Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg
| Wrestling at the 1976 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 Greco-Roman 68 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.
Medalists
| Gold | .svg.png){kind=small} Suren NalbandyanSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | .svg.png){kind=small} Ştefan RusuRomania (ROU) |
| Bronze |  Heinz-Helmut WehlingEast Germany (GDR) |
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 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
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Nedko Nedev (BUL) | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Andrzej Supron (POL) | 1 - 13 | Ştefan Rusu (ROU) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacques van Lancker (BEL) | TF / 2:04 |  John McPhedran (CAN) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Kim Hae-Myung (KOR) | TF / 6:25 |  Takeshi Kobayashi (JPN) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 |  Gian-Matteo Ranzi (ITA) | Bye |
Round 2
| 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 | Nedko Nedev (BUL) | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | Andrzej Supron (POL) | TF / 5:04 | Jacques van Lancker (BEL) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | Ştefan 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
| 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 | Nedko Nedev (BUL) | 7 - 9 | Andrzej Supron (POL) | 1 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | Ştefan 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
| 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 | Ştefan Rusu (ROU) | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | Andrzej Supron (POL) | TF / 1:47 | Kim Hae-Myung (KOR) | 4 | 8 |
Round 5
| 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 | Ştefan Rusu (ROU) | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | Suren Nalbandyan (URS) | 7 - 4 | Andrzej Supron (POL) | 3 | 8 |
Round 6
| 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 | Ştefan Rusu (ROU) | 0 | 3 |
Final
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 | Ştefan Rusu (ROU) | 3 | ||
| 4 | Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) | DQ / 7:54 | Ştefan Rusu (ROU) | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) | 9 - 12 | Suren Nalbandyan (URS) | 1 | 2 |
Final standings
- Suren Nalbandyan (URS)
- Ştefan Rusu (ROU)
- Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR)
- Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE)
- Andrzej Supron (POL)
- Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG)
- Erol Mutlu (TUR)
- Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN)
References
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