Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Hideo Fujimoto, Roman Rurua, Simion Popescu 1968.jpg
Venue Insurgentes Ice Rink
Dates23–26 October
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Roman Rurua Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Hideo Fujimoto Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Simion Popescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
  1964
1972  

The Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The featherweight was the third-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 63 kilograms. [1] [2]

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Medalists

Gold Roman Rurua
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Silver Hideo Fujimoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
Bronze Simion Popescu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania

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. [2]

Legend
Penalties

1st round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
00Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Švec  (TCH)TF / 1:21Flag of Guatemala.svg  José Luis García  (GUA)44
11Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Nikolaos Lazarou  (GRE)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Tadeusz Godyń  (POL)33
00Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Alakoç  (TUR)DQFlag of Portugal.svg  Adriano Morais  (POR)44
00State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Seyed Hossein Moareb  (IRI)TF / 8:00Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Yehya Mohamed Hassanein  (EGY)44
00Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Dimitar Galinchev  (BUL)DQFlag of Morocco.svg  Rahal Mahassine  (MAR)44
2.52.5Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sreten Damjanović  (YUG)Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Kim Ik-Jong  (KOR)2.52.5
33Flag of Hungary.svg  József Rusznyák  (HUN)Flag of the United States.svg  Jim Hazewinkel  (USA)11
00Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Roman Rurua  (URS)TF / 5:28Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Ismail Al-Karaghouli  (IRQ)44
0.50.5Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simion Popescu  (ROU)Flag of Mexico.svg  Ponciano Contreras  (MEX)3.53.5
22Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Lothar Schneider  (GDR)Flag of Finland.svg  Martti Laakso  (FIN)22
00Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léonard Dutz  (BEL)TF / 2:49Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Tortillano Tumasis  (PHI)44
00Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Fujimoto  (JPN)Bye

2nd round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
00Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Fujimoto  (JPN)TF / 0:20Flag of Guatemala.svg  José Luis García  (GUA)48
44Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Švec  (TCH)DQFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Nikolaos Lazarou  (GRE)45
84Flag of Portugal.svg  Adriano Morais  (POR)DQFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Tadeusz Godyń  (POL)47
11Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Alakoç  (TUR)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Seyed Hossein Moareb  (IRI)33
11Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Dimitar Galinchev  (BUL)Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Yehya Hassanein  (EGY)37
84Flag of Morocco.svg  Rahal Mahassine  (MAR)Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Kim Ik-Jong  (KOR)02.5
2.50Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sreten Damjanović  (YUG)TF / 2:23Flag of Hungary.svg  József Rusznyák  (HUN)47
54Flag of the United States.svg  Jim Hazewinkel  (USA)TF / 6:23Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Roman Rurua  (URS)00
31Flag of Finland.svg  Martti Laakso  (FIN)Flag of Mexico.svg  Ponciano Contreras  (MEX)36.5
84Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Tortillano Tumasis  (PHI)TF / 2:13Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simion Popescu  (ROU)00.5
31Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Lothar Schneider  (GDR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léonard Dutz  (BEL)33
4Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Ismail Al-Karaghouli  (IRQ)DNA

3rd round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
11Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Fujimoto  (JPN)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Švec  (TCH)37
10Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Alakoç  (TUR)Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Nikolaos Lazarou  (GRE)49
74State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Seyed Hossein Moareb  (IRI)TF / 1:20Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Dimitar Galinchev  (BUL)01
63.5Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  Kim Ik-Jong  (KOR)Flag of the United States.svg  Jim Hazewinkel  (USA)0.55.5
00Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Roman Rurua  (URS)TF / 4:37Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sreten Damjanović  (YUG)46.5
2.52Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simion Popescu  (ROU)Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Lothar Schneider  (GDR)25
30Flag of Finland.svg  Martti Laakso  (FIN)DQFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léonard Dutz  (BEL)49

4th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
32Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Alakoç  (TUR)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Fujimoto  (JPN)23
8.53Flag of the United States.svg  Jim Hazewinkel  (USA)Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Dimitar Galinchev  (BUL)12
00Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Roman Rurua  (URS)TF / 8:56Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Lothar Schneider  (GDR)49
3.51Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simion Popescu  (ROU)Flag of Finland.svg  Martti Laakso  (FIN)36

5th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
53Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Dimitar Galinchev  (BUL)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Fujimoto  (JPN)14
63Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Alakoç  (TUR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Roman Rurua  (URS)11
3.5Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simion Popescu  (ROU)Bye

6th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
51Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Fujimoto  (JPN)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simion Popescu  (ROU)36.5
21Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Roman Rurua  (URS)TF / 2:32Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Dimitar Galinchev  (BUL)38

Final round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
72Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Fujimoto  (JPN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Roman Rurua  (URS)24

Final standings

  1. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Roman Rurua  (URS)
  2. Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Fujimoto  (JPN)
  3. Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simion Popescu  (ROU)
  4. Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Dimitar Galinchev  (BUL)
  5. Flag of Turkey.svg  Metin Alakoç  (TUR)
  6. Flag of Finland.svg  Martti Laakso  (FIN)

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References

Notes

  1. Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1969). Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968 (Volume 3) (PDF). Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles. p. 728. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2019.