2004 Olympic Games - 08/22/2004

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55 kg/121 lbs.
Round 1 - Pool Competition
Dennis Hall (United States) dec. Petr Svehla (Czech Republic), 3-2
First Period
At 1:04 Svehla passive, no scoring
At 2:29 Hall passive, no scoring

Second Period
Begins in clinch, Hall locks first,
At 3:53 Hall 3pt headlock throw, Svehla 1pt reversal, 3-1 Hall
At 4:28 Svehla 1pt gut, 3-2 Hall


Round 2 - Pool Competition
Dennis Hall (United States) BYE


Round 3 - Pool Competition
Oleksiy Vakulenko  (Ukraine) dec. Dennis Hall (United States), 3-0
First Period
At 1:21 Hall passive, no scoring
At 2:06 Vakulenko passive, no scoring

Second Period
Begins in clinch, Hall locks first
At 3:02 Vakulenko  3pt throw, 3-0
At 4:19 Vakulenko passive, no scoring



60 kg/132 lbs.
Round 1 - Pool Competition
Jim Gruenwald (United States) BYE


Round 2 - Pool Competition
Jim Gruenwald (United States) fall Hugo Passos (Portugal), 5:41
First Period
At 1:07 Passos passive, no scoring
At 2:02 Gruenwald passive, Passos 5+1pt throw, caution pt against Gruenwald for leg, 7-0 Passos
At 2:56 Gruenwald 3pt throw, 7-3 Passos

Second Period
At 3:15 Gruenwald 3pt throw, 7-6 Passos
At 3:32 Gruenwald 2pt tilt, 8-7 Gruenwald 
At 5:27 Gruenwald front 2pt headlock, 2pt front headlock to back, fall at 5:41


Round 3 - Pool Competition
Eusebiu Diaconu  (Romania) dec. Jim Gruenwald (United States), 3-1
First Period
At 1:05 Gruenwald passive, no scoring
At 1:52 Diaconu passive, no scoring

Second Period
Begins in clinch, Diaconu locks first
At 3:09 Diaconu  3pt throw, 3-0 
At 4:08 Diaconu passive, no scoring
At 5:59 1pt and caution against Diaconu fleeing, 3-1


66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Round 1 - Pool Competition
Konstandinos Arkoudeas  (Greece) dec. Oscar Wood (United States), 9-3
First Period
At :19 Arkoudeas 2pt exposure on counter, 2-0 
At :44 Arkoudeas 2pt gut, 4-0 
At 1:02 Arkoudeas 2pt gut, 6-0 
At 1:38 Arkoudeas takedown, 7-0

Second Period
At 3:09 Wood takedown, 2pt front headlock, 7-3 Arkoudeas
At 4:04 Arkoudeas takedown, 8-3 Arkoudeas
At 4:59 Arkoudeas takedown, 9-3 Arkoudeas


Round 2 - Pool Competition
Jannis Zamandouridis (Germany) dec. Oscar Wood (United States), 5-2
First Period
At 1:14 Wood passive, Zamandouridis 2pt gut, 2-0

Second Period
At 3:44 Zamandouridis passive
At 3:14 Wood 2pt front headlock, 2-2
At 4:37 Zamandouridis 2pt exposure on counter, 4-2 Zamandouridis
At 5:47 Zamandouridis takedown, 5-2 Zamandouridis


Round 3 - Pool Competition
Mkkhitar Manukyan  (Kazakhstan) tech fall Oscar Wood (United States), 11-1
First Period
At :40 Manukyan 2pt exposure, Wood 1pt counter, 2-1
At :57 Manukyan 3pt throw, 2pt gut, 1pt lift, 8-1
At 1:49 Wood passive, Manukyan 2pt gut, 10-1
At 2:33 Manukyan arm spin, 11-1


84 kg/185 lbs.
Round 1 - Pool Competition
Brad Vering (United States) BYE


Round 2 - Pool Competition
Mohammed Abd El Fatah  (Egypt) dec. Brad Vering (United States), 4-0
First Period
At :47 Vering passive, no scoring
At 1:53 El Fatah passive, no scoring

Second Period
Begins in clinch, Fatah to lock first
At 3:01 El Fatah takedown, 1-0 
At 4:04 Vering passive, El Fatah 2pt exposure, 3-0
At 4:31 El Fatah 1pt lift, 4-0


Round 3 - Pool Competition
Brad Vering (United States) win by injury default Murhban Vakhtangadze  (Georgia)

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Round 1 - Pool Competition
Ernesto Pena  (Cuba) dec. Garrrett Lowney (United States) , 3-1
First Period
At :53 Pena 2pt exposure on takedown, 2-0
At 2:06 Pena passive, no scoring

Second Period
At 3:32 caution 1pt against Lowney for fleeing, 3-0 Pena
At 4:18 Lowney escape, 3-1 Pena


Round 2 - Pool Competition
Lajos Virag  (Hungary) dec. Garrrett Lowney (United States), 4-0 OT
First Period
At 1:02 Virag passive, no scoring
At 2:31 Lowney passive, no scoring

Second Period
Begins in clinch, Lowney locks first
At 3:31 Virag takedown, 1-0 
At 5:07 Virag passive, no scoring

Overtime Period
Begins in clinch,  Virag locks first
At 6:46 1pt and caution against Lowney for unlocking, 2-0 Virag
At 6:59 Lowney caution 2pt for blocking on lift, 4-0


Round 3 - Pool Competition
Garrrett Lowney (United States) BYE


120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Bronze Medal Match
Rulon Gardner (United States) dec. Sajad Barzi  (Iran), 3-0
First Period
At 1:05 Gardner passive, no scoring
At 2:50 pt and caution against Barzi fleeing, 1-0 Gardner

Second Period
At 4:20 Gardner passive, no scoring
At 5:22 Barzi passive, Gardner chooses neutral
At 5:46 pt and caution against Barzi fleeing, 2-0 Gardner

Overtime Period
Begins in clinch, Barzi locks first
At 6:39 Gardner takedown, 3-0

NOTE: Upon capturing the Bronze, Rulon left his shoes in the middle of the mat representing his retirement from wrestling.



Semifinals
Georgiy Tsurtsumia (Kazakhstan) dec. Rulon Gardner (United States), 4-1 OT
First Period
At 1:09 Gardner passive, no scoring
At 1:54 Tsurtsumia passive, no scoring

Second Period
Begins in clinch, Tsurtsumia locks first
At 3:01 Tsurtsumia takedown, 1-0 
At 4:09 Tsurtsumia passive, Gardner chooses neutral
At 4:52 caution and pt against Tsurtsumia fleeing, 1-1

Overtime Period
Begins in clinch, Gardner locks first
At 4:27 Tsurtsumia 3pt throw, 4-1 Tsurtsumia 


Round 1 - Pool Competition
Rulon Gardner (United States) dec. Mindaugas Mizgaitis (Lithuania), 3-0
First Period
At 1:04 Mizgaitis passive, Gardner 2pt gut, 2-0 Gardner

Second Period
At 3:46 Gardner passive, no scoring
At 4:49 Gardner takedown, 3-0 Gardner


Round 2 - Pool Competition
Rulon Gardner (United States) dec. Sergei Mourieko (Bulgaria), 1-1 OT
First Period
1:18 Gardner passive, no scoring
At 2:08 Mourieko passive, no scoring


Second Period
Begins in clinch, Mourieko locks first
At 4:00 caution and point against Mourieko, 1-0 Gardner
At 4:57 Mourieko passive, Garnder chooses neutral

Overtime Period
Begins in clinch, Gardner locks first
At 6:39 caution and point against Gardner for unlocking, 1-1
**Criteria decided by number of passivities


Round 3 - Pool Competition
Rulon Gardner (United States) dec. Marek Mikulski (Poland), 3-0
First Period
At 1:15 Gardner passive, no scoring
At 2:02 Mikulski passive, no scoring

Second Period
Begins in clinch, Gardner to lock first
At 3:00 2pt caution against Mikulski for not locking, 2-0 Gardner
At 4:52 Mikulski, Gardner chooses neutral
At 5:32 Gardner takedown, 3-0