Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

Wrestling at the 1980 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 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Medalists

Gold Saipulla Absaidov
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver Ivan Yankov
Bulgaria (BUL)
Bronze Šaban Sejdi
Yugoslavia (YUG)

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
Penalties

Round 1

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 3  Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) 2 - 9  Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) 1 1
4 4  Nguyen Dinh Chi (VIE) TF / 1:44  János Kocsis (HUN) 0 0
3.5 3.5  Pekka Rauhala (FIN) 5 - 13  José Ramos (CUB) 0.5 0.5
4 4  Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) DQ / 5:38  Šaban Sejdi (YUG) 0 0
0 0  Ivan Yankov (BUL) 15 - 1  Oscar Segers (BEL) 4 4
0 0  Eberhard Probst (GDR) TF / 1:18  Victor Koulaigue (CMR) 4 4
4 4  Stanisław Chiliński (POL) TF / 5:34  Saipulla Absaidov (URS) 0 0
4 4  Said Admane (ALG) DQ / 8:36  Octavian Duşa (ROU) 0 0
4 4  Mazen Tuleimat (SYR) DQ / 5:18  Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) 0 0

Round 2

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 0  Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) TF / 2:17  Nguyen Dinh Chi (VIE) 4 8
2 1  Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) 7 - 4  János Kocsis (HUN) 3 3
4.5 1  Pekka Rauhala (FIN) 9 - 2  Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) 3 7
3.5 3  José Ramos (CUB) 3 - 10  Šaban Sejdi (YUG) 1 1
0.5 0.5  Ivan Yankov (BUL) 11 - 3  Eberhard Probst (GDR) 3.5 3.5
4 0  Oscar Segers (BEL) IN  Victor Koulaigue (CMR) 4 8
4 0  Stanisław Chiliński (POL) TF / 7:16  Said Admane (ALG) 4 8
0 0  Saipulla Absaidov (URS) TF / 4:29  Mazen Tuleimat (SYR) 4 8
0 0  Octavian Duşa (ROU) TF / 4:38  Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) 4 4

Round 3

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 0  Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) 13 - 1  János Kocsis (HUN) 4 7
5 3  Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) 12 - 13  Pekka Rauhala (FIN) 1 5.5
7 3.5  José Ramos (CUB) 3 - 11  Ivan Yankov (BUL) 0.5 1
1 0  Šaban Sejdi (YUG) TF / 3:22  Oscar Segers (BEL) 4 8
3.5 0  Eberhard Probst (GDR) TF / 7:14  Stanisław Chiliński (POL) 4 8
0 0  Saipulla Absaidov (URS) TF / 5:59  Octavian Duşa (ROU) 4 4
4  Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) Bye

Round 4

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 4  Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) 1 - 19  Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) 0 3
9.5 4  Pekka Rauhala (FIN) TF / 3:18  Šaban Sejdi (YUG) 0 1
4 3  Ivan Yankov (BUL) 1 - 6  Saipulla Absaidov (URS) 1 1
4.5 1  Eberhard Probst (GDR) 6 - 3  Octavian Duşa (ROU) 3 7
5  Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) DNA

Round 5

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
6 3  Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) 7 - 11  Ivan Yankov (BUL) 1 5
2 1  Šaban Sejdi (YUG) 6 - 2  Eberhard Probst (GDR) 3 7.5
1  Saipulla Absaidov (URS) Bye

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3  Ivan Yankov (BUL) 1 - 6  Saipulla Absaidov (URS) 1
1 0  Saipulla Absaidov (URS) TF / 7:45  Šaban Sejdi (YUG) 4
4 1  Ivan Yankov (BUL) 6 - 2  Šaban Sejdi (YUG) 3 7

Final standings

  1.  Saipulla Absaidov (URS)
  2.  Ivan Yankov (BUL)
  3.  Šaban Sejdi (YUG)
  4.  Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND)
  5.  Eberhard Probst (GDR)
  6.  Octavian Duşa (ROU)
  7.  Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ)
  8.  Pekka Rauhala (FIN)

References

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