1998 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 85 kg

Men's freestyle 85 kg at the 1998 World Championships
Venue	Azadi Indoor Stadium
Dates	9–11 September 1998
Competitors	27 from 27 nations
Medalists
Alireza Heidari    Iran   Magomed Ibragimov    Macedonia   Yoel Romero    Cuba

Main article: 1998 World Wrestling Championships

The men's freestyle 85 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1998 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Azadi Indoor Stadium in Tehran, Iran from 9 to 11 September 1998.^[1]

Results

Legend

• WO — Won by walkover

Round 1

	Score
Round of 32
Ali Özen (TUR)	0–3	Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)
Gary Holmes (CAN)	0–9	Alireza Heidari (IRI)
Rudolf Vobořil (CZE)	0–8	Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)
Les Gutches (USA)	10–0	Gabriel Szerda (AUS)
Hans Gstöttner (GER)	1–2	Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS)
Eldar Assanov (UKR)	1–3	Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)
Jiang Shoutuan (CHN)	3–11	Gocha Chikhradze (GEO)
Davinder Kumar Khatri (IND)	0–3	Robert Eggertswyler (SUI)
Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)	3–0 Fall	Firdovsi Umudov (AZE)
Michał Stanisławski (POL)	1–7	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)
Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)	1–3	Aleksandr Maskov (KGZ)
Jalal Baker (SYR)	0–10	Gábor Kapuvári (HUN)
Yoel Romero (CUB)	5–0	Plamen Paskalev (BUL)
Siarhei Borchanka (BLR)		Bye

Round 2

	Score
Round of 16
Siarhei Borchanka (BLR)	1–2	Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)
Alireza Heidari (IRI)	4–2	Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)
Les Gutches (USA)	0–1	Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS)
Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)	2–2	Gocha Chikhradze (GEO)
Robert Eggertswyler (SUI)	WO	Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)
Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	1–0	Aleksandr Maskov (KGZ)
Gábor Kapuvári (HUN)	0–5	Yoel Romero (CUB)
Repechage
Ali Özen (TUR)	3–0	Gary Holmes (CAN)
Rudolf Vobořil (CZE)	4–1	Gabriel Szerda (AUS)
Hans Gstöttner (GER)	0–4	Eldar Assanov (UKR)
Jiang Shoutuan (CHN)	7–0	Davinder Kumar Khatri (IND)
Firdovsi Umudov (AZE)	WO	Michał Stanisławski (POL)
Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)	10–2 Fall	Jalal Baker (SYR)
Plamen Paskalev (BUL)		Bye

Round 3

	Score
Quarterfinals
Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)	0–1	Alireza Heidari (IRI)
Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS)	5–1	Gocha Chikhradze (GEO)
Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)	3–1	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)
Yoel Romero (CUB)		Bye
Repechage
Plamen Paskalev (BUL)	6–5	Ali Özen (TUR)
Rudolf Vobořil (CZE)	0–4 Fall	Eldar Assanov (UKR)
Jiang Shoutuan (CHN)	0–10	Michał Stanisławski (POL)
Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)	11–15	Siarhei Borchanka (BLR)
Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	1–1	Les Gutches (USA)
Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)	6–0	Aleksandr Maskov (KGZ)
Gábor Kapuvári (HUN)		Bye

Round 4

	Score
Repechage
Gábor Kapuvári (HUN)	8–12	Plamen Paskalev (BUL)
Eldar Assanov (UKR)	0–0	Michał Stanisławski (POL)
Siarhei Borchanka (BLR)	0–6	Les Gutches (USA)
Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)	0–3	Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)
Gocha Chikhradze (GEO)	3–3	Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)

Round 5

	Score
Semifinals
Yoel Romero (CUB)	1–2	Alireza Heidari (IRI)
Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS)	1–3	Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)
Repechage
Plamen Paskalev (BUL)	0–1	Michał Stanisławski (POL)
Les Gutches (USA)	1–1	Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)
Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)		Bye

Round 6

	Score
Repechage
Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	4–1	Les Gutches (USA)
Michał Stanisławski (POL)		Bye

Round 7

	Score
Repechage
Yoel Romero (CUB)	5–1	Michał Stanisławski (POL)
Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	0–5	Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS)

Finals

	Score
Bronze medal match
Yoel Romero (CUB)	3–2	Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS)
Final
Alireza Heidari (IRI)	4–0	Magomed Ibragimov (MKD)

References

1. "McIlravy wins Bronze, USA takes third at Freestyle World Championships". themat.com. 10 September 1998. Archived from the original on 1999-01-27. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

External links

• UWW Database