believed his career was over. However, after taking some time away, Lowney was able to work out again. Against the odds, he returned to competition in February 2004, beating Ruiz at the Dave Schultz International. Lowney then went to Europe and qualified the U.S. for the Olympics in his division. Although he lost to Ruiz in the U.S. Nationals in 2004, Lowney had a strong performance at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, beating Ruiz in the best of three series to make his second Olympic squad.    Koguachvili did not compete for Russia in the World Championships from 2001-2003. Younger Russian athletes did very well instead, winning World titles in his absence. Koguachvili wrestled in two European Championships during the time frame, but was not considered the top athlete for the nation. It came as a big surprise to many that Russia chose Koguachvili to compete at the 2004 Athens Olympics, giving him a fourth chance to seek that elusive gold medal.    The 2004 Olympic Games proved to be a disappointment for both Lowney and Koguachvili, who were defeated early on and did not qualify for the medal rounds. Lowney did not place in the top 10, and Koguachvili finished sixth. For the Russian, his career is probably over. Lowney, although young in terms of age, may also have competed in his last Olympic cycle.     This popular feature will be changed on a regular basis, allowing members to enjoy many of the greatest matches in wrestling history.     Posted in the archive section of the Members Only web page was the 1988 Randy Lewis vs. Stepan Sarkissian men's freestyle match from the Fiesta Bowl Takedown One dual meet. 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