Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

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Men's freestyle 57 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Wrestling pictogram.svg
Venue Messe München
Dates27–31 August 1972
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hideaki Yanagida Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Richard Sanders Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg László Klinga Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1968
1976  

The Men's Freestyle 57 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. [1]

Medalists

Gold Hideaki Yanagida
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
Silver Richard Sanders
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Bronze László Klinga
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

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 East Germany.svg  Horst Mayer  (GDR)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Ramezan Kheder  (IRI)11
0.50.5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Amrik Singh Gill  (GBR)Flag of Peru.svg  Juan Velarde  (PER)3.53.5
11Flag of Mexico.svg  Moises López  (MEX)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Egon Beiler  (CAN)33
33Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Megdiin Khoilogdorj  (MGL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Kuleshov  (URS)11
00Flag of Hungary.svg  László Klinga  (HUN)1:22Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Arturo Tanaquin  (PHI)44
33Flag of Turkey.svg  Kazım Yıldırım  (TUR)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)11
11Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  An Jea-Won  (KOR)33
0.50.5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideaki Yanagida  (JPN)Flag of Austria.svg  Ernst Hack  (AUT)3.53.5
44Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Georgios Hatziioannidis  (GRE)5:15Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Sanders  (USA)00
44Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Hsu Chin-hsiung  (ROC)4:16Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Dumitru  (ROU)00
11Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Eduardo Maggiolo  (ARG)Flag of Guatemala.svg  Luis Fuentes  (GUA)33
44Flag of Australia.svg  Raymond Barry  (AUS)8:37Flag of India.svg  Prem Nath  (IND)00
11Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Jorge Ramos  (CUB)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Allah Ditta  (PAK)33
00Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Ghulam Sideeq  (AFG)5:47Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Risto Darlev  (YUG)44

Round 2

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
3.50.5Flag of East Germany.svg  Horst Mayer  (GDR)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Amrik Singh Gill  (GBR)3.54
10State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Ramezan Kheder  (IRI)5:10Flag of Peru.svg  Juan Velarde  (PER)47.5
54Flag of Mexico.svg  Moises López  (MEX)8:21Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Megdiin Khoilogdorj  (MGL)03
6.53.5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Egon Beiler  (CAN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Kuleshov  (URS)0.51.5
0.50.5Flag of Hungary.svg  László Klinga  (HUN)Flag of Turkey.svg  Kazım Yıldırım  (TUR)3.56.5
84Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Arturo Tanaquin  (PHI)0:57Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)01
4.53.5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideaki Yanagida  (JPN)0.51
3.50.5Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  An Jea-Won  (KOR)Flag of Austria.svg  Ernst Hack  (AUT)3.57
40Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Georgios Hatziioannidis  (GRE)3:49Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Hsu Chin-Hsiung  (ROC)48
00Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Sanders  (USA)5:34Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Dumitru  (ROU)44
10Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Eduardo Maggiolo  (ARG)4:34Flag of Australia.svg  Raymond Barry  (AUS)48
63Flag of Guatemala.svg  Luis Fuentes  (GUA)Flag of India.svg  Prem Nath  (IND)11
21Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Jorge Ramos  (CUB)Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Ghulam Sideeq  (AFG)33
63Flag of Pakistan.svg  Allah Ditta  (PAK)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Risto Darlev  (YUG)15

Round 3

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
3.50Flag of East Germany.svg  Horst Mayer  (GDR)8:30Flag of Mexico.svg  Moises López  (MEX)49
10State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Ramezan Kheder  (IRI)1:25Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Amrik Singh Gill  (GBR)48
52Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Megdiin Khoilogdorj  (MGL)Flag of Hungary.svg  László Klinga  (HUN)22.5
5.54Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Kuleshov  (URS)1:35Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)01
4.50Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)1:16Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Georgios Hatziioannidis  (GRE)48
7.54Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  An Jea-Won  (KOR)1:20Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideaki Yanagida  (JPN)01
00Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Sanders  (USA)1:32Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Eduardo Maggiolo  (ARG)45
73Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nicolae Dumitru  (ROU)Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Jorge Ramos  (CUB)13
10Flag of India.svg  Prem Nath  (IND)6:39Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Ghulam Sideeq  (AFG)47
5Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Risto Darlev  (YUG)Bye

Round 4

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
94Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Risto Darlev  (YUG)5:01Flag of East Germany.svg  Horst Mayer  (GDR)03.5
21State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Ramezan Kheder  (IRI)Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Megdiin Khoilogdorj  (MGL)38
9.54Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Kuleshov  (URS)3:24Flag of Hungary.svg  László Klinga  (HUN)02.5
10Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)1:23Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Żedzicki  (POL)48.5
21Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideaki Yanagida  (JPN)Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Sanders  (USA)33
94Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Eduardo Maggiolo  (ARG)4:33Flag of India.svg  Prem Nath  (IND)01
3Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Jorge Ramos  (CUB)Bye

Round 5

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
63Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Jorge Ramos  (CUB)Flag of East Germany.svg  Horst Mayer  (GDR)14.5
53State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Ramezan Kheder  (IRI)Flag of Hungary.svg  László Klinga  (HUN)13.5
43Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideaki Yanagida  (JPN)13
30Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Sanders  (USA)1:23Flag of India.svg  Prem Nath  (IND)45

Round 6

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
7.53Flag of East Germany.svg  Horst Mayer  (GDR)Flag of Hungary.svg  László Klinga  (HUN)14.5
83State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Ramezan Kheder  (IRI)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideaki Yanagida  (JPN)14
73Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Sanders  (USA)14
5Flag of India.svg  Prem Nath  (IND)Bye

Round 7

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
94Flag of India.svg  Prem Nath  (IND)5:10Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideaki Yanagida  (JPN)04
8.54Flag of Hungary.svg  László Klinga  (HUN)6:38Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Sanders  (USA)04

Final

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

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
11Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideaki Yanagida  (JPN)Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Sanders  (USA)33

Final standings

  1. Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideaki Yanagida  (JPN)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg  Richard Sanders  (USA)
  3. Flag of Hungary.svg  László Klinga  (HUN)
  4. Flag of India.svg  Prem Premnath  (IND)
  5. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Shavov  (BUL)
  6. Flag of East Germany.svg  Horst Mayer  (GDR)
  7. State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Ramezan Kheder  (IRI)
  8. Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Jorge Ramos  (CUB)

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.