Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Wrestling pictogram.svg
Venue Messe München
Dates5–10 September 1972
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Shamil Khisamutdinov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Stoyan Apostolov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg Gian-Matteo Ranzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1968
1976  

The Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. [1]

Medalists

Gold Shamil Khisamutdinov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Silver Stoyan Apostolov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria
Bronze Gian-Matteo Ranzi
Flag of Italy.svg Italy

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

Round 1

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
33Flag of Finland.svg  Veikko Lavonen  (FIN)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyan Apostolov  (BUL)11
11State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Mohammad Dalirian  (IRI)Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Sotirios Nakos  (GRE)33
44Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Andrzej Supron  (POL)5:58Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simion Popescu  (ROU)44
00Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shamil Khisamutdinov  (URS)6:29Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Mohamed Gaber  (EGY)44
00Flag of Turkey.svg  Seyyit Hışırlı  (TUR)8:26Flag of Austria.svg  Josef Brötzner  (AUT)44
44Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Buzzard  (USA)7:19Flag of Italy.svg  Gian-Matteo Ranzi  (ITA)00
00Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Heinz Rhyn  (SUI)7:37Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ole Sorensen  (CAN)44
00Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takashi Tanoue  (JPN)6:47Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Bahamou  (MAR)44
00Flag of Hungary.svg  Antal Steer  (HUN)4:00Flag of Mexico.svg  Alberto Bremauntz  (MEX)44
2.52.5Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sreten Damjanović  (YUG)Flag of Germany.svg  Manfred Schöndorfer  (FRG)2.52.5
33Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Djan-Aka Djan  (AFG)Flag of Denmark.svg  Tage Juhl Weirum  (DEN)11
0Flag of East Germany.svg  Klaus-Peter Göpfert  (GDR)Bye

Round 2

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
44Flag of East Germany.svg  Klaus-Peter Göpfert  (GDR)5:32Flag of Finland.svg  Veikko Lavonen  (FIN)47
10Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyan Apostolov  (BUL)2:32State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Mohammad Dalirian  (IRI)45
74Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Sotirios Nakos  (GRE)8:38Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Andrzej Supron  (POL)04
84Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simion Popescu  (ROU)5:07Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shamil Khisamutdinov  (URS)00
00Flag of Turkey.svg  Seyyit Hışırlı  (TUR)5:32Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Buzzard  (USA)48
7.53.5Flag of Austria.svg  Josef Brötzner  (AUT)Flag of Italy.svg  Gian-Matteo Ranzi  (ITA)0.50.5
44Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Heinz Rhyn  (SUI)7:45Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takashi Tanoue  (JPN)00
84Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ole Sorensen  (CAN)1:00Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Bahamou  (MAR)04
33Flag of Hungary.svg  Antal Steer  (HUN)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sreten Damjanović  (YUG)13.5
84Flag of Mexico.svg  Alberto Bremauntz  (MEX)5:17Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Djan-Aka Djan  (AFG)03
2.50Flag of Germany.svg  Manfred Schöndorfer  (FRG)5:05Flag of Denmark.svg  Tage Juhl Weirum  (DEN)45
4Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Gaber Mohamed  (EGY)DNA

Round 3

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
84Flag of East Germany.svg  Klaus-Peter Göpfert  (GDR)8:31Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyan Apostolov  (BUL)01
94State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Mohammad Dalirian  (IRI)2:26Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Andrzej Supron  (POL)04
11Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shamil Khisamutdinov  (URS)Flag of Turkey.svg  Seyyit Hışırlı  (TUR)33
0.50Flag of Italy.svg  Gian-Matteo Ranzi  (ITA)8:15Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Heinz Rhyn  (SUI)48
33Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takashi Tanoue  (JPN)Flag of Hungary.svg  Antal Steer  (HUN)14
84Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Bahamou  (MAR)6:50Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sreten Damjanović  (YUG)03.5
2.50Flag of Germany.svg  Manfred Schöndorfer  (FRG)4:08Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Djan-Aka Djan  (AFG)47
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Tage Juhl Weirum  (DEN)Bye

Round 4

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
94Flag of Denmark.svg  Tage Juhl Weirum  (DEN)2:56Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyan Apostolov  (BUL)01
84Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Andrzej Supron  (POL)8:10Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shamil Khisamutdinov  (URS)01
63Flag of Turkey.svg  Seyyit Hışırlı  (TUR)Flag of Italy.svg  Gian-Matteo Ranzi  (ITA)11.5
30Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takashi Tanoue  (JPN)8:28Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sreten Damjanović  (YUG)47.5
62Flag of Hungary.svg  Antal Steer  (HUN)Flag of Germany.svg  Manfred Schöndorfer  (FRG)24.5

Round 5

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
43Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyan Apostolov  (BUL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shamil Khisamutdinov  (URS)12
2.51Flag of Italy.svg  Gian-Matteo Ranzi  (ITA)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takashi Tanoue  (JPN)36
4.5Flag of Germany.svg  Manfred Schöndorfer  (FRG)Bye

Round 6

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
7.53Flag of Germany.svg  Manfred Schöndorfer  (FRG)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyan Apostolov  (BUL)15
2.50.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shamil Khisamutdinov  (URS)Flag of Italy.svg  Gian-Matteo Ranzi  (ITA)3.56

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
33Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyan Apostolov  (BUL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shamil Khisamutdinov  (URS)11

Final standings

  1. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Shamil Khisamutdinov  (URS)
  2. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoyan Apostolov  (BUL)
  3. Flag of Italy.svg  Gian-Matteo Ranzi  (ITA)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg  Manfred Schöndorfer  (FRG)
  5. Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takashi Tanoue  (JPN)
  6. Flag of Hungary.svg  Antal Steer  (HUN) and Flag of Turkey.svg  Seyyit Hışırlı  (TUR)

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2019.