title: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
  
  The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 22 to July 23. The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Round 1
  
  | | Score | | CP |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/16 finals ||||
  | Rachid Belaziz (MAR) | 0–8 | Tomas Johansson (SWE) | 0–3 PO |
  | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 10–0 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 4–0 ST |
  | Sergei Mureiko (MDA) | 12–1 | Laurenţiu Amariei (ROM) | 4–1 SP |
  | Yogi Johl (CAN) | 0–0 | Helger Hallik (EST) | 0–3 PO |
  | Guillermo Díaz (MEX) | 0–10 | Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE) | 0–4 ST |
  | Petro Kotok (UKR) | 5–0 | Raoul Dgvareli (TJK) | 3–0 PO |
  | Matt Ghaffari (USA) | 7–1 | Shermuhammad Quziev (UZB) | 3–1 PP |
  | Liu Guoke (CHN) | 0–3 | René Schiekel (GER) | 0–3 PO |
  | Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) | 0–3 | György Kékes (HUN) | 0–3 PO |
  | Juha Ahokas (FIN) | | Bye | |
  
  ### Round 2
  
  | | Score | | CP |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/8 finals ||||
  | Juha Ahokas (FIN) | 2–0 | Tomas Johansson (SWE) | 3–0 PO |
  | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 2–0 | Sergei Mureiko (MDA) | 3–0 PO |
  | Helger Hallik (EST) | 0–3 | Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE) | 0–3 PO |
  | Petro Kotok (UKR) | 0–3 | Matt Ghaffari (USA) | 0–3 PO |
  | René Schiekel (GER) | 2–0 | György Kékes (HUN) | 3–0 PO |
  | Repechage ||||
  | Rachid Belaziz (MAR) | 2–4 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 1–3 PP |
  | Laurenţiu Amariei (ROM) | 1–3 | Yogi Johl (CAN) | 1–3 PP |
  | Guillermo Díaz (MEX) | 2–4 | Raoul Dgvareli (TJK) | 1–3 PP |
  | Shermuhammad Quziev (UZB) | 6–1 | Liu Guoke (CHN) | 3–1 PP |
  | Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) | | Bye | |
  
  ### Round 3
  
  | | Score | | CP |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Quarterfinals ||||
  | Juha Ahokas (FIN) | 0–4 Fall | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 0–4 TO |
  | Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE) | | Bye | |
  | Matt Ghaffari (USA) | | Bye | |
  | René Schiekel (GER) | | Bye | |
  | Repechage ||||
  | Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) | 4–3 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) | 3–1 PP |
  | Yogi Johl (CAN) | 0–2 | Raoul Dgvareli (TJK) | 0–3 PO |
  | Shermuhammad Quziev (UZB) | 1–1 | Tomas Johansson (SWE) | 1–3 PP |
  | Sergei Mureiko (MDA) | 4–0 | Helger Hallik (EST) | 3–0 PO |
  | Petro Kotok (UKR) | 4–0 | György Kékes (HUN) | 3–0 PO |
  
  ### Round 4
  
  | | Score | | CP |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Semifinals ||||
  | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 8–0 Fall | Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE) | 4–0 TO |
  | Matt Ghaffari (USA) | 4–0 | René Schiekel (GER) | 3–0 PO |
  | Repechage ||||
  | Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) | 8–0 | Raoul Dgvareli (TJK) | 3–0 PO |
  | Tomas Johansson (SWE) | 0–3 | Sergei Mureiko (MDA) | 0–3 PO |
  | Petro Kotok (UKR) | 2–0 | Juha Ahokas (FIN) | 3–0 PO |
  
  ### Round 5
  
  | | Score | | CP |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Repechage ||||
  | Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) | 0–11 | Sergei Mureiko (MDA) | 0–4 ST |
  | Petro Kotok (UKR) | | Bye | |
  
  ### Round 6
  
  | | Score | | CP |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Repechage ||||
  | Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE) | 1–3 | Petro Kotok (UKR) | 1–3 PP |
  | Sergei Mureiko (MDA) | 5–0 | René Schiekel (GER) | 3–0 PO |
  
  ### Finals
  
  | | Score | | CP |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Classification 7th–8th ||||
  | Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) | 0–8 Fall | Tomas Johansson (SWE) | 0–4 TO |
  | Classification 5th–6th ||||
  | Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE) | 3–0 | René Schiekel (GER) | 3–0 PO |
  | Bronze medal match ||||
  | Petro Kotok (UKR) | 0–1 | Sergei Mureiko (MDA) | 0–3 PO |
  | Gold medal match ||||
  | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) | 1–0 | Matt Ghaffari (USA) | 3–0 PO |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | | Aleksandr Karelin (RUS) |
  | | Matt Ghaffari (USA) |
  | | Sergei Mureiko (MDA) |
  | 4 | Petro Kotok (UKR) |
  | 5 | Panagiotis Poikilidis (GRE) |
  | 6 | René Schiekel (GER) |
  | 7 | Tomas Johansson (SWE) |
  | 8 | Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) |
  | 9 | Raoul Dgvareli (TJK) |
  | 10 | Shermuhammad Quziev (UZB) |
  | 11 | Omrane Ayari (TUN) |
  | 12 | György Kékes (HUN) |
  | 13 | Yogi Johl (CAN) |
  | 14 | Juha Ahokas (FIN) |
  | 15 | Helger Hallik (EST) |
  | 16 | Laurenţiu Amariei (ROM) |
  | 17 | Rachid Belaziz (MAR) |
  | 18 | Guillermo Díaz (MEX) |
  | 19 | Liu Guoke (CHN) |
  