Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 78 kg

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Men's freestyle welterweight
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueInsurgentes Ice Rink
Date17 – 20 October
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mahmut Atalay File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Robin File:Flag of France.svg France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tömöriin Artag File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolia
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Wrestling at the
1968 Summer Olympics
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Freestyle
Flyweightmen
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Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen
Greco-Roman
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Heavyweightmen

The Men's Freestyle welterweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink from October 17 to October 20.[1] The welterweight allowed wrestlers up to 78 kilograms.[2]

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.[1]

Legend
  • TF — Won by Fall
  • DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
  • D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
  • DNA — Did not appear
Penalties
  • 0 — Won by Fall and Disqualification
  • 0.5 — Won by Technical Superiority
  • 1 — Won by Points
  • 2 — Draw
  • 2.5 — Draw, Passivity
  • 3 — Lost by Points
  • 3.5 — Lost by Technical Superiority
  • 4 — Lost by Fall and Disqualification

1st round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
4 4 File:Flag of India.svg Mukhtiar Singh (IND) TF / 0:37 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) 0 0
0 0 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Heffel (CAN) TF / 9:14 File:Flag of Australia.svg Wesley O'Brien (AUS) 4 4
1 1 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Angel Sotirov (BUL) File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Tömöriin Artag (MGL) 3 3
3 3 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Anthony Shacklady (GBR) File:Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Bajkó (HUN) 1 1
0.5 0.5 File:State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Ali Mohammad Momeni (IRI) File:Flag of Afghanistan (1931–1973).svg Kayum Ayub (AFG) 3.5 3.5
1 1 File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Martin Heinze (GDR) File:Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Romero (MEX) 3 3
1 1 File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Seo Yong-seok (KOR) File:Flag of Italy.svg Osvaldo Ferrari (ITA) 3 3
1 1 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Mahmut Atalay (TUR) File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Combs (USA) 3 3
3 3 File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jimmy Martinetti (SUI) File:Flag of France.svg Daniel Robin (FRA) 1 1
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) Bye

2nd round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 4 File:Flag of India.svg Mukthiar Singh (IND) TF / 10:10 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) 0 0
0.5 0.5 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Heffel (CAN) 3.5 3.5
8 4 File:Flag of Australia.svg Wesley O'Brien (AUS) TF / 1:03 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Angel Sotirov (BUL) 0 1
3 0 File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Tömöriin Artag (MGL) TF / 4:51 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Anthony Shacklady (GBR) 4 7
1.5 1 File:State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Ali Mohammad Momeni (IRI) File:Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Bajkó (HUN) 3 4
1 0 File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Martin Heinze (GDR) DQ File:Flag of Afghanistan (1931–1973).svg Kayum Ayub (AFG) 4 7.5
7 4 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Romero (MEX) TF / 10:52 File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Seo Yong-Seok (KOR) 0 1
6.5 3.5 File:Flag of Italy.svg Osvaldo Ferrari (ITA) File:Flag of Turkey.svg Mahmut Atalay (TUR) 0.5 1.5
4 1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Combs (USA) File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jimmy Martinetti (SUI) 3 6
File:Flag of France.svg Daniel Robin (FRA) Bye

3rd round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
4 3 File:Flag of France.svg Daniel Robin (FRA) File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) 1 1
1.5 1 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Angel Sotirov (BUL) 3 4
7.5 4 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Heffel (CAN) TF / 4:38 File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Tömöriin Artag (MGL) 0 3
5 1 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Bajkó (HUN) File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Martin Heinze (GDR) 3 4
4.5 3 File:State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Ali Mohammad Momeni (IRI) File:Flag of Turkey.svg Mahmut Atalay (TUR) 1 2.5
4 3 File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Seo Yong-Seok (KOR) File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Combs (USA) 1 5

4th round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
5.5 4 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) DQ File:Flag of France.svg Daniel Robin (FRA) 0 4
5 1 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Angel Sotirov (BUL) File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) 3 4
4 1 File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Tömöriin Artag (MGL) File:Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Bajkó (HUN) 3 8
5.5 1 File:State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Ali Mohammad Momeni (IRI) File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Martin Heinze (GDR) 3 7
8 4 File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Seo Yong-Seok (KOR) TF / 8:37 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Mahmut Atalay (TUR) 0 2.5
File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Combs (USA) Bye

5th round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 3 File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Combs (USA) File:Flag of France.svg Daniel Robin (FRA) 1 5
8 2.5 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) 2.5 6.5
8 3 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Angel Sotirov (BUL) File:State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Ali Mohammad Momeni (IRI) 1 6.5
6 2 File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Tömöriin Artag (MGL) File:Flag of Turkey.svg Mahmut Atalay (TUR) 2 4.5

Final round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
5.5 1 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Mahmut Atalay (TUR) File:Flag of France.svg Daniel Robin (FRA) 3 8

Final standings

  1. File:Flag of Turkey.svg Mahmut Atalay (TUR)
  2. File:Flag of France.svg Daniel Robin (FRA)
  3. File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Tömöriin Artag (MGL)
  4. File:State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Ali Mohammad Momeni (IRI)
  5. File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN)
  6. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yury Shakhmuradov (URS)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Official Report, p. 721.

Sources

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