The men's freestyle 76 kilograms at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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as part of the
wrestling program was held at the
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
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from September 28 to 30. 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
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( UTC+11:00)
Results
;Legend
*F — Won by
fall
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*WO — Won by walkover
Elimination pools
Pool 1
Pool 2
Pool 3
Pool 4
Pool 5
Pool 6
Knockout round
Final standing
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Alexander Leipold
Alexander Leipold (born 2 June 1969 in Alzenau in Unterfranken) is a German former freestyle wrestler who won the German Championships eleven times, the European Championships three times, the World Championships in 1994, and won the tournament a ...
of Germany originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for
Nandrolone
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.
References
External links
Official Report
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Freestyle 76kg