Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

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Men's freestyle 68 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Wrestling pictogram.svg
Venue Messe München
Dates27–31 August 1972
Competitors25 from 25 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Dan Gable Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Kikuo Wada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Ruslan Ashuraliyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
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The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. Israeli wrestler Eliezer Halfin was later killed in the Munich massacre. [1]

Medalists

Gold Dan Gable
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Kikuo Wada
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
Bronze Ruslan Ashuraliyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union

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
11Flag of Turkey.svg  Ali Şahin  (TUR)Flag of Israel.svg  Eliezer Halfin  (ISR)33
33Flag of India.svg  Jagrup Singh  (IND)Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj  (MGL)11
33Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ismail Yuseinov  (BUL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Ashuraliyev  (URS)11
3.53.5Flag of Panama.svg  Segundo Olmedo  (PAN)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)0.50.5
11Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Eduardo Quintero  (CUB)Flag of Mexico.svg  Gabriel Ruz  (MEX)33
33Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Engel  (TCH)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Petre Poalelungi  (ROU)11
00Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Schröder  (GDR)1:08Flag of Senegal.svg  Arona Mané  (SEN)44
00Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Stefanos Ioannidis  (GRE)2:47Flag of France.svg  Georges Carbasse  (FRA)44
44Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Safer Sali  (YUG)7:35Flag of the United States.svg  Dan Gable  (USA)00
44Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ronald Ouellet  (CAN)8:58Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Rost  (FRG)00
3.53.5Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  André Chardonnens  (SUI)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Włodzimierz Cieślak  (POL)0.50.5
44Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Joseph Gilligan  (GBR)7:36Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kikuo Wada  (JPN)00
0Flag of Hungary.svg  József Rusznyák  (HUN)Bye

Round 2

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
33Flag of Hungary.svg  József Rusznyák  (HUN)Flag of Turkey.svg  Ali Şahin  (TUR)12
41Flag of Israel.svg  Eliezer Halfin  (ISR)Flag of India.svg  Jagrup Singh  (IND)36
43Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj  (MGL)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ismail Yuseinov  (BUL)14
1.50.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Ashuraliyev  (URS)Flag of Panama.svg  Segundo Olmedo  (PAN)3.57
54Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Eduardo Quintero  (CUB)5:45Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Engel  (TCH)03
74Flag of Mexico.svg  Gabriel Ruz  (MEX)5:31Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Petre Poalelungi  (ROU)01
33Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Schröder  (GDR)Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Stefanos Ioannidis  (GRE)11
84Flag of Senegal.svg  Arona Mané  (SEN)1:50Flag of France.svg  Georges Carbasse  (FRA)04
73Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Safer Sali  (YUG)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ronald Ouellet  (CAN)15
0.50.5Flag of the United States.svg  Dan Gable  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Rost  (FRG)3.53.5
6.53Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  André Chardonnens  (SUI)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Joseph Gilligan  (GBR)15
3.53Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Włodzimierz Cieślak  (POL)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kikuo Wada  (JPN)11
0.5State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Abdollah Movahed  (IRI)DNA

Round 3

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
30Flag of Hungary.svg  József Rusznyák  (HUN)4:50Flag of Israel.svg  Eliezer Halfin  (ISR)48
53Flag of Turkey.svg  Ali Şahin  (TUR)Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj  (MGL)15
40Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ismail Yuseinov  (BUL)3:27Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Eduardo Quintero  (CUB)49
1.50Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Ashuraliyev  (URS)7:37Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Josef Engel  (TCH)47
32Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Petre Poalelungi  (ROU)Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Schröder  (GDR)25
54Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Stefanos Ioannidis  (GRE)4:03Flag of the United States.svg  Dan Gable  (USA)00.5
40Flag of France.svg  Georges Carbasse  (FRA)4:53Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ronald Ouellet  (CAN)49
73.5Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Rost  (FRG)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kikuo Wada  (JPN)0.51.5
3.50Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Włodzimierz Cieślak  (POL)7:29Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Joseph Gilligan  (GBR)49

Round 4

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
74Flag of Hungary.svg  József Rusznyák  (HUN)4:42Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj  (MGL)05
50Flag of Turkey.svg  Ali Şahin  (TUR)8:26Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ismail Yuseinov  (BUL)48
1.50Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Ashuraliyev  (URS)2:23Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Petre Poalelungi  (ROU)47
50Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Schröder  (GDR)2:17Flag of France.svg  Georges Carbasse  (FRA)48
83Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Stefanos Ioannidis  (GRE)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Włodzimierz Cieślak  (POL)14.5
1.51Flag of the United States.svg  Dan Gable  (USA)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kikuo Wada  (JPN)34.5

Round 5

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
61Flag of Turkey.svg  Ali Şahin  (TUR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Ashuraliyev  (URS)34.5
61Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj  (MGL)Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Schröder  (GDR)38
1.50Flag of the United States.svg  Dan Gable  (USA)4:13Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Włodzimierz Cieślak  (POL)48.5
4.5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kikuo Wada  (JPN)Bye

Final

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

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
1Flag of the United States.svg  Dan Gable  (USA)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kikuo Wada  (JPN)3
41Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kikuo Wada  (JPN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Ashuraliyev  (URS)3
21Flag of the United States.svg  Dan Gable  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Ashuraliyev  (URS)36

Final standings

  1. Flag of the United States.svg  Dan Gable  (USA)
  2. Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kikuo Wada  (JPN)
  3. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Ashuraliyev  (URS)
  4. Flag of Turkey.svg  Ali Şahin  (TUR) and Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj  (MGL)
  5. -
  6. Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Schröder  (GDR)
  7. Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Włodzimierz Cieślak  (POL)

References

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