Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Wrestling
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Wrestling Moscow 1980.jpg
Venue CSKA Sports Complex
Dates20–31 July
Competitors266 from 35 nations
  1976
1984  

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by twenty events (all men's individual). They were split into two disciplines (ten events each): Freestyle and Greco-Roman. All events were held in the Wrestling hall of the Sports Complex of the Central Sports Club of the Army (north-western part of Moscow) between 20 and 31 July. [1]

Medal summary

Freestyle

GamesGoldSilverBronze
48 kg
details
Claudio Pollio
Olympic flag.svg  Italy
Jang Se-hong
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea
Sergei Kornilayev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
52 kg
details
Anatoli Beloglazov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Władysław Stecyk
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Nermedin Selimov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
57 kg
details
Sergei Beloglazov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Li Ho-pyong
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea
Dugarsürengiin Oyuunbold
Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia
62 kg
details
Magomedgasan Abushev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Miho Dukov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Georgios Hatziioannidis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
68 kg
details
Saipulla Absaidov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ivan Yankov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Šaban Sejdi
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
74 kg
details
Valentin Raychev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Jamtsyn Davaajav
Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia
Dan Karabin
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
82 kg
details
Ismail Abilov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Magomedkhan Aratsilov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
István Kovács
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
90 kg
details
Sanasar Oganisyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Uwe Neupert
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Aleksander Cichoń
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
100 kg
details
Illya Mate
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Slavcho Chervenkov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Július Strnisko
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
+100 kg
details
Soslan Andiyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
József Balla
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Adam Sandurski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Greco-Roman

GamesGoldSilverBronze
48 kg
details
Zhaqsylyq Üshkempirov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Constantin Alexandru
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Ferenc Seres
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
52 kg
details
Vakhtang Blagidze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Lajos Rácz
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Mladen Mladenov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
57 kg
details
Shamil Serikov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Józef Lipień
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Benni Ljungbeck
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
62 kg
details
Stelios Mygiakis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
István Tóth
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Boris Kramarenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
68 kg
details
Ștefan Rusu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Andrzej Supron
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Lars-Erik Skiöld
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
74 kg
details
Ferenc Kocsis
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Anatoly Bykov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Mikko Huhtala
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
82 kg
details
Gennadi Korban
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Jan Dołgowicz
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Pavel Pavlov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
90 kg
details
Norbert Növényi
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Ihar Kanyhin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Petre Dicu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
100 kg
details
Georgi Raikov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Roman Bierła
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Vasile Andrei
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
+100 kg
details
Oleksandr Kolchynskyy
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Aleksandar Tomov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Hassan Bechara
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Illya Mate (USSR, in red) and Julius Strnisko (Czechoslovakia, in blue) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. RIAN photo. RIAN archive 497573 Wrestlers Ilya Mate and Julius Strnisko.jpg
Illya Mate (USSR, in red) and Július Strnisko (Czechoslovakia, in blue) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. RIAN photo.
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (USSR, in red) and Pavel Hristov (Bulgaria, in blue) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. RIAN photo. RIAN archive 498331 1980 Olympic champion, Soviet athlete Zhaksilik Ushkempirov and Bulgarian athlete Pavel Kristov during their final wrestle.jpg
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (USSR, in red) and Pavel Hristov (Bulgaria, in blue) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. RIAN photo.

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)123217
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)34310
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)2327
4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROU)1124
5Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)1012
6Olympic flag.svg  Italy  (ITA)1001
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0527
8Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea  (PRK)0202
9Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia  (MGL)0112
10Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0101
11Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0022
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0022
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon  (LIB)0011
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0011
Totals (15 entries)20202060

Participating nations

A total of 266 wrestlers from 35 nations competed at the Moscow Games: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

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