Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg
| Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | ||||
| 48 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 52 kg | 52 kg | ||||
| 57 kg | 57 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 62 kg | ||||
| 68 kg | 68 kg | ||||
| 74 kg | 74 kg | ||||
| 82 kg | 82 kg | ||||
| 90 kg | 90 kg | ||||
| 100 kg | 100 kg | ||||
| +100 kg | +100 kg | ||||
The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall.
Medalists
| Gold |  Dan GableUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Kikuo WadaJapan (JPN) |
| Bronze | .svg.png){kind=small} Ruslan AshuraliyevSoviet Union (URS) |
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
- DNA — Did not appear
- TPP — Total penalty points
- MPP — Match penalty points
- Penalties
- 0 — Won by Fall, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
- 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, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
Round 1
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Ali Şahin (TUR) |  Eliezer Halfin (ISR) | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Jagrup Singh (IND) | .svg.png){kind=small} Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ismail Yuseinov (BUL) | Ruslan Ashuraliyev (URS) | 1 | 1 | |
| 3.5 | 3.5 |  Segundo Olmedo (PAN) | .svg.png){kind=small} Abdollah Movahed (IRI) | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | 1 |  Eduardo Quintero (CUB) |  Gabriel Ruz (MEX) | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Josef Engel (TCH) | .svg.png){kind=small} Petre Poalelungi (ROU) | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 |  Udo Schröder (GDR) | 1:08 |  Arona Mané (SEN) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE) | 2:47 |  Georges Carbasse (FRA) | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Safer Sali (YUG) | 7:35 | Dan Gable (USA) | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 |  Ronald Ouellet (CAN) | 8:58 |  Klaus Rost (FRG) | 0 | 0 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 |  André Chardonnens (SUI) | .svg.png){kind=small} Włodzimierz Cieślak (POL) | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | 4 |  Joseph Gilligan (GBR) | 7:36 | Kikuo Wada (JPN) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 |  József Rusznyák (HUN) | Bye |
Round 2
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | József Rusznyák (HUN) | Ali Şahin (TUR) | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | Eliezer Halfin (ISR) | Jagrup Singh (IND) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | Ismail Yuseinov (BUL) | 1 | 4 | |
| 1.5 | 0.5 | Ruslan Ashuraliyev (URS) | Segundo Olmedo (PAN) | 3.5 | 7 | |
| 5 | 4 | Eduardo Quintero (CUB) | 5:45 | Josef Engel (TCH) | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | Gabriel Ruz (MEX) | 5:31 | Petre Poalelungi (ROU) | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Udo Schröder (GDR) | Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE) | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 4 | Arona Mané (SEN) | 1:50 | Georges Carbasse (FRA) | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | Safer Sali (YUG) | Ronald Ouellet (CAN) | 1 | 5 | |
| 0.5 | 0.5 | Dan Gable (USA) | Klaus Rost (FRG) | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 6.5 | 3 | André Chardonnens (SUI) | Joseph Gilligan (GBR) | 1 | 5 | |
| 3.5 | 3 | Włodzimierz Cieślak (POL) | Kikuo Wada (JPN) | 1 | 1 | |
| 0.5 | Abdollah Movahed (IRI) | DNA |
Round 3
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | József Rusznyák (HUN) | 4:50 | Eliezer Halfin (ISR) | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | Ali Şahin (TUR) | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | Ismail Yuseinov (BUL) | 3:27 | Eduardo Quintero (CUB) | 4 | 9 |
| 1.5 | 0 | Ruslan Ashuraliyev (URS) | 7:37 | Josef Engel (TCH) | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | Petre Poalelungi (ROU) | Udo Schröder (GDR) | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE) | 4:03 | Dan Gable (USA) | 0 | 0.5 |
| 4 | 0 | Georges Carbasse (FRA) | 4:53 | Ronald Ouellet (CAN) | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 3.5 | Klaus Rost (FRG) | Kikuo Wada (JPN) | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| 3.5 | 0 | Włodzimierz Cieślak (POL) | 7:29 | Joseph Gilligan (GBR) | 4 | 9 |
Round 4
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | József Rusznyák (HUN) | 4:42 | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | Ali Şahin (TUR) | 8:26 | Ismail Yuseinov (BUL) | 4 | 8 |
| 1.5 | 0 | Ruslan Ashuraliyev (URS) | 2:23 | Petre Poalelungi (ROU) | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | Udo Schröder (GDR) | 2:17 | Georges Carbasse (FRA) | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE) | Włodzimierz Cieślak (POL) | 1 | 4.5 | |
| 1.5 | 1 | Dan Gable (USA) | Kikuo Wada (JPN) | 3 | 4.5 |
Round 5
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | Ali Şahin (TUR) | Ruslan Ashuraliyev (URS) | 3 | 4.5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | Udo Schröder (GDR) | 3 | 8 | |
| 1.5 | 0 | Dan Gable (USA) | 4:13 | Włodzimierz Cieślak (POL) | 4 | 8.5 |
| 4.5 | Kikuo Wada (JPN) | Bye |
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Gable (USA) | Kikuo Wada (JPN) | 3 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Kikuo Wada (JPN) | Ruslan Ashuraliyev (URS) | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Dan Gable (USA) | Ruslan Ashuraliyev (URS) | 3 | 6 |
Final standings
- Dan Gable (USA)
- Kikuo Wada (JPN)
- Ruslan Ashuraliyev (URS)
- Ali Şahin (TUR) and Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL)
- -
- Udo Schröder (GDR)
- Włodzimierz Cieślak (POL)
References
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