Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 78 kg
| Men's freestyle welterweight at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Insurgentes Ice Rink | ||||||||||||
| Date | 17 – 20 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Freestyle | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The Men's Freestyle welterweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink from October 17 to October 20.[1] The welterweight allowed wrestlers up to 78 kilograms.[2]
Tournament results[edit]
The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.[1]
- Legend
- TF — Won by Fall
- DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
- D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
- DNA — Did not appear
- Penalties
- 0 — Won by Fall and Disqualification
- 0.5 — Won by Technical Superiority
- 1 — Won by Points
- 2 — Draw
- 2.5 — Draw, Passivity
- 3 — Lost by Points
- 3.5 — Lost by Technical Superiority
- 4 — Lost by Fall and Disqualification
1st round[edit]
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 |  Mukhtiar Singh (IND) |
TF / 0:37 |  Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) |
0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |  Brian Heffel (CAN) |
TF / 9:14 |  Wesley O'Brien (AUS) |
4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 |  Angel Sotirov (BUL) |
 Tömöriin Artag (MGL) |
3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Anthony Shacklady (GBR) |
 Károly Bajkó (HUN) |
1 | 1 | |
| 0.5 | 0.5 |  Ali Mohammad Momeni (IRI) |
 Kayum Ayub (AFG) |
3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 1 | 1 |  Martin Heinze (GDR) |
 Carlos Romero (MEX) |
3 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 |  Seo Yong-seok (KOR) |
 Osvaldo Ferrari (ITA) |
3 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 |  Mahmut Atalay (TUR) |
 Steve Combs (USA) |
3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Jimmy Martinetti (SUI) |
 Daniel Robin (FRA) |
1 | 1 | |
 Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
Bye |
2nd round[edit]
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4 | Mukthiar Singh (IND) |
TF / 10:10 | Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0.5 | Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) |
Brian Heffel (CAN) |
3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 8 | 4 | Wesley O'Brien (AUS) |
TF / 1:03 | Angel Sotirov (BUL) |
0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | Tömöriin Artag (MGL) |
TF / 4:51 | Anthony Shacklady (GBR) |
4 | 7 |
| 1.5 | 1 | Ali-Mohammad Momeni (IRI) |
Károly Bajkó (HUN) |
3 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | Martin Heinze (GDR) |
DQ | Kayum Ayub (AFG) |
4 | 7.5 |
| 7 | 4 | Carlos Romero (MEX) |
TF / 10:52 | Seo Yong-Seok (KOR) |
0 | 1 |
| 6.5 | 3.5 | Osvaldo Ferrari (ITA) |
Mahmut Atalay (TUR) |
0.5 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Steve Combs (USA) |
Jimmy Martinetti (SUI) |
3 | 6 | |
| Daniel Robin (FRA) |
Bye |
3rd round[edit]
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Robin (FRA) |
Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
1 | 1 | |
| 1.5 | 1 | Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) |
Angel Sotirov (BUL) |
3 | 4 | |
| 7.5 | 4 | Brian Heffel (CAN) |
TF / 4:38 | Tömöriin Artag (MGL) |
0 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Károly Bajkó (HUN) |
Martin Heinze (GDR) |
3 | 4 | |
| 4.5 | 3 | Ali-Mohammad Momeni (IRI) |
Mahmut Atalay (TUR) |
1 | 2.5 | |
| 4 | 3 | Seo Yong-Seok (KOR) |
Steve Combs (USA) |
1 | 5 |
4th round[edit]
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 4 | Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) |
DQ | Daniel Robin (FRA) |
0 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Angel Sotirov (BUL) |
Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Tömöriin Artag (MGL) |
Károly Bajkó (HUN) |
3 | 8 | |
| 5.5 | 1 | Ali-Mohammad Momeni (IRI) |
Martin Heinze (GDR) |
3 | 7 | |
| 8 | 4 | Seo Yong-Seok (KOR) |
TF / 8:37 | Mahmut Atalay (TUR) |
0 | 2.5 |
| Steve Combs (USA) |
Bye |
5th round[edit]
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | Steve Combs (USA) |
Daniel Robin (FRA) |
1 | 5 | |
| 8 | 2.5 | Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) |
Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
2.5 | 6.5 | |
| 8 | 3 | Angel Sotirov (BUL) |
Ali-Mohammad Momeni (IRI) |
1 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 2 | Tömöriin Artag (MGL) |
Mahmut Atalay (TUR) |
2 | 4.5 |
Final round[edit]
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1 | Mahmut Atalay (TUR) |
Daniel Robin (FRA) |
3 | 8 |
Final standings[edit]
Mahmut Atalay (TUR)
Daniel Robin (FRA)
Tömöriin Artag (MGL)
Ali-Mohammad Momeni (IRI)
Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN)
Yury Shakhmuradov (URS)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 721.
Sources[edit]
- Trueblood, Beatrice (ed). (1969). Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968 (Volume 3). pp. 335, 721-722.
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