Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

Wrestling at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
Flyweight   men
Bantamweight   men
Featherweight   men
Lightweight   men
Welterweight   men
Middleweight   men
Light heavyweight   men
Heavyweight   men
Greco-Roman
Flyweight   men
Bantamweight   men
Featherweight   men
Lightweight   men
Welterweight   men
Middleweight   men
Light heavyweight   men
Heavyweight   men

The Men's Freestyle bantamweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The bantamweight was the second-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 57 kilograms.

Medalists

Gold Yojiro Uetake
Japan (JPN)
Silver Donald Behm
United States (USA)
Bronze Aboutaleb Talebi
Iran (IRI)

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

1st round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
0 0  Herbert Singerman (CAN) TF / 5:02  Rogelio Famatid (PHI) 4 4
1 1  Hasan Sevinç (TUR)  Simeon Šutev (YUG) 3 3
3 3  Chang Kyung-Mu (KOR)  Ivan Shavov (BUL) 1 1
4 4  Marco Terán (ECU) TF / 2:47  Yojiro Uetake (JPN) 0 0
1 1  Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL)  Horst Mayer (GDR) 3 3
1 1  Pekka Alanen (FIN)  Nicolae Cristea (ROU) 3 3
4 4  Moises López (MEX) DQ  Ali Aliyev (URS) 0 0
3 3  Ahmad Djan (AFG)  Bazaryn Sükhbaatar (MGL) 1 1
0.5 0.5  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRI)  Javier Raxon (GUA) 3.5 3.5
3 3  Sardar Mohammad (PAK)  Donald Behm (USA) 1 1
0  Bishambar Singh (IND) Bye

2nd round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
0.5 0.5  Bishambar Singh (IND)  Herbert Singerman (CAN) 3.5 3.5
2 1  Hasan Sevinç (TUR)  Chang Kyung-Mu (KOR) 3 6
7 4  Simeon Šutev (YUG) TF / 9:00  Ivan Shavov (BUL) 0 1
8 4  Marco Terán (ECU) TF / 2:10  Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL) 0 1
0 0  Yojiro Uetake (JPN) TF / 1:43  Horst Mayer (GDR) 4 7
4.5 3.5  Pekka Alanen (FIN)  Moises López (MEX) 0.5 4.5
6 3  Nicolae Cristea (ROU)  Ali Aliyev (URS) 1 1
6 3  Ahmad Djan (AFG)  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRI) 1 1.5
4 3  Bazaryn Sükhbaatar (MGL)  Sardar Mohammad (PAK) 1 4
7.5 4  Javier Raxon (GUA) TF / 6:20  Donald Behm (USA) 0 1
4  Rogelio Famatid (PHI) DNA

3rd round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
1.5 1  Bishambar Singh (IND)  Hasan Sevinç (TUR) 3 5
7.5 4  Herbert Singerman (CAN) TF / 1:08  Ivan Shavov (BUL) 0 1
1 1  Yojiro Uetake (JPN)  Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL) 3 4
8 3.5  Pekka Alanen (FIN)  Ali Aliyev (URS) 0.5 1.5
8.5 4  Moises López (MEX) TF / 9:52  Bazaryn Sükhbaatar (MGL) 0 4
2.5 1  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRI)  Sardar Mohammad (PAK) 3 7
1  Donald Behm (USA) Bye

4th round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
1.5 0.5  Donald Behm (USA)  Bishambar Singh (IND) 3.5 5
7.5 2.5  Hasan Sevinç (TUR)  Ivan Shavov (BUL) 2.5 3.5
3 2  Yojiro Uetake (JPN)  Ali Aliyev (URS) 2 3.5
5 1  Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL)  Bazaryn Sükhbaatar (MGL) 3 7
2.5  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRI) Bye

5th round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3.5 1  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRI)  Donald Behm (USA) 3 4.5
8.5 3.5  Bishambar Singh (IND)  Yojiro Uetake (JPN) 0.5 3.5
4.5 1  Ivan Shavov (BUL)  Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL) 3 8
3.5  Ali Aliyev (URS) Bye

6th round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
5.5 2  Ali Aliyev (URS)  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRI) 2 5.5
5.5 1  Donald Behm (USA)  Ivan Shavov (BUL) 3 7.5
3.5  Yojiro Uetake (JPN) Bye

7th round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
5.5 2  Yojiro Uetake (JPN)  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRI) 2 7.5
8.5 3  Ali Aliyev (URS)  Donald Behm (USA) 1 6.5

Final standings

  1.  Yojiro Uetake (JPN)
  2.  Donald Behm (USA)
  3.  Aboutaleb Talebi (IRI)
  4.  Ali Aliyev (URS)
  5.  Ivan Shavov (BUL)
  6.  Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL)

References

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