Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 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 Greco-Roman flyweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The flyweight was the lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 52 kilograms.
Medalists
| Gold | Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Silver | Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
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
- TF — Won by Fall
- DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
- D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
- DNA — Did not appear
- TPP — Total penalty points
- MPP — Match penalty points
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | | TF / 5:20 | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | | TF / 1:25 | | 4 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | | | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | | | 3 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | | DQ / 9:45 | | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | | | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 |
2nd round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 0.5 | | | 3.5 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | | TF / 0:56 | | 4 | 8 |
| 2.5 | 0 | | TF / 2:57 | | 4 | 6 |
| 2.5 | 0 | | DQ | | 4 | 6 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | | | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 4 | | TF / 2:01 | | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | | | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | | | 3 | 6 | |
| 1 | | Bye | ||||
| 3 | | DNA |
3rd round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | | DQ | | 4 | 6.5 |
| 1 | 0 | | TF / 1:55 | | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | | | 1 | 3 | |
| 3.5 | 1 | | | 3 | 6.5 | |
| 2.5 | 0 | | TF / 1:52 | | 4 | 7.5 |
| 2 | 1 | | | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | 3 | | | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | | Bye | ||||
| 5 | | DNA |
4th round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | | | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | | | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | 3 | | | 1 | 4.5 | |
| 5 | 2.5 | | | 2.5 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | | Bye |
5th round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | | | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | | | 1 | 6 | |
| 5.5 | 1 | | | 3 | 7.5 |
6th round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | | | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1 | | | 3 | 8.5 |
Final standings
-
Petar Kirov (BUL) -
Vladimir Bakulin (URS) -
Miroslav Zeman (TCH) -
Imre Alker (HUN) -
Rolf Lacour (FRG) -
Jussi Vesterinen (FIN)
References
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