2008 Olympics
 
STORIES SI WRITERS PHOTOS SCHEDULES & RESULTS WRESTLING EXPLAINER
Medals
GoldGOLD SilverSILVER BronzeBRONZE
Henry Cejudo  Tomohiro Matsunaga  Besik Kudukhov , Radoslav Velikov 
United StatesUnited States   JapanJapan   RussiaRussia , BulgariaBulgaria  
Men's 55kg
Final
August 19
W/L NATION ATHLETE RESULT MEDAL
GOLD MEDAL BOUT
W  United StatesUnited States  Henry Cejudo  5  Gold 
L  JapanJapan  Tomohiro Matsunaga  2  Silver 
BRONZE MEDAL BOUT 1
W  BulgariaBulgaria  Radoslav Velikov  4  Bronze 
L  AzerbaijanAzerbaijan  Namig Sevdimov  3   
BRONZE MEDAL BOUT 2
W  RussiaRussia  Besik Kudukhov  3  Bronze 
L  UzbekistanUzbekistan  Dilshod Mansurov  0   
Semifinals
August 19
W/L NATION ATHLETE RESULT  
REPECHAGE SEMIFINAL BOUT 1
W  BulgariaBulgaria  Radoslav Velikov  3   
L  GeorgiaGeorgia  Besarion Gochashvili  1   
REPECHAGE SEMIFINAL BOUT 2
W  UzbekistanUzbekistan  Dilshod Mansurov  8   
L  TurkeyTurkey  Sezar Akgul  0   
Quarterfinals
August 19
W/L NATION ATHLETE RESULT  
REPECHAGE QUARTERFINAL SUMMARY
W  BulgariaBulgaria  Radoslav Velikov     
REPECHAGE QUARTERFINAL BOUT 2
W  TurkeyTurkey  Sezar Akgul  2   
L  SenegalSenegal  Adama Diatta  1   
Semifinals
August 18
W/L NATION ATHLETE RESULT  
SEMIFINAL BOUT 1
W  United StatesUnited States  Henry Cejudo  10   
L  AzerbaijanAzerbaijan  Namig Sevdimov  10   
SEMIFINAL BOUT 2
W  JapanJapan  Tomohiro Matsunaga  8   
L  RussiaRussia  Besik Kudukhov  0   
Quarterfinals
August 18
W/L NATION ATHLETE RESULT  
QUARTERFINAL BOUT 1
W  AzerbaijanAzerbaijan  Namig Sevdimov  4   
L  South KoreaSouth Korea  Hyo-Sub Kim  2   
QUARTERFINAL BOUT 2
W  United StatesUnited States  Henry Cejudo  7   
L  GeorgiaGeorgia  Besarion Gochashvili  5   
QUARTERFINAL BOUT 3
W  RussiaRussia  Besik Kudukhov  7   
L  IranIran  Abbas Dabbaghi  0   
QUARTERFINAL BOUT 4
W  JapanJapan  Tomohiro Matsunaga  4   
L  UzbekistanUzbekistan  Dilshod Mansurov  3   
Round of 16
August 18
W/L NATION ATHLETE RESULT  
1/8 FINAL BOUT 1
W  AzerbaijanAzerbaijan  Namig Sevdimov  6   
L  North KoreaNorth Korea  Kyong Il Yang  3   
1/8 FINAL BOUT 2
W  South KoreaSouth Korea  Hyo-Sub Kim  6   
L  SpainSpain  Francisco Jav. Sanchez  2   
1/8 FINAL BOUT 3
W  United StatesUnited States  Henry Cejudo  7   
L  BulgariaBulgaria  Radoslav Velikov  6   
1/8 FINAL BOUT 4
W  GeorgiaGeorgia  Besarion Gochashvili  6   
L  RomaniaRomania  Petru Toarca  0   
1/8 FINAL BOUT 5
W  IranIran  Abbas Dabbaghi  7   
L  ColombiaColombia  Fredy Serrano  2   
1/8 FINAL BOUT 6
W  RussiaRussia  Besik Kudukhov  2   
L  MongoliaMongolia  Naranbaatar Bayaraa  0   
1/8 FINAL BOUT 7
W  JapanJapan  Tomohiro Matsunaga  8   
L  TurkeyTurkey  Sezar Akgul  0   
1/8 FINAL BOUT 8
W  UzbekistanUzbekistan  Dilshod Mansurov  2   
L  BelarusBelarus  Rizvan Gadzhiev  1   
Preliminary
August 18
W/L NATION ATHLETE RESULT  
QUALIFICATION BOUT 14
W  JapanJapan  Tomohiro Matsunaga  5   
L  SenegalSenegal  Adama Diatta  0   
QUALIFICATION BOUT 15
W  BelarusBelarus  Rizvan Gadzhiev  13   
L  CubaCuba  Maikel Perez  0   
QUALIFICATION BOUT 16
W  UzbekistanUzbekistan  Dilshod Mansurov  2   
L  KazakhstanKazakhstan  Zhassulan Mukhtarbekuly  0   
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY
W  North KoreaNorth Korea  Kyong Il Yang     
W  AzerbaijanAzerbaijan  Namig Sevdimov     
W  South KoreaSouth Korea  Hyo-Sub Kim     
W  SpainSpain  Francisco Jav. Sanchez     
W  United StatesUnited States  Henry Cejudo     
W  BulgariaBulgaria  Radoslav Velikov     
W  RomaniaRomania  Petru Toarca     
W  GeorgiaGeorgia  Besarion Gochashvili     
W  IranIran  Abbas Dabbaghi     
W  ColombiaColombia  Fredy Serrano     
W  MongoliaMongolia  Naranbaatar Bayaraa     
W  RussiaRussia  Besik Kudukhov     
W  TurkeyTurkey  Sezar Akgul     
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