Men's Greco-Roman 120 kilograms competition at the

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, was held on August 14 at the

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. This

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competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a

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used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket. Each bout consists of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scores more points in each round is the winner of that rounds; the bout ends when one wrestler has won two rounds (and thus the match).

Schedule

All times are

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( UTC+08:00)

Results

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Final

Top half

Bottom half

Repechage

Final standing

Khasan Baroev Khasan Makharbekovich Baroyev, os, Бæройты Махарбеджы фырт Хасан, Bærojty Maxarbedžy fyrt Xasan (born December 1, 1982) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Ossetian origin, who competes in the 120 kg weightclas ...

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originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for

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in November 2016.

References

Results Book, Page 13
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