Welterweight, Greco-Roman (≤66 kilograms), Men
| Date | 16 August 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Arena Carioca 2, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Participants | 18 from 18 countries | |
| Format | Single elimination tournament. Competitors losing to the finalists entered repechage tournament for bronze medals. | |
The three most recent World champions at this weight (Frank Stabler, Ryu Han-Su, Davor Štefanek), the finalists from the last Olympic Games (Omid Norouzi, Tamás Lőrincz) and the World champion (Rəsul Çunayev) from the weight above were all competing in this weight class. Add in Migran Arutyunyan, and fans were hoping for a dream quarter-final, depending on the draw.
But after all the rounds, it was the three-time Olympian Davor Štefanek - who never even won an Olympic match previously (but was the 2014 World champion and the 2015 bronze medalist) - who reached the gold medal final against Armenian Migran Arutyunyan, the 2015 European Championships silver medalist. The match ended in a 1-1 tie, with Štefanek getting the win on criteria because he was the last one to be awarded a point, thereby beating Arutyunyan, and celebrating with a backflip. Štefanek had won Serbia’s first medal in Rio after 11 medal-less days (and their second ever) and leading the Serbian team to their most successful Olympics as an independent nation.
The 66 kg bronze medals were won by 2014 World Junior champion and 2016 European Championships bronze medalist Shmagi Bolkvadze of Georgia, and 2015 World and European Games champion Rəsul Çunayev of Azerbaijan.
| Pos | Wrestler | NOC | CP | VF | ST | TP | TPR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davor Štefanek |  SRB | 15 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | Gold | ||
| 2 | Migran Arutyunyan |  ARM | 11 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | Silver | ||
| =3 | Shmagi Bolkvadze |  GEO | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | Bronze | ||
| =3 | Rəsul Çunayev |  AZE | 15 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 10 | Bronze | ||
| =5 | Tomohiro Inoue |  JPN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||
| =5 | Ryu Han-Su |  KOR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Frank Stäbler |  GER | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Tarek Aziz Benaissa |  ALG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Islam-Beka Albiyev |  RUS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 10 | Omid Norouzi |  IRI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 11 | Edgaras Venckaitis |  LTU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| =12 | Ion Panait |  ROU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| =12 | Miguel Martínez |  CUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Wuileixis Rivas |  VEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 15 | Tero Välimäki |  FIN | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Tamás Lőrincz |  HUN | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Ruslan Tsarev |  KGZ | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 18 | Adham Saleh |  EGY | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Round One (16 August 2016)
Winner of each match advanced to round two. Losers to eventual finalists advanced to repêchage round one.
| Match #1 | Frank Stäbler | GER | Bye | ||
| Match #2 | Edgaras Venckaitis | LTU | Bye | ||
| Match #3 | Tomohiro Inoue | JPN | Bye | ||
| Match #4 | Davor Štefanek | SRB | Bye | ||
| Match #5 | Tero Välimäki | FIN | Bye | ||
| Match #6 | Shmagi Bolkvadze | GEO | Bye | ||
| Match #7 | Omid Norouzi | IRI | Bye | ||
| Match #8 | Wuileixis Rivas | VEN | Bye | ||
| Match #9 | Ryu Han-Su | KOR | Bye | ||
| Match #10 | Tamás Lőrincz | HUN | Bye | ||
| Match #11 | Migran Arutyunyan | ARM | Bye | ||
| Match #12 | Adham Saleh | EGY | Bye | ||
| Match #13 | Ruslan Tsarev | KGZ | Bye | ||
| Match #14 | Tarek Aziz Benaissa | ALG | Bye | ||
| Match #15 | Islam-Beka Albiyev | RUS | Ion Panait | ROU | Decision (4 - 2) |
| Match #16 | Rəsul Çunayev | AZE | Miguel Martínez | CUB | Decision (4 - 2) |
Round Two (16 August 2016)
Winner of each match advanced to quarter-finals. Losers to eventual finalists advanced to repêchage round one.
| Match #1 | Frank Stäbler | GER | Edgaras Venckaitis | LTU | Decision (3 - 2) |
| Match #2 | Davor Štefanek | SRB | Tomohiro Inoue | JPN | Great Superiority (9 - 0) |
| Match #3 | Shmagi Bolkvadze | GEO | Tero Välimäki | FIN | Decision by shutout (3 - 0) |
| Match #4 | Omid Norouzi | IRI | Wuileixis Rivas | VEN | Decision (2 - 1) |
| Match #5 | Ryu Han-Su | KOR | Tamás Lőrincz | HUN | Decision by shutout (4 - 0) |
| Match #6 | Migran Arutyunyan | ARM | Adham Saleh | EGY | Great Superiority (9 - 0) |
| Match #7 | Tarek Aziz Benaissa | ALG | Ruslan Tsarev | KGZ | Decision by shutout (6 - 0) |
| Match #8 | Rəsul Çunayev | AZE | Islam-Beka Albiyev | RUS | Decision (3 - 2) |
Quarter-Finals (16 August 2016)
Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals. Losers to eventual finalists advanced to repêchage round two.
| Match #1 | Davor Štefanek | SRB | Frank Stäbler | GER | Decision (6 - 2) |
| Match #2 | Shmagi Bolkvadze | GEO | Omid Norouzi | IRI | Decision by shutout (2 - 0) |
| Match #3 | Migran Arutyunyan | ARM | Ryu Han-Su | KOR | Decision (2 - 1) |
| Match #4 | Rəsul Çunayev | AZE | Tarek Aziz Benaissa | ALG | Technical Superiority (10 - 2) |
Semi-Finals (16 August 2016)
Winner of each match advanced to final. Losers advanced to repêchage final.
| Match #1 | Davor Štefanek | SRB | Shmagi Bolkvadze | GEO | Fall (1:26) |
| Match #2 | Migran Arutyunyan | ARM | Rəsul Çunayev | AZE | Decision (4 - 1) |
Repêchage Round One (16 August 2016)
Winner of each match advanced to repêchage round two.
| Match #1 | Tomohiro Inoue | JPN | Bye | ||
| Match #2 | Adham Saleh | EGY | Bye |
Repêchage Round Two (16 August 2016)
Winner of each match advanced to repêchage final.
| Match #1 | Tomohiro Inoue | JPN | Frank Stäbler | GER | Decision (2 - 2) |
| Match #2 | Ryu Han-Su | KOR | Adham Saleh | EGY | Decision by shutout (5 - 0) |
Repêchage Final (16 August 2016)
| Match #1 | Shmagi Bolkvadze | GEO | Tomohiro Inoue | JPN | Decision by shutout (1 - 0) |
| Match #2 | Rəsul Çunayev | AZE | Ryu Han-Su | KOR | Great Superiority (8 - 0) |
Final Round (16 August 2016)
| Match 1/2 | Davor Štefanek | SRB | Migran Arutyunyan | ARM | Decision (1 - 1) |