2000 Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers, by weight class

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
06/07/2000


GRECO-ROMAN OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS (by weight class) as of 6/1/00 

54 kg/119 lbs.- Greco-Roman

1st at 1999 World Championships - Cuba

2nd at 1999 World Championships -Korea

3rd at 1999 World Championships -Germany

4th at 1999 World Championships -Kazakhstan

5th at 1999 World Championships - Russia

6th at 1999 World Championships - North Korea

7th at 1999 World Championnships -Czech Republic

8th at 1999 World Championships - Georgia

#1 in Olympic qualifying series -China

#2 in Olympic qualifying series -Azerbaijan

#3 in Olympic qualifying series -Kyrgyzstan

#4 in Olympic qualifying series -Ukraine

#5 in Olympic qualifying series - Turkey

#6 in Olympic qualifying series -Finland

#7 in Olympic qualifying series -Poland

African continental qualifier - Egypt

Asian continental qualifier - Iran

European continental qualifier - Romania

Oceania continental qualifier - New Zealand

Pan American continental qualifier - United States

58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Greco-Roman

1st at 1999 World Championships - Korea

2nd at 1999 World Championships - Kazakhstan

3rd at 1999 World Championships - Bulgaria

4th at 1999 World Championships - Belarus

5th at 1999 World Championships - Romania

6th at 1999 World Championships - China

7th at 1999 World Championnships -Hungary

8th at 1999 World Championships - Uzbekistan

#1 in Olympic qualifying series - France

#2 in Olympic qualifying series -Iran

#3 in Olympic qualifying series -Georgia

#4 in Olympic qualifying series -Armenia

#5 in Olympic qualifying series - Ukraine

#6 in Olympic qualifying series -Japan

#7 in Olympic qualifying series - Germany

African continental qualifier - Tunisia

Asian continental qualifier - Turkmenistan

European continental qualifier -Russia

Oceania continental qualifier - Australia

Pan American continental qualifier - United States

63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Greco-Roman

1st at 1999 World Championships - Kazakhstan

2nd at 1999 World Championships - Turkey

3rd at 1999 World Championships -Israel

4th at 1999 World Championships -Uzbekistan

5th at 1999 World Championships - Belarus

6th at 1999 World Championships - Italy

7th at 1999 World Championnships -Ukraine

8th at 1999 World Championships - Korea

#1 in Olympic qualifying series -Russia

#2 in Olympic qualifying series -Poland

#3 in Olympic qualifying series -Switzerland

#4 in Olympic qualifying series -United States

#5 in Olympic qualifying series - China

#6 in Olympic qualifying series -Japan

#7 in Olympic qualifying series -Georgia

African continental qualifier - Algeria

Asian continental qualifier - India

European continental qualifier -Armenia

Oceania continental qualifier - New Zealand

Pan American continental qualifier - Cuba

69 kg/152 lbs.- Greco-Roman

1st at 1999 World Championships - Korea

2nd at 1999 World Championships - Russia

3rd at 1999 World Championships - Belarus

4th at 1999 World Championships - Hungary

5th at 1999 World Championships - France

6th at 1999 World Championships - Cuba

7th at 1999 World Championnships - Iran

8th at 1999 World Championships - Ukraine

#1 in Olympic qualifying series -Germany

#2 in Olympic qualifying series -Romania

#3 in Olympic qualifying series -Sweden

#4 in Olympic qualifying series -Finland

#5 in Olympic qualifying series - Poland

#6 in Olympic qualifying series -Azerbaijan

#7 in Olympic qualifying series -Japan

African continental qualifier - Mauritius

Asian continental qualifier - Uzbekistan

European continental qualifier - Estonia

Oceania continental qualifier - Australia

Pan American continental qualifier - United States

76 kg/167.5 lbs.- Greco-Roman

1st at 1999 World Championships - Turkey

2nd at 1999 World Championships - France

3rd at 1999 World Championships - Greece

4th at 1999 World Championships - Georgia

5th at 1999 World Championships - Hungary

6th at 1999 World Championships - Russia

7th at 1999 World Championnships - Sweden

8th at 1999 World Championships - Armenia

#1 in Olympic qualifying series -Azerbaijan

#2 in Olympic qualifying series -Japan

#3 in Olympic qualifying series -Belarus

#4 in Olympic qualifying series -Poland

#5 in Olympic qualifying series - Korea

#6 in Olympic qualifying series -Finland

#7 in Olympic qualifying series - Uzbekistan

African continental qualifier - Egypt

Asian continental qualifier - Kazakhstan

European continental qualifier - Ukraine

Oceania continental qualifier - American Samoa

Pan American continental qualifier - United States

85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Greco-Roman

1st at 1999 World Championships - Cuba

2nd at 1999 World Championships - Germany

3rd at 1999 World Championships - Kyrgyzstan

4th at 1999 World Championships - Finland

5th at 1999 World Championships - Sweden

6th at 1999 World Championships - Estonia

7th at 1999 World Championnships - Belarus

8th at 1999 World Championships - United States

#1 in Olympic qualifying series - Russia

#2 in Olympic qualifying series - Turkey

#3 in Olympic qualifying series - Egypt

#4 in Olympic qualifying series - Norway

#5 in Olympic qualifying series - Ukraine

#6 in Olympic qualifying series - Hungary

#7 in Olympic qualifying series - Israel

African continental qualifier - Tunisia

Asian continental qualifier - Uzbekistan

European continental qualifier - Georgia

Oceania continental qualifier - Australia

Pan American continental qualifier - Venezuela

97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Greco-Roman

1st at 1999 World Championships - Russia

2nd at 1999 World Championships - Poland

3rd at 1999 World Championships - Sweden

4th at 1999 World Championships - Turkey

5th at 1999 World Championships - Georgia

6th at 1999 World Championships - Switzerland

7th at 1999 World Championnships - United States

8th at 1999 World Championships - Czech Republic

#1 in Olympic qualifying series - Lithuania

#2 in Olympic qualifying series - Bulgaria

#3 in Olympic qualifying series - Belarus

#4 in Olympic qualifying series - Romania

#5 in Olympic qualifying series - Greece

#6 in Olympic qualifying series -Armenia

#7 in Olympic qualifying series -Kazakhstan

African continental qualifier - Egypt

Asian continental qualifier - Korea

European continental qualifier -Ukraine

Oceania continental qualifier - Australia

Pan American continental qualifier - Cuba

130 kg/286 lbs. - Greco-Roman

1st at 1999 World Championships - Russia

2nd at 1999 World Championships - Cuba

3rd at 1999 World Championships - Bulgaria

4th at 1999 World Championships - Italy

5th at 1999 World Championships - Ukraine

6th at 1999 World Championships - United States

7th at 1999 World Championnships - Hungary

8th at 1999 World Championships - Armenia

#1 in Olympic qualifying series -Turkey

#2 in Olympic qualifying series -Georgia

#3 in Olympic qualifying series -Israel

#4 in Olympic qualifying series -Poland

#5 in Olympic qualifying series - Belarus

#6 in Olympic qualifying series - Sweden

#7 in Olympic qualifying series - Estonia

African continental qualifier - Tunisia

Asian continental qualifier - China

European continental qualifier -Czech Republic

Oceania continental qualifier - Australia

Pan American continental qualifier - Venezuela

FREESTYLE OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS (by weight class) as of 6/1/00

54 kg/119 lbs. - Freestyle

1st at 1999 World Championships - Korea

2nd at 1999 World Championships - Uzbekistan

3rd at 1999 World Championships - Ukraine

4th at 1999 World Championships - Bulgaria

5th at 1999 World Championships - Mongolia

6th at 1999 World Championships - Russia

7th at 1999 World Championnships -Kazakhstan

8th at 1999 World Championships - Iran

#1 in Olympic qualifying series - Kygy