Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena
Dates20–24 July
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Suren Nalbandyan  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ștefan Rusu  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heinz-Helmut Wehling  East Germany
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Wrestling at the
1976 Summer Olympics
FreestyleGreco-Roman
48 kg48 kg
52 kg52 kg
57 kg57 kg
62 kg62 kg
68 kg68 kg
74 kg74 kg
82 kg82 kg
90 kg90 kg
100 kg100 kg
+100 kg+100 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Suren Nalbandyan
 Soviet Union
Silver Ștefan Rusu
 Romania
Bronze Heinz-Helmut Wehling
 East Germany

Tournament results

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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 loser wrestler. When only three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.

Legend
  • TF — Won by Fall
  • IN — Won by Opponent Injury
  • DQ — Won by Passivity
  • D1 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
  • D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
  • FF — Won by Forfeit
  • DNA — Did not appear
  • TPP — Total penalty points
  • MPP — Match penalty points
Penalties
  • 0 — Won by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
  • 0.5 — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference
  • 1 — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference
  • 2 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
  • 3 — Lost by Points, 1-7 points difference
  • 3.5 — Lost by Points, 8-11 points difference
  • 4 — Lost by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit

Round 1

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
0 0  Patrick Marcy (USA) TF / 5:00  Mohamed Bahamou (MAR) 4 4
3 3  Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG) 4 - 6  Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) 1 1
0 0  Erol Mutlu (TUR) DQ / 5:10  Erasmo Estrada (CUB) 4 4
0 0  Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN) TF / 5:32  Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) 4 4
4 4  Arona Mané (SEN) TF / 1:55  Jafar Alizadeh (IRI) 0 0
0 0  Ferenc Toma (HUN) TF / 5:26  Sergio Fiszman (ARG) 4 4
0 0  Suren Nalbandyan (URS) DQ / 7:23  Nedelcho Nedev (BUL) 4 4
4 4  Andrzej Supron (POL) 1 - 13  Ștefan Rusu (ROU) 0 0
0 0  Jacques Van Lancker (BEL) TF / 2:04  John McPhedran (CAN) 4 4
0 0  Kim Hae-myeong (KOR) TF / 6:25  Takeshi Kobayashi (JPN) 4 4
0  Gian-Matteo Ranzi (ITA) Bye

Round 2

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
1 1  Gian-Matteo Ranzi (ITA) 10 - 4  Patrick Marcy (USA) 3 3
4 1  Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG) 7 - 6  Erol Mutlu (TUR) 3 3
1 0  Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) TF / 2:22  Erasmo Estrada (CUB) 4 8
0 0  Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN) TF / 0:44  Arona Mané (SEN) 4 8
4 0  Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) 22 - 8  Jafar Alizadeh (IRI) 4 4
4 4  Ferenc Toma (HUN) DQ / 6:56  Suren Nalbandyan (URS) 0 0
8 4  Sergio Fiszman (ARG) TF / 1:30  Nedelcho Nedev (BUL) 0 4
4 0  Andrzej Supron (POL) TF / 5:04  Jacques van Lancker (BEL) 4 4
0 0  Ștefan Rusu (ROU) TF / 2:49  Kim Hae-Myung (KOR) 4 4
8 4  John McPhedran (CAN) 2 - 18  Takeshi Kobayashi (JPN) 0 4
4  Mohamed Bahamou (MAR) DNA

Round 3

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
5 4  Gian-Matteo Ranzi (ITA) TF / 7:14  Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG) 0 4
7 4  Patrick Marcy (USA) DQ / 4:01  Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) 0 1
3 0  Erol Mutlu (TUR) DQ / 7:08  Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN) 4 4
4.5 0.5  Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) 13 - 2  Ferenc Toma (HUN) 3.5 7.5
8 4  Jafar Alizadeh (IRI) TF / 2:50  Suren Nalbandyan (URS) 0 0
7 3  Nedelcho Nedev (BUL) 7 - 9  Andrzej Supron (POL) 1 5
0 0  Ștefan Rusu (ROU) DQ / 3:45  Takeshi Kobayashi (JPN) 4 8
8 4  Jacques van Lancker (BEL) TF / 0:18  Kim Hae-Myung (KOR) 0 4

Round 4

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
9 4  Gian-Matteo Ranzi (ITA) DQ / 7:40  Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) 0 1
5 1  Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG) 9 - 3  Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN) 3 7
6 3  Erol Mutlu (TUR) 7 - 10  Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) 1 5.5
1 1  Suren Nalbandyan (URS) 5 - 3  Ștefan Rusu (ROU) 3 3
5 0  Andrzej Supron (POL) TF / 1:47  Kim Hae-Myung (KOR) 4 8

Round 5

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
9 4  Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG) TF / 4:54  Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) 0 5.5
5 4  Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) DQ / 7:54  Ștefan Rusu (ROU) 0 3
2 1  Suren Nalbandyan (URS) 7 - 4  Andrzej Supron (POL) 3 8

Round 6

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 3  Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) 9 - 12  Suren Nalbandyan (URS) 1 3
9.5 4  Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) DQ / 6:53  Ștefan Rusu (ROU) 0 3

Final

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

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
1  Suren Nalbandyan (URS) 5 - 3  Ștefan Rusu (ROU) 3
4  Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) DQ / 7:54  Ștefan Rusu (ROU) 0 3
7 3  Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) 9 - 12  Suren Nalbandyan (URS) 1 2

Final standings

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  1.  Suren Nalbandyan (URS)
  2.  Ștefan Rusu (ROU)
  3.  Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR)
  4.  Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE)
  5.  Andrzej Supron (POL)
  6.  Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG)
  7.  Erol Mutlu (TUR)
  8.  Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN)

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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