Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

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Men's freestyle 57 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Insurgentes Ice Rink
Dates17–20 October
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Yojiro Uetake Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Donald Behm Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Aboutaleb Talebi State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
  1964
1972  

The Men's Freestyle bantamweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The bantamweight was the second-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 57 kilograms. [1]

Medalists

Gold Yojiro Uetake
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
Silver Donald Behm
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Bronze Aboutaleb Talebi
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Iran

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
00Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Herbert Singerman  (CAN)TF / 5:02Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Rogelio Famatid  (PHI)44
11Flag of Turkey.svg  Hasan Sevinç  (TUR)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Simeon Šutev  (YUG)33
33Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Jang Gyeong-mu  (KOR)Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)11
44Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Marco Terán  (ECU)TF / 2:47Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yojiro Uetake  (JPN)00
11Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Horst Mayer  (GDR)33
11Flag of Finland.svg  Pekka Alanen  (FIN)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Cristea  (ROU)33
44Flag of Mexico.svg  Moises López  (MEX)DQFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ali Aliyev  (URS)00
33Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Ahmad Djan  (AFG)Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Bazaryn Sükhbaatar  (MGL)11
0.50.5State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Aboutaleb Talebi  (IRN)Flag of Guatemala.svg  Javier Raxon  (GUA)3.53.5
33Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Sardar  (PAK)Flag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)11
0Flag of India.svg  Bishambar Singh  (IND)Bye

2nd round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
0.50.5Flag of India.svg  Bishambar Singh  (IND)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Herbert Singerman  (CAN)3.53.5
21Flag of Turkey.svg  Hasan Sevinç  (TUR)Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Chang Kyung-Mu  (KOR)36
74Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Simeon Šutev  (YUG)TF / 9:00Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)01
84Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Marco Terán  (ECU)TF / 2:10Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)01
00Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yojiro Uetake  (JPN)TF / 1:43Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Horst Mayer  (GDR)47
4.53.5Flag of Finland.svg  Pekka Alanen  (FIN)Flag of Mexico.svg  Moises López  (MEX)0.54.5
63Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Cristea  (ROU)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ali Aliyev  (URS)11
63Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Ahmad Djan  (AFG)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Aboutaleb Talebi  (IRN)11.5
43Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Bazaryn Sükhbaatar  (MGL)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Sardar Mohammad  (PAK)14
7.54Flag of Guatemala.svg  Javier Raxon  (GUA)TF / 6:20Flag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)01
4Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Rogelio Famatid  (PHI)DNA

3rd round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
1.51Flag of India.svg  Bishambar Singh  (IND)Flag of Turkey.svg  Hasan Sevinç  (TUR)35
7.54Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Herbert Singerman  (CAN)TF / 1:08Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)01
11Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yojiro Uetake  (JPN)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)34
83.5Flag of Finland.svg  Pekka Alanen  (FIN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ali Aliyev  (URS)0.51.5
8.54Flag of Mexico.svg  Moises López  (MEX)TF / 9:52Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Bazaryn Sükhbaatar  (MGL)04
2.51State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Aboutaleb Talebi  (IRN)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Sardar Mohammad  (PAK)37
1Flag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)Bye

4th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
1.50.5Flag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)Flag of India.svg  Bishambar Singh  (IND)3.55
7.52.5Flag of Turkey.svg  Hasan Sevinç  (TUR)Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)2.53.5
32Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yojiro Uetake  (JPN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ali Aliyev  (URS)23.5
51Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Bazaryn Sükhbaatar  (MGL)37
2.5State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Aboutaleb Talebi  (IRN)Bye

5th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
3.51State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Aboutaleb Talebi  (IRN)Flag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)34.5
8.53.5Flag of India.svg  Bishambar Singh  (IND)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yojiro Uetake  (JPN)0.53.5
4.51Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)38
3.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ali Aliyev  (URS)Bye

6th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
5.52Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ali Aliyev  (URS)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Aboutaleb Talebi  (IRN)25.5
5.51Flag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)37.5
3.5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yojiro Uetake  (JPN)Bye

7th round

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
5.52Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yojiro Uetake  (JPN)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Aboutaleb Talebi  (IRN)27.5
8.53Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ali Aliyev  (URS)Flag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)16.5

Final standings

  1. Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yojiro Uetake  (JPN)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg  Donald Behm  (USA)
  3. State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Aboutaleb Talebi  (IRI)
  4. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ali Aliyev  (URS)
  5. Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)
  6. Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2019.