Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 90 kg

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Men's freestyle 90 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Messe München
Dates27–31 August 1972
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ben Peterson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Gennadi Strakhov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Károly Bajkó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
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The Men's Freestyle 90 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. [1]

Medalists

Gold Ben Peterson
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Gennadi Strakhov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Bronze Károly Bajkó
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
00Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Bajkó  (HUN)5:50Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Makoto Kamada  (JPN)44
00State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Reza Khorrami  (IRI)0:53Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Etienne Martinetti  (SUI)44
44Flag of Senegal.svg  Alioune Camara  (SEN)2:11Flag of Mexico.svg  Raúl García  (MEX)00
11Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Peterson  (USA)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Paweł Kurczewski  (POL)33
00Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  George Saunders  (CAN)1:59Flag of India.svg  Chandgi Ram  (IND)44
0.50.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadi Strakhov  (URS)Flag of Sweden.svg  Roland Andersson  (SWE)3.53.5
11Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Bárbaro Morgan  (CUB)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ion Marton  (ROU)33
44Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Kwak Kwang-Woong  (KOR)1:42Flag of East Germany.svg  Günter Spindler  (GDR)00
11Flag of France.svg  Michel Grangier  (FRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Umberto Marcheggiani  (ITA)33
44Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ronald Grinstead  (GBR)3:41Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rusi Petrov  (BUL)00
11Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Güçlü  (TUR)Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Jigjidiin Mönkhbat  (MGL)33
0Flag of Germany.svg  Ernst Knoll  (FRG)Bye

Round 2

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
33Flag of Germany.svg  Ernst Knoll  (FRG)Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Bajkó  (HUN)11
73Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Makoto Kamada  (JPN)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Reza Khorrami  (IRI)11
40Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Etienne Martinetti  (SUI)1:38Flag of Senegal.svg  Alioune Camara  (SEN)48
44Flag of Mexico.svg  Raúl García  (MEX)8:09Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Peterson  (USA)01
41Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Paweł Kurczewski  (POL)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  George Saunders  (CAN)33
84Flag of India.svg  Chandgi Ram  (IND)2:45Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadi Strakhov  (URS)00.5
6.53Flag of Sweden.svg  Roland Andersson  (SWE)Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Bárbaro Morgan  (CUB)12
63Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ion Marton  (ROU)Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Kwak Kwang-Woong  (KOR)15
33Flag of East Germany.svg  Günter Spindler  (GDR)Flag of France.svg  Michel Grangier  (FRA)12
52Flag of Italy.svg  Umberto Marcheggiani  (ITA)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ronald Grinstead  (GBR)26
11Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rusi Petrov  (BUL)Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Güçlü  (TUR)34
3Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Jigjidiin Mönkhbat  (MGL)Bye

Round 3

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
63Flag of Germany.svg  Ernst Knoll  (FRG)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Reza Khorrami  (IRI)12
1.50.5Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Bajkó  (HUN)Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Etienne Martinetti  (SUI)3.57.5
7.53.5Flag of Mexico.svg  Raúl García  (MEX)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Paweł Kurczewski  (POL)0.54.5
32Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Peterson  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadi Strakhov  (URS)22.5
20Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Bárbaro Morgan  (CUB)1:00Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Kwak Kwang-Woong  (KOR)49
3.50.5Flag of East Germany.svg  Günter Spindler  (GDR)Flag of Italy.svg  Umberto Marcheggiani  (ITA)3.58.5
5.53.5Flag of France.svg  Michel Grangier  (FRA)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rusi Petrov  (BUL)0.51.5
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Güçlü  (TUR)Bye
3Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Jigjidiin Mönkhbat  (MGL)DNA
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  George Saunders  (CAN)DNA

Round 4

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
84Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Güçlü  (TUR)8:25Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Bajkó  (HUN)03
53State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Reza Khorrami  (IRI)Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Peterson  (USA)14
8.54Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Paweł Kurczewski  (POL)1:52Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadi Strakhov  (URS)02.5
31Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Bárbaro Morgan  (CUB)Flag of France.svg  Michel Grangier  (FRA)38.5
4.51Flag of East Germany.svg  Günter Spindler  (GDR)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rusi Petrov  (BUL)34.5

Round 5

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
52Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Bajkó  (HUN)State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Reza Khorrami  (IRI)27
40Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Peterson  (USA)5:24Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Bárbaro Morgan  (CUB)47
30.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadi Strakhov  (URS)Flag of East Germany.svg  Günter Spindler  (GDR)3.58
4.5Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rusi Petrov  (BUL)Bye

Round 6

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
8.54Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rusi Petrov  (BUL)2:41Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Peterson  (USA)04
83Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Bajkó  (HUN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadi Strakhov  (URS)14

Final

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

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
22Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Peterson  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadi Strakhov  (URS)22

The tie was broken by comparing the finalists' falls records. Peterson had 3, while Strakhov had 2.

Final standings

  1. Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Peterson  (USA)
  2. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadi Strakhov  (URS)
  3. Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Bajkó  (HUN)
  4. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rusi Petrov  (BUL)
  5. Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Bárbaro Morgan  (CUB) and State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Reza Khorrami  (IRI)
  6. -
  7. Flag of East Germany.svg  Günter Spindler  (GDR)

References

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