Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤74 kilograms), Men
| Date | 13 August 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Zhongguo Nongye Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing | |
| Participants | 20 from 20 countries | |
| Format | Single elimination tournament. Competitors losing to the finalists entered repechage tournament for bronze medals. | |
Bulgarian Yavor Yanakiev was the 2007 World Champion, but he lost in the first round against China’s Chang Yongxiang, the 2008 Asian Champion. Chang went all the way to the final, where he met Georgian Manuchar K’virk’velia, the 2003 World Champion, who had defeated Hungary’s 2008 European Champion, Péter Bácsi, in the semi-finals. The final was not close as K’virk’velia dominated Chang, winning the first two periods, 6-0 / 3-0. Chang’s silver, however, was the first ever won by a Chinese man in Olympic wrestling. The bronze medals went to Yanakiev and France’s Christophe Guénot, whose previous best international finish was a bronze at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Shortly before this class ended, Guénot’s brother, Steeve, had won the welterweight Greco-Roman gold medal.
Round One (13 August 2008)
Winner of each match advanced to round two. Losers to eventual finalists advanced to repêchage round one.
| Match #1 | Chang Yongxiang |  CHN | |||
| Match #2 | Yavor Yanakiev |  BUL | |||
| Match #3 | Sixto Barrera |  PER | |||
| Match #4 | Valdemaras Venckaitis |  LTU | |||
| Match #5 | Roman Melyoshin |  KAZ | |||
| Match #6 | Hassan Shahsavan |  AUS | |||
| Match #7 | Aleh Mikhalovich |  BLR | |||
| Match #8 | Julian Kwit |  POL | |||
| Match #9 | Konstantin Schneider |  GER | |||
| Match #10 | Messaoud Zeghdane |  ALG | |||
| Match #11 | Manuchar K'virk'velia |  GEO | |||
| Match #12 | Christophe Guénot |  FRA | |||
| Match #13 | Varteres Samurgashev |  RUS | Mark O. Madsen |  DEN | |
| Match #14 | İlqar Abdulov |  AZE | Şeref Tüfenk |  TUR | |
| Match #15 | Arsen Julfalakyan |  ARM | Volodymyr Shatskykh |  UKR | |
| Match #16 | Péter Bácsi |  HUN | T. C. Dantzler |  USA |
Round Two (13 August 2008)
Winner of each match advanced to quarter-finals. Losers to eventual finalists advanced to repêchage round one.
Quarter-finals (13 August 2008)
Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals. Losers to eventual finalists advanced to repêchage round two.
| Match #1 | Chang Yongxiang | CHN | Sixto Barrera | PER | |
| Match #2 | Aleh Mikhalovich | BLR | Roman Melyoshin | KAZ | |
| Match #3 | Manuchar K'virk'velia | GEO | Konstantin Schneider | GER | |
| Match #4 | Péter Bácsi | HUN | Varteres Samurgashev | RUS |
Semi-finals (13 August 2008)
Winner of each match advanced to final. Losers advanced to repêchage final.
| Match #1 | Chang Yongxiang | CHN | Aleh Mikhalovich | BLR | |
| Match #2 | Manuchar K'virk'velia | GEO | Péter Bácsi | HUN |
Repêchage Round One (13 August 2008)
Winner of each match advanced to repêchage round two.
| Match #1 | Yavor Yanakiev | BUL | |||
| Match #2 | Christophe Guénot | FRA |
Repêchage Round Two (13 August 2008)
Winner of each match advanced to repêchage final.
| Match #1 | Yavor Yanakiev | BUL | Sixto Barrera | PER | |
| Match #2 | Christophe Guénot | FRA | Konstantin Schneider | GER |
Repêchage Final (13 August 2008)
| Match #1 | Yavor Yanakiev | BUL | Aleh Mikhalovich | BLR | |
| Match #2 | Christophe Guénot | FRA | Péter Bácsi | HUN |
Final (13 August 2008)
| Match 1/2 | Manuchar K'virk'velia | GEO | Chang Yongxiang | CHN |