Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 70 kg

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Men's freestyle lightweight
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Insurgentes Ice Rink
Date17 – 20 October
Competitors26 from 26 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Abdollah Movahed State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Silver medal icon.svg Enyu Valchev Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia
  1964
1972  

The Men's Freestyle lightweight 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 lightweight allowed wrestlers up to 70 kilograms. [2]

Tournament results

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
Penalties

1st round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
00Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)TF / 1:55Flag of Guatemala.svg  Ángel Aldama  (GUA)44
00Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Klaus Rost  (FRG)TF / 2:20Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Till  (GBR)44
33Flag of Argentina.svg  Carlos Vario  (ARG)Flag of Cuba.svg  Francisco Lebeque  (CUB)11
0.50.5State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Garvie  (CAN)3.53.5
00Flag of France.svg  Guy Marchand  (FRA)TF / 3:01Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Eliseo Salugta  (PHI)44
3.53.5Flag of Australia.svg  Sidney Marsh  (AUS)Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter  (MGL)0.50.5
0.50.5Flag of Turkey.svg  Seyyit Ahmet Ağralı  (TUR)Flag of Mexico.svg  Israel Vargas  (MEX)3.53.5
11Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Taj  (PAK)Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Stefanos Ioannidis  (GRE)33
33Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan Karlsson  (SWE)Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Enyu Valchev  (BUL)11
22Flag of the United States.svg  Wayne Wells  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zarbeg Beriashvili  (URS)22
44Flag of Panama.svg  Severino Aguilar  (PAN)TF / 2:16Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ion Enache  (ROU)00
11Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Pająk  (POL)Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Aka-Jahan Dastagir  (AFG)33
11Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Iwao Horiuchi  (JPN)Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Buzás  (HUN)33

2nd round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
33Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Klaus Rost  (FRG)11
84Flag of Guatemala.svg  Ángel Aldama  (GUA)TF / 2:15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Till  (GBR)04
6,53.5Flag of Argentina.svg  Carlos Vario  (ARG)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)0.51
10Flag of Cuba.svg  Francisco Lebeque  (CUB)TF / 10:50Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Garvie  (CAN)47.5
11Flag of France.svg  Guy Marchand  (FRA)Flag of Australia.svg  Sidney Marsh  (AUS)36.5
84Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Eliseo Salugta  (PHI)TF / 0:57Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter  (MGL)00.5
1.51Flag of Turkey.svg  Seyyit Ahmet Ağralı  (TUR)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Taj  (PAK)34
6,53Flag of Mexico.svg  Israel Vargas  (MEX)Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Stefanos Ioannidis  (GRE)14
63Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan Karlsson  (SWE)Flag of the United States.svg  Wayne Wells  (USA)13
32Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Enyu Valchev  (BUL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zarbeg Beriashvili  (URS)24
84Flag of Panama.svg  Severino Aguilar  (PAN)TF / 1:14Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Pająk  (POL)01
44Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ion Enache  (ROU)DQFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Iwao Horiuchi  (JPN)01
74Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Aka-Jahan Dastagir  (AFG)DQFlag of Hungary.svg  Károly Buzás  (HUN)47

3rd round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
30Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)TF / 2:07Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Till  (GBR)48
21Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Klaus Rost  (FRG)Flag of Cuba.svg  Francisco Lebeque  (CUB)34
1.50.5State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)Flag of France.svg  Guy Marchand  (FRA)3.54.5
1.51Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter  (MGL)Flag of Turkey.svg  Seyyit Ahmet Ağralı  (TUR)34.5
84Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Taj  (PAK)TF / 1:38Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Enyu Valchev  (BUL)03
84Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Stefanos Ioannidis  (GRE)TF / 8:15Flag of the United States.svg  Wayne Wells  (USA)03
40Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zarbeg Beriashvili  (URS)TF / 2:10Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ion Enache  (ROU)48
43Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Pająk  (POL)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Iwao Horiuchi  (JPN)12

4th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
30Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)Flag of Cuba.svg  Francisco Lebeque  (CUB)48
5.53.5Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Klaus Rost  (FRG)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)0.52
8.54Flag of France.svg  Guy Marchand  (FRA)TF / 1:52Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter  (MGL)01.5
8.54Flag of Turkey.svg  Seyyit Ahmet Ağralı  (TUR)TF / 10:28Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Enyu Valchev  (BUL)03
41Flag of the United States.svg  Wayne Wells  (USA)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Pająk  (POL)37
51Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zarbeg Beriashvili  (URS)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Iwao Horiuchi  (JPN)35

5th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
63Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)13
9.54Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Klaus Rost  (FRG)TF / 10:38Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Enyu Valchev  (BUL)04
4.53Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter  (MGL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zarbeg Beriashvili  (URS)16
51Flag of the United States.svg  Wayne Wells  (USA)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Iwao Horiuchi  (JPN)38

6th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
41State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter  (MGL)37.5
41Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Enyu Valchev  (BUL)Flag of the United States.svg  Wayne Wells  (USA)38

Final round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
51State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Enyu Valchev  (BUL)37

Final standings

  1. State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)
  2. Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Enyu Valchev  (BUL)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter  (MGL)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg  Wayne Wells  (USA)
  5. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zarbeg Beriashvili  (URS)
  6. Flag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 720.

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