| | Event type
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤97 kilograms), Men
| Date | 24 – 26 September 2000 — 09:30-17:00 (all days) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Sydney Exhibition Centre, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales (Halls 1 & 2) | |
| Participants | 20 from 20 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools, winner of each pool advanced to single-elimination tournament. | |
This class did have an overwhelming favorite but it would not do him much good. Russian Gogi Koguashvili had won the last three World Championships but in pool three he opened against unknown American Garrett Lowney, who cared little for his reputation. The match went to overtime when Lowney threw Koguashvili to win a major upset. Lowney went to the semis, where he was handily defeated, 8-1, by Sweden’s Mikael Ljungberg, the 1996 Olympic bronze medalist and twice a World Champion. Ljungberg then met Ukrainian Davyd Soldadze in the final with Ljungberg winning a narrow victory, 2-1. Ljungberg would later suffer from mental illness and committed suicide in 2004 while undergoing treatment for depression.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikael Ljungberg |  SWE | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Davyd Soldadze |  UKR | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Garrett Lowney |  USA | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Kostas Thanos |  GRE | – | – | |||
| 5 | Gennady Chkhaidze |  GEO | – | – | |||
| 6 | Sergey Matviyenko |  KAZ | – | – | |||
| 7 | Urs Bürgler |  SUI | 7 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Mindaugas Ežerskis |  LTU | 6 | 9 | |||
| 9 | Siarhei Lishtvan |  BLR | 6 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Park U |  KOR | 4 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Petru Sudureac |  ROU | 4 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Gogi Koguashvili |  RUS | 4 | 6 | |||
| 13 | Andrzej Wroński |  POL | 3 | 7 | |||
| 14 | Rafayel Samurgashev |  ARM | 3 | 1 | |||
| 15 | Reynaldo Peña |  CUB | 3 | 1 | |||
| 16 | Hakkı Başar |  TUR | 2 | 3 | |||
| 17 | Hassan Fkiri |  TUN | 1 | 3 | |||
| 18 | Marek Švec |  CZE | 1 | 2 | |||
| 19 | Ali Mollov |  BUL | 1 | 1 | |||
| 20 | Ben Vincent |  AUS | 0 | 0 |
Round One (24 September 2000)
Round One Pool One (24 September 2000)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikael Ljungberg | SWE | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Petru Sudureac | ROU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Ali Mollov | BUL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Match #1 | Mikael Ljungberg | SWE | decision (3-2) (7:50) | Petru Sudureac | ROU |
| Match #2 | Mikael Ljungberg | SWE | grand superiority (10-0) (1:40) | Ali Mollov | BUL |
| Match #3 | Petru Sudureac | ROU | decision (6-1) (6:00) | Ali Mollov | BUL |
Round One Pool Two (24 September 2000)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Matviyenko | KAZ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Rafayel Samurgashev | ARM | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Reynaldo Peña | CUB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Match #1 | Sergey Matviyenko | KAZ | decision (6-0) (6:00) | Rafayel Samurgashev | ARM |
| Match #2 | Rafayel Samurgashev | ARM | decision (1-0) (9:00) | Reynaldo Peña | CUB |
| Match #3 | Reynaldo Peña | CUB | decision (1-0) (9:00) | Sergey Matviyenko | KAZ |
Round One Pool Three (24 September 2000)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Lowney | USA | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Gogi Koguashvili | RUS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 3 | Marek Švec | CZE | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Match #1 | Garrett Lowney | USA | decision (8-3) (5:50) | Gogi Koguashvili | RUS |
| Match #2 | Garrett Lowney | USA | decision (2-0) (9:00) | Marek Švec | CZE |
| Match #3 | Gogi Koguashvili | RUS | decision (3-2) (6:00) | Marek Švec | CZE |
Round One Pool Four (24 September 2000)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gennady Chkhaidze | GEO | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Andrzej Wroński | POL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Hakkı Başar | TUR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Match #1 | Gennady Chkhaidze | GEO | decision (2-0) (9:00) | Andrzej Wroński | POL |
| Match #2 | Gennady Chkhaidze | GEO | decision (4-2) (6:00) | Hakkı Başar | TUR |
| Match #3 | Andrzej Wroński | POL | decision (7-1) (6:00) | Hakkı Başar | TUR |
Round One Pool Five (24 September 2000)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kostas Thanos | GRE | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Urs Bürgler | SUI | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Park U | KOR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Ben Vincent | AUS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Match #1 | Kostas Thanos | GRE | decision (4-0) (6:00) | Urs Bürgler | SUI |
| Match #2 | Kostas Thanos | GRE | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Park U | KOR |
| Match #3 | Kostas Thanos | GRE | grand superiority (11-0) (4:55) | Ben Vincent | AUS |
| Match #4 | Urs Bürgler | SUI | decision (1-0) (9:00) | Park U | KOR |
| Match #5 | Urs Bürgler | SUI | grand superiority (11-0) (2:17) | Ben Vincent | AUS |
| Match #6 | Park U | KOR | grand superiority (11-0) (4:11) | Ben Vincent | AUS |
Round One Pool Six (24 September 2000)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davyd Soldadze | UKR | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Mindaugas Ežerskis | LTU | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Siarhei Lishtvan | BLR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Hassan Fkiri | TUN | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Match #1 | Davyd Soldadze | UKR | decision (2-0) (9:00) | Mindaugas Ežerskis | LTU |
| Match #2 | Davyd Soldadze | UKR | decision (5-2) (6:00) | Siarhei Lishtvan | BLR |
| Match #3 | Davyd Soldadze | UKR | decision (9-0) (6:00) | Hassan Fkiri | TUN |
| Match #4 | Mindaugas Ežerskis | LTU | decision (3-1) (7:56) | Siarhei Lishtvan | BLR |
| Match #5 | Mindaugas Ežerskis | LTU | decision (6-3) (6:00) | Hassan Fkiri | TUN |
| Match #6 | Siarhei Lishtvan | BLR | grand superiority (10-0) (5:08) | Hassan Fkiri | TUN |
Quarter-finals (25 September 2000)
| Match #1 | Mikael Ljungberg | SWE | decision (5-0) (6:00) | Sergey Matviyenko | KAZ |
| Match #2 | Garrett Lowney | USA | decision (2-0) (9:00) | Gennady Chkhaidze | GEO |
| Match #3 | Kostas Thanos | GRE | bye | ||
| Match #4 | Davyd Soldadze | UKR | bye |
Semi-finals (25 September 2000)
| Match #1 | Mikael Ljungberg | SWE | decision (8-1) (6:00) | Garrett Lowney | USA |
| Match #2 | Davyd Soldadze | UKR | decision (4-2) (6:00) | Kostas Thanos | GRE |
Final Round (26 September 2000)
| Match 1/2 | Mikael Ljungberg | SWE | decision (2-1) (9:00) | Davyd Soldadze | UKR |
| Match 3/4 | Garrett Lowney | USA | decision (3-1) (6:53) | Kostas Thanos | GRE |
| Match 5/6 | Gennady Chkhaidze | GEO | decision (1-1) (9:00) | Sergey Matviyenko | KAZ |