Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Insurgentes Ice Rink
Dates23–26 October
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Petar Kirov Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria
Silver medal icon.svg Vladimir Bakulin Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Miroslav Zeman Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
  1964
1972  

The Men's Greco-Roman flyweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The flyweight was the lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 52 kilograms. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Petar Kirov
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Bulgaria
Silver Vladimir Bakulin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg Soviet Union
Bronze Miroslav Zeman
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia

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.

Legend
Penalties

1st round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
22Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Ahmed Chahrour  (SYR)Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Mohamed Salem  (EGY)22
44Flag of Portugal.svg  Leonel Duarte  (POR)TF / 5:20Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miroslav Zeman  (TCH)00
33Flag of Denmark.svg  Alex Børger  (DEN)Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Shin Sang-Sik  (KOR)11
00Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Enrique Jiménez  (MEX)TF / 1:25Flag of Guatemala.svg  Gustavo Ramírez  (GUA)44
2.52.5Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Alker  (HUN)Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Rolf Lacour  (FRG)2.52.5
22Flag of India.svg  Sudesh Kumar  (IND)Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Karmous  (MAR)22
33Flag of France.svg  André Gaudinot  (FRA)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Boško Marinko  (YUG)11
11Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gheorghe Stoiciu  (ROU)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jan Michalik  (POL)33
00Flag of Finland.svg  Jussi Vesterinen  (FIN)DQ / 9:45Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shuichi Ishiguro  (JPN)44
33Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Centurioni  (ITA)Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Vasilios Ganotis  (GRE)11
11Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Petar Kirov  (BUL)Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Çıkmaz  (TUR)33
33Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Tamble  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Vladimir Bakulin  (URS)11

2nd round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
2.50.5Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Ahmed Chahrour  (SYR)Flag of Portugal.svg  Leonel Duarte  (POR)3.57.5
53Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Mohamed Mongued  (EGY)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miroslav Zeman  (TCH)11
52Flag of Denmark.svg  Alex Børger  (DEN)Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Enrique Jiménez  (MEX)22
10Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Shin Sang-Sik  (KOR)TF / 0:56Flag of Guatemala.svg  Gustavo Ramírez  (GUA)48
2.50Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Alker  (HUN)TF / 2:57Flag of India.svg  Sudesh Kumar  (IND)46
2.50Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Rolf Lacour  (FRG)DQFlag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Karmous  (MAR)46
3.52.5Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Boško Marinko  (YUG)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gheorghe Stoiciu  (ROU)2.53.5
63Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jan Michalik  (POL)Flag of Finland.svg  Jussi Vesterinen  (FIN)11
84Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shuichi Ishiguro  (JPN)TF / 2:01Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Centurioni  (ITA)03
43Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Vasilios Ganotis  (GRE)Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Petar Kirov  (BUL)12
41Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Çıkmaz  (TUR)Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Tamble  (USA)36
1Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Vladimir Bakulin  (URS)Bye
3Flag of France.svg  André Gaudinot  (FRA)DNA

3rd round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
10Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Vladimir Bakulin  (URS)DQFlag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Ahmed Chahrour  (SYR)46.5
10Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miroslav Zeman  (TCH)TF / 1:55Flag of Denmark.svg  Alex Børger  (DEN)49
43Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Shin Sang-Sik  (KOR)Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Enrique Jiménez  (MEX)13
3.51Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Alker  (HUN)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Boško Marinko  (YUG)36.5
2.50Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Rolf Lacour  (FRG)TF / 1:52Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gheorghe Stoiciu  (ROU)47.5
21Flag of Finland.svg  Jussi Vesterinen  (FIN)Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Vasilios Ganotis  (GRE)37
63Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Centurioni  (ITA)Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Petar Kirov  (BUL)13
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Çıkmaz  (TUR)Bye
5Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Mohamed Mongued  (EGY)DNA

4th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
73Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Çıkmaz  (TUR)Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Vladimir Bakulin  (URS)12
21Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miroslav Zeman  (TCH)Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Shin Sang-Sik  (KOR)37
63Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Enrique Jiménez  (MEX)Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Alker  (HUN)14.5
52.5Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Rolf Lacour  (FRG)Flag of Finland.svg  Jussi Vesterinen  (FIN)2.54.5
3Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Petar Kirov  (BUL)Bye

5th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
41Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Petar Kirov  (BUL)Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Vladimir Bakulin  (URS)35
53Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miroslav Zeman  (TCH)Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Rolf Lacour  (FRG)16
5.51Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Alker  (HUN)Flag of Finland.svg  Jussi Vesterinen  (FIN)37.5

6th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
51Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Petar Kirov  (BUL)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miroslav Zeman  (TCH)38
61Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Vladimir Bakulin  (URS)Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Alker  (HUN)38.5

Final standings

  1. Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Petar Kirov  (BUL)
  2. Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Vladimir Bakulin  (URS)
  3. Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miroslav Zeman  (TCH)
  4. Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Alker  (HUN)
  5. Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Rolf Lacour  (FRG)
  6. Flag of Finland.svg  Jussi Vesterinen  (FIN)

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.