Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 85 kg

Men's freestyle 85 kg at the 1998 Asian Games
Venue	Thammasat Gymnasium 1
Dates	17–18 December 1998
Competitors	10 from 10 nations
Medalists
gold medal  Alireza Heidari   File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran silver medal  Rasul Katinovasov   File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan bronze medal  Magomed Kurugliyev   File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan

Main article: Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games

The men's freestyle 85 kilograms wrestling competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 17 December and 18 December at the Thammasat Gymnasium 1. 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.

Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

Date	Time	Event
Thursday, 17 December 1998	09:00	Round 1
	16:00	Round 2
Friday, 18 December 1998	09:00	Round 3
		Round 4
	16:00	Finals

Results

Round 1

	Score		CP
1/8 finals
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	0–8	File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)	0–3 PO
File:Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Heidari (IRI)	7–0 Fall	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Chatee Kitpituck (THA)	4–0 TO
File:Flag of Syria.svg Jalal Baker (SYR)	0–11	File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)	0–4 ST
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)	10–0	File:Flag of Nepal.svg Baj Yadav (NEP)	4–0 ST
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Bolotbek Omurakunov (KGZ)	1–3	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	1–3 PP

Round 2

	Score		CP
Quarterfinals
File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)	1–1	File:Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Heidari (IRI)	1–3 PP
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)		Bye
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)		Bye
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)		Bye
Repechage
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	11–0	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Chatee Kitpituck (THA)	4–0 ST
File:Flag of Syria.svg Jalal Baker (SYR)	10–0	File:Flag of Nepal.svg Baj Yadav (NEP)	4–0 ST
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Bolotbek Omurakunov (KGZ)		Bye

Round 3

	Score		CP
Semifinals
File:Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Heidari (IRI)	13–9	File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)	3–1 PP
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)	3–2	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	3–1 PP
Repechage
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Bolotbek Omurakunov (KGZ)	1–8	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	1–3 PP
File:Flag of Syria.svg Jalal Baker (SYR)	0–5	File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)	0–3 PO

Round 4

	Score		CP
Repechage
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)	2–3	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	1–3 PP
File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)	0–1	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	0–3 PO

Finals

	Score		CP
Bronze medal match
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)	0–3	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)	0–3 PO
Gold medal match
File:Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Heidari (IRI)	5–3	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)	3–1 PP

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
1st place, gold medalist(s)	File:Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Heidari (IRI)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rasul Katinovasov (UZB)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)
4	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Kawai (JPN)
5	File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Hyung-mo (KOR)
6	File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag (MGL)
7	File:Flag of Syria.svg Jalal Baker (SYR)
8	File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Bolotbek Omurakunov (KGZ)
9	File:Flag of Nepal.svg Baj Yadav (NEP)
9	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Chatee Kitpituck (THA)

References

• Results
• UWW Database