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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)
A total of 82 wrestlers from 8 nations competed at the 1990 Goodwill Games:
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, 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.
The South Korean national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Kim Jong-Shin, 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.
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.
The USA national freestyle wrestling team included the following players: 1. Cory Baze, 48 kg; 2. Zeke Jones, 52 kg; 3. Joe Melchiore, 57 kg; 4. John Smith, 62 kg; 5. Nate Carr, 68 kg; 6. Rob Koll, 74 kg; 7. Royce Alger, Kenny Monday, 82 kg; 8. James Scherr, 90 kg; 9. Kirk Trost, William Scherr, 100 kg; 10. Bruce Baumgartner, 100 + kg.
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.
The national teams were divided into two groups:
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.
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 |