Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg
Men's freestyle 68 kg at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Messe München | ||||||||||||
Dates | 27–31 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | Greco-Roman | |
48 kg | 48 kg | |
52 kg | 52 kg | |
57 kg | 57 kg | |
62 kg | 62 kg | |
68 kg | 68 kg | |
74 kg | 74 kg | |
82 kg | 82 kg | |
90 kg | 90 kg | |
100 kg | 100 kg | |
+100 kg | +100 kg | |
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2021) |
The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. Israeli wrestler Eliezer Halfin was later killed in the Munich massacre.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Dan Gable![]() |
Silver | Kikuo Wada![]() |
Bronze | Ruslan Ashuraliyev![]() |
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.
- Legend
- DNA — Did not appear
- TPP — Total penalty points
- MPP — Match penalty points
- Penalties
- 0 — Won by Fall, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
- 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, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
Round 1
[edit]TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
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1 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | |
3 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |
3 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |
3.5 | 3.5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
1 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | |
3 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | ![]() | 1:08 | ![]() | 4 | 4 |
0 | 0 | ![]() | 2:47 | ![]() | 4 | 4 |
4 | 4 | ![]() | 7:35 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
4 | 4 | ![]() | 8:58 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
3.5 | 3.5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
4 | 4 | ![]() | 7:36 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
0 | ![]() | Bye |
Round 2
[edit]TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
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3 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 2 | |
4 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 6 | |
4 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 4 | |
1.5 | 0.5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3.5 | 7 | |
5 | 4 | ![]() | 5:45 | ![]() | 0 | 3 |
7 | 4 | ![]() | 5:31 | ![]() | 0 | 1 |
3 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |
8 | 4 | ![]() | 1:50 | ![]() | 0 | 4 |
7 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 5 | |
0.5 | 0.5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
6.5 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 5 | |
3.5 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |
0.5 | ![]() | DNA |
Round 3
[edit]TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
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3 | 0 | ![]() | 4:50 | ![]() | 4 | 8 |
5 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 5 | |
4 | 0 | ![]() | 3:27 | ![]() | 4 | 9 |
1.5 | 0 | ![]() | 7:37 | ![]() | 4 | 7 |
3 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 5 | |
5 | 4 | ![]() | 4:03 | ![]() | 0 | 0.5 |
4 | 0 | ![]() | 4:53 | ![]() | 4 | 9 |
7 | 3.5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
3.5 | 0 | ![]() | 7:29 | ![]() | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
[edit]TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
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7 | 4 | ![]() | 4:42 | ![]() | 0 | 5 |
5 | 0 | ![]() | 8:26 | ![]() | 4 | 8 |
1.5 | 0 | ![]() | 2:23 | ![]() | 4 | 7 |
5 | 0 | ![]() | 2:17 | ![]() | 4 | 8 |
8 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 4.5 | |
1.5 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 4.5 |
Round 5
[edit]TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
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6 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 4.5 | |
6 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 8 | |
1.5 | 0 | ![]() | 4:13 | ![]() | 4 | 8.5 |
4.5 | ![]() | Bye |
Final
[edit]Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | |||
4 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | ||
2 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 6 |
Final standings
[edit]Dan Gable (USA)
Kikuo Wada (JPN)
Ruslan Ashuraliyev (URS)
Ali Şahin (TUR) and
Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL)
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Udo Schröder (GDR)
Włodzimierz Cieślak (POL)
References
[edit]- ^ "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.