Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Wrestling pictogram.svg
Venue Messe München
Dates5–10 September 1972
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Vítězslav Mácha Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal icon.svg Petros Galaktopoulos Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
Bronze medal icon.svg Jan Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1968
1976  

The Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. [1]

Medalists

Gold Vítězslav Mácha
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia
Silver Petros Galaktopoulos
Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Greece
Bronze Jan Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

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 Czechoslovakia.svg  Vítězslav Mácha  (TCH)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Kolev  (BUL)11
44Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Nestor González  (ARG)2:20Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Türüt  (TUR)00
22Flag of Germany.svg  Werner Schröter  (FRG)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Stanisław Krzesiński  (POL)22
44Flag of Hungary.svg  Miklós Hegedűs  (HUN)8:36Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Jiichiro Date  (JPN)00
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan Karlsson  (SWE)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Marcel Vlad  (ROU)33
33Flag of the United States.svg  Gary Neist  (USA)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Momir Kecman  (YUG)11
00Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Petros Galaktopoulos  (GRE)1:56Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Constant Bens  (BEL)44
11Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Igumenov  (URS)Flag of Austria.svg  Franz Berger  (AUT)33
3.53.5Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Robert Blaser  (SUI)Flag of Finland.svg  Eero Tapio  (FIN)0.50.5
44Flag of East Germany.svg  Klaus Pohl  (GDR)5:07Flag of France.svg  Daniel Robin  (FRA)00

Round 2

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
30Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Vítězslav Mácha  (TCH)2:31Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Nestor González  (ARG)48
1.50.5Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Kolev  (BUL)Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Türüt  (TUR)3.53.5
42Flag of Germany.svg  Werner Schröter  (FRG)Flag of Hungary.svg  Miklós Hegedűs  (HUN)26
31Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Stanisław Krzesiński  (POL)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Jiichiro Date  (JPN)33
21Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan Karlsson  (SWE)Flag of the United States.svg  Gary Neist  (USA)36
63Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Marcel Vlad  (ROU)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Momir Kecman  (YUG)12
22Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Petros Galaktopoulos  (GRE)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Igumenov  (URS)23
84Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Constant Bens  (BEL)1:26Flag of Austria.svg  Franz Berger  (AUT)03
7.54Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Robert Blaser  (SUI)0:59Flag of East Germany.svg  Klaus Pohl  (GDR)04
2.52Flag of Finland.svg  Eero Tapio  (FIN)Flag of France.svg  Daniel Robin  (FRA)22

Round 3

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
3.50.5Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Vítězslav Mácha  (TCH)Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Türüt  (TUR)3.57
4.53Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Kolev  (BUL)Flag of Germany.svg  Werner Schröter  (FRG)15
74Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Stanisław Krzesiński  (POL)8:47Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan Karlsson  (SWE)02
74Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Jiichiro Date  (JPN)8:31Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Momir Kecman  (YUG)02
31Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Petros Galaktopoulos  (GRE)Flag of Austria.svg  Franz Berger  (AUT)36
5.53Flag of Finland.svg  Eero Tapio  (FIN)Flag of East Germany.svg  Klaus Pohl  (GDR)15
2Flag of France.svg  Daniel Robin  (FRA)Bye
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Igumenov  (URS)DNA

Round 4

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
53Flag of France.svg  Daniel Robin  (FRA)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Vítězslav Mácha  (TCH)14.5
5.51Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Kolev  (BUL)Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan Karlsson  (SWE)35
7.52.5Flag of Germany.svg  Werner Schröter  (FRG)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Momir Kecman  (YUG)2.54.5
30Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Petros Galaktopoulos  (GRE)7:23Flag of Finland.svg  Eero Tapio  (FIN)49.5
5Flag of East Germany.svg  Klaus Pohl  (GDR)Bye

Round 5

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
83Flag of East Germany.svg  Klaus Pohl  (GDR)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Vítězslav Mácha  (TCH)15.5
83Flag of France.svg  Daniel Robin  (FRA)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Kolev  (BUL)16.5
61Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan Karlsson  (SWE)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Momir Kecman  (YUG)37.5
3Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Petros Galaktopoulos  (GRE)Bye

Final

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

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
33Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Petros Galaktopoulos  (GRE)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Vítězslav Mácha  (TCH)11

Final standings

  1. Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Vítězslav Mácha  (TCH)
  2. Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Petros Galaktopoulos  (GRE)
  3. Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan Karlsson  (SWE)
  4. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Kolev  (BUL)
  5. Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Momir Kecman  (YUG)
  6. Flag of France.svg  Daniel Robin  (FRA)
  7. Flag of East Germany.svg  Klaus Pohl  (GDR)

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2019.