Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 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 Freestyle 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} Pavel PiniginSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver |  Lloyd KeaserUnited States (USA) |
| Bronze |  Yasaburo SugawaraJapan (JPN) |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | 21 - 6 |  Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Segundo Olmedo (PAN) | TF / 2:43 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ko Jin-Won (KOR) | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Rafael González (PUR) | 13 - 16 |  Lennart Lundell (SWE) | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 |  Ronald Joseph (ISV) | TF / 2:09 |  Rami Miron (ISR) | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Doncho Zhekov (BUL) | 9 - 4 |  János Kocsis (HUN) | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 |  José Ramos (CUB) | TF / 7:79 |  Clive Llewellyn (CAN) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 |  Eberhard Probst (GDR) | TF / 1:32 |  Arona Mané (SEN) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 |  Joseph Gilligan (GBR) | TF / 2:30 |  Sergio Fiszman (ARG) | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Gerhard Weisenberger (FRG) | 7 - 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mohammad Reza Navaei (IRI) | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 |  Kari Övermark (FIN) | 4 - 20 | Lloyd Keaser (USA) | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN) | 8 - 7 |  Mehmet Sarı (TUR) | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |  Šaban Sejdi (YUG) | 3 - 8 | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | 1 | 1 |
Round 2
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | 19 - 4 | Segundo Olmedo (PAN) | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 11 - 8 | Ko Jin-Won (KOR) | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | Rafael González (PUR) | TF / 2:08 | Ronald Joseph (ISV) | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | Lennart Lundell (SWE) | 3 - 16 | Rami Miron (ISR) | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | Doncho Zhekov (BUL) | 4 - 9 | José Ramos (CUB) | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | János Kocsis (HUN) | 7 - 5 | Clive Llewellyn (CAN) | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | Eberhard Probst (GDR) | TF / 4:51 | Joseph Gilligan (GBR) | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Arona Mané (SEN) | TF / 4:49 | Sergio Fiszman (ARG) | 0 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 0.5 | Gerhard Weisenberger (FRG) | 24 - 14 | Kari Övermark (FIN) | 3.5 | 8.5 |
| 4 | 4 | Mohammad Reza Navaei (IRI) | TF / 6:40 | Lloyd Keaser (USA) | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN) | TF / 2:31 | Šaban Sejdi (YUG) | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | Mehmet Sarı (TUR) | 3 - 10 | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | 1 | 2 |
Round 3
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | 9 - 6 | Ko Jin-Won (KOR) | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | TF / 1:48 | Rafael González (PUR) | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | Lennart Lundell (SWE) | 3 - 17 | Doncho Zhekov (BUL) | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Rami Miron (ISR) | DQ / 7:42 | János Kocsis (HUN) | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | José Ramos (CUB) | 10 - 8 | Eberhard Probst (GDR) | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | Joseph Gilligan (GBR) | TF / 5:56 | Gerhard Weisenberger (FRG) | 0 | 4.5 |
| 8 | 4 | Sergio Fiszman (ARG) | TF / 4:44 | Mohammad Reza Navaei (IRI) | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | Lloyd Keaser (USA) | DQ / 4:21 | Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN) | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | Bye |
Round 4
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | 4 - 3 | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 4 - 7 | Rami Miron (ISR) | 1 | 5 |
| 4.5 | 0.5 | Doncho Zhekov (BUL) | 13 - 5 | Eberhard Probst (GDR) | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| 7 | 3 | János Kocsis (HUN) | 3 - 8 | José Ramos (CUB) | 1 | 3 |
| 8.5 | 4 | Gerhard Weisenberger (FRG) | TF / 1:55 | Lloyd Keaser (USA) | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Mohammad Reza Navaei (IRI) | 1 - 16 | Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN) | 0 | 5 |
Round 5
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | DQ / 7:06 | Rami Miron (ISR) | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | 7 - 7 | Doncho Zhekov (BUL) | 1 | 5.5 |
| 7 | 4 | José Ramos (CUB) | DQ / 7:47 | Lloyd Keaser (USA) | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN) | Bye |
Round 6
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN) | 5 - 5 | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | 3 | 6 |
| 8.5 | 3 | Doncho Zhekov (BUL) | 5 - 9 | Lloyd Keaser (USA) | 1 | 1 |
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Lloyd Keaser (USA) | DQ / 4:21 | Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN) | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN) | 5 - 5 | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | 3 | |
| 3.5 | 0.5 | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | 12 - 1 | Lloyd Keaser (USA) | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Final standings
- Pavel Pinigin (URS)
- Lloyd Keaser (USA)
- Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN)
- Doncho Zhekov (BUL)
- José Ramos (CUB)
- Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL)
- Rami Miron (ISR)
- Eberhard Probst (GDR)
References
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