Wrestling at the 1990 Goodwill Games
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Wrestling at the 1990 Goodwill Games | |
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Host city | Seattle, US |
Dates | 26–27 July |
Stadium | Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
Freestyle wrestling was part of the 1990 Goodwill Games program. The freestyle wrestling tournament was a team championship (but the wrestlers won individual gold, silver and bronze medals)[1]
A total of 82 wrestlers from 8 nations[2] competed at the 1990 Goodwill Games:
- Bulgaria (10);
- Canada (10);
- Japan (10);
- Mongolian People's Republic (10);
- South Korea (10);
- Soviet Union (10);
- Turkey (10);
- United States (12).
According to the results of the 1988 Olympic Games, the following countries became the world's best centers for the development of freestyle wrestling: USSR, South Korea, Japan, USA and Bulgaria.
The USSR national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Gnel Medzhlumyan, 48 kg; 2. Zambalov Sergey, 52 kg; 3. Ruslan Karaev, 57 kg; 4. Stepan Sarkisyan, 62 kg; 5. Arsen Fadzaev,[2] 68 kg; 6. Adlan Varayev, 74 kg; 7. Elmadi Zhabrailov, 82 kg; 8. Makharbek Khadartsev, 90 kg; 9. Andrei Golovko, 100 kg; 10. David Gobejishvili, 100 + kg.[3]
The South Korean national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Kim Jong-Shin,[2] 48 kg; 2. Kim Sun-Hak, 52 kg; 3. Kim Jong-Oh, 57 kg; 4. Shin Sang-Kyu, 62 kg; 5. Park Jang-soon, 68 kg; 6. Park Young-Jin, 74 kg; 7. Lee Dong-Woo, 82 kg; 8. Oh Hyo-Chul, 90 kg; 9. Kim Tae-woo (wrestler), 100 kg; 10. Jo Byung-eun, 100 + kg.[3]
The Japan national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Hirano Takayoshi, 48 kg; 2. Hideo Sasayama, 52 kg; 3. Toshio Asakura, 57 kg; 4. Takumi Adachi, 62 kg; 5. Kosei Akaishi, 68 kg; 6. Yoshihiko Hara, 74 kg; 7. Kikuchi Takashi, 82 kg; 8. Akaishi Akeo, 90 kg; 9. Manabu Nakanishi, 100 kg; 10. Tamon Honda, 100 + kg.[3]
The USA national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Cory Baze, 48 kg; 2. Zeke Jones, 52 kg; 3. Joe Melchiore,[4] 57 kg; 4. John Smith, 62 kg; 5. Nate Carr, 68 kg; 6. Rob Koll, 74 kg; 7. Royce Alger, Kenny Monday,[2] 82 kg; 8. James Scherr, 90 kg; 9. Kirk Trost, William Scherr,[5] 100 kg; 10. Bruce Baumgartner, 100 + kg.[3]
The Bulgarian national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Chetov Azet, 48 kg; 2. Valentin Yordanov, 52 kg; 3. Topolov Dimitar, 57 kg; 4. Yankov Vladimir, 62 kg; 5. Petovski Aleksander, 68 kg; 6. Rahmat Sofiadi, 74 kg; 7. Markov Dimitar, 82 kg; 8. Rusev Dragia, 90 kg; 9. Makedonov Petio, 100 kg; 10. Kiril Barbutov, 100 + kg.[3]
The national teams were divided into two groups:[6]
- Group A: USSR, South Korea, Mongolian People's Republic and Canada;
- Group B: Japan, USA, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Final round:[3]
- Japan vs Canada – Edgelow Gregory, Adachi Takumi and Kosei Akaishi won the bronze medal. The world champion Toshio Asakura won by points, but was left without a medal (he lost in his group B);
- Turkey vs Mongolian People's Republic – Khaltmaagiin Battuul won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg;
- USSR vs Bulgaria[5] – the world champion Valentin Yordanov won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 52 kg;
- South Korea vs USA – Nate Carr[7] won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 68 kg;[5]
- South Korea vs Bulgaria – Park Young-Jin won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg;
- USSR vs USA[5] – John Smith and Makharbek Khadartsev twice won gold medals of the Goodwill Games.
- USSR vs Turkey (individual match) - Elmadi Zhabrailov won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 82 kg.[1]
The winners of Groups A and B wrestled among themselves for gold and silver medals. They retained the medals even after losing further meetings
Top - upset of the 1990 Goodwill Games wrestling tournament: a journeyman Chris Wilson (Canada) defeated the outstanding international freestyle wrestler Arsen Fadzaev (USSR) in the men's freestyle 68 kg.[8][9]
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Medal summary[10][11]
Men's freestyle
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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48 kg | Cory Baze[5] United States |
Gnel Medzhlumyan Soviet Union |
İlyas Şükrüoğlu Turkey |
52 kg | Valentin Yordanov Bulgaria |
Zambalov Sergey Soviet Union |
Zeke Jones[5] United States |
57 kg | Khaltmaagiin Battuul Mongolia |
Remzi Musaoğlu Turkey |
Ruslan Karaev[5] Soviet Union |
62 kg | John Smith[5] United States |
Stepan Sarkisyan Soviet Union |
Takumi Adachi Japan |
68 kg | Nate Carr[5] United States |
Park Jang-soon South Korea |
Kosei Akaishi Japan |
74 kg | Park Young-Jin South Korea |
Rahmat Sofiadi Bulgaria |
Adlan Varaev Soviet Union |
82 kg | Elmadi Zhabrailov Soviet Union |
Sebahattin Öztürk Turkey |
Royce Alger United States |
90 kg | Makharbek Khadartsev[5] Soviet Union |
James Scherr United States |
Gregory Edgelow Canada |
100 kg | Makedonov Petio Bulgaria |
Golovko Andrey Soviet Union |
Kirk Trost[5] United States |
+100 kg | David Gobejishvili[5] Soviet Union |
Bruce Baumgartner United States |
Kiril Barbutov Bulgaria |
References
- ^ a b Chaos rules wrestling finals. UPI ARCHIVES. Retrieved Sep 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "The Competition At A Glance". Archived from the original on 31 Aug 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ a b c d e f The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware: GET INVOLVED. 29 Jul 1990. p. 66.
- ^ Joe Melchiore. Internet Archive. Retrieved Sep 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "GOING TO THE MAT". Archived from the original on 31 Aug 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Wrestling starts Friday". Archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ NAte Carr. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "ARSEN FADZAEV VS CHRIS WILSON". Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Video. Goodwill Games 1990. Freestyle wrestling. Chris Wilson won Arsen Fadzayev by points 2-1
- ^ All about freestyle wrestling (in Russian). Vladikavkaz: Project-Press. 1997. p. 178.
- ^ "1990 Goodwill Games Medalists". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
External links
- Goodwill Games Capsules
- Goodwill Games Wrestling USA vs USSR 1990
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling