Wrestling at the 1990 Goodwill Games

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

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]

  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 "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