Wrestling at the 1990 Goodwill Games

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]

Wrestling at the 1990 Goodwill Games
Host citySeattle, US
Dates26–27 July
StadiumHec Edmundson Pavilion

A total of 82 wrestlers from 8 nations[2] 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,[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]

Final round:[3]

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

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union3429
2  United States3238
3  Bulgaria2114
4  South Korea1102
5  Mongolia1001
6  Turkey0213
7  Japan0022
8  Canada0011
Totals (8 entries)10101030

Medal summary[10][11]

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Men's freestyle

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
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

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  1. ^ a b Chaos rules wrestling finals. UPI ARCHIVES. Retrieved Sep 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Competition At A Glance". Archived from the original on 31 Aug 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e f The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware: GET INVOLVED. 29 Jul 1990. p. 66.
  4. ^ Joe Melchiore. Internet Archive. Retrieved Sep 13, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Wrestling starts Friday". Archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  7. ^ NAte Carr. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "ARSEN FADZAEV VS CHRIS WILSON". Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  9. ^ Video. Goodwill Games 1990. Freestyle wrestling. Chris Wilson won Arsen Fadzayev by points 2-1
  10. ^ All about freestyle wrestling (in Russian). Vladikavkaz: Project-Press. 1997. p. 178.
  11. ^ "1990 Goodwill Games Medalists". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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