Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg

Wrestling at the 1992 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
	130 kg			130 kg

The Men's Freestyle 62 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya from August 5 to August 7.

The wrestlers are divided into 2 groups. The winner of each group decided by a double-elimination system.

Medalists

Gold	John Smith United States (USA)
Silver	Askari Mohammadian Iran (IRI)
Bronze	Lázaro Reinoso Cuba (CUB)

Results

Legend

• D2 — Both wrestlers disqualified for passivity (0–0 score)
• DO — The winner has not scored technical points
• E2 — Both wrestlers disqualified for rules violation
• EF — Win by withdrawal (the loser does not classify)
• EV — Disqualification from the entire competition, for violation of the rules
• PA — Win by injury default or withdrawal
• PO — Win by decision (1–11 points margin) and loser has no technical points
• PP — Win by decision (1–11 points margin) and loser has technical points
• SO — Win by superiority (12–14 points margin) and loser has no technical points
• SP — Win by superiority (12–14 points margin) and loser has technical points
• ST — Win by technical superiority (15 points margin)
• TO — Win by fall
• CP — Classification points
• TP — Technical points

Eliminatory

Pool A

	Score		CP
Round 1
Lázaro Reinoso (CUB)	6–11	Magomed Azizov (EUN)	1–3 PP
Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	2–1	Takumi Adachi (JPN)	3–1 PP
Karsten Polky (GER)	5–3	Tjaart du Plessis (RSA)	3–1 PP
İsmail Faikoğlu (TUR)	2–3	John Smith (USA)	1–3 PP
Kim Gwang-chol (PRK)	6–2	Shin Sang-kyu (KOR)	3–1 PP
Marty Calder (CAN)		Bye
Round 2
Marty Calder (CAN)	7–10	Lázaro Reinoso (CUB)	1–3 PP
Magomed Azizov (EUN)	3–1	Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	3–1 PP
Takumi Adachi (JPN)	5–7	Karsten Polky (GER)	1–3 PP
Tjaart du Plessis (RSA)	0–9	İsmail Faikoğlu (TUR)	0–3 PO
John Smith (USA)	2–1	Kim Gwang-chol (PRK)	3–1 PP
Shin Sang-kyu (KOR)		Bye
Round 3
Shin Sang-kyu (KOR)	5–2	Marty Calder (CAN)	3–1 PP
Lázaro Reinoso (CUB)	3–1	Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	3–1 PP
Magomed Azizov (EUN)	2–1	İsmail Faikoğlu (TUR)	3–1 PP
Karsten Polky (GER)	0–8	John Smith (USA)	0–3 PO
Kim Gwang-chol (PRK)		Bye
Round 4
Kim Gwang-chol (PRK)	4–6	Lázaro Reinoso (CUB)	1–3 PP
Shin Sang-kyu (KOR)	5–2	Karsten Polky (GER)	3–1 PP
Magomed Azizov (EUN)	1–17	John Smith (USA)	0–4 ST
Round 5
Shin Sang-kyu (KOR)	5–11	Magomed Azizov (EUN)	1–3 PP
Lázaro Reinoso (CUB)	3–1	John Smith (USA)	3–1 PP

Athlete	L	R	CP	TP	TB
John Smith (USA)	1	—	14	31	5
Lázaro Reinoso (CUB)	1	—	13	28	4
Magomed Azizov (EUN)	1	—	12	28	3
Shin Sang-kyu (KOR)	2	5	8	17
Karsten Polky (GER)	2	4	7	14
Kim Gwang-chol (PRK)	2	4	5	11
İsmail Faikoğlu (TUR)	2	3	5	12
Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	2	3	5	4
Marty Calder (CAN)	2	3	2	9
Takumi Adachi (JPN)	2	2	2	6
Tjaart du Plessis (RSA)	2	2	1	3

Pool B

	Score		CP
Round 1
Martin Müller (SUI)	1–5	Askari Mohammadian (IRI)	1–3 PP
Dharan Singh Dahiya (IND)	4–6	Georgios Moustopoulos (GRE)	1–3 PP
Eduards Žukovs (LAT)	2–5	Musa Ilhan (AUS)	4–0 TO
Dariusz Grzywiński (POL)	2–3	Anibál Nieves (PUR)	0–4 TO
Vicente Cáceres (ESP)	3–10	Rosen Vasilev (BUL)	1–3 PP
Round 2
Martin Müller (SUI)	8–2	Dharan Singh Dahiya (IND)	3–1 PP
Askari Mohammadian (IRI)	4–0	Georgios Moustopoulos (GRE)	3–0 PO
Eduards Žukovs (LAT)	2–4	Dariusz Grzywiński (POL)	1–3 PP
Musa Ilhan (AUS)	11–4	Vicente Cáceres (ESP)	3–1 PP
Anibál Nieves (PUR)	2–6	Rosen Vasilev (BUL)	1–3 PP
Round 3
Martin Müller (SUI)	5–0	Georgios Moustopoulos (GRE)	4–0 PA
Askari Mohammadian (IRI)	11–0	Eduards Žukovs (LAT)	3–0 PO
Musa Ilhan (AUS)	9–3	Anibál Nieves (PUR)	4–0 TO
Dariusz Grzywiński (POL)	4–5	Rosen Vasilev (BUL)	1–3 PP
5th place wrestle-off
Eduards Žukovs (LAT)	1–6	Anibál Nieves (PUR)	1–3 PP
Round 4
Martin Müller (SUI)	3–4	Musa Ilhan (AUS)	1–3 PP
Askari Mohammadian (IRI)	4–2	Rosen Vasilev (BUL)	3–1 PP
Round 5
Askari Mohammadian (IRI)	6–0	Musa Ilhan (AUS)	3–0 PO
Rosen Vasilev (BUL)		Bye
Round 6
Rosen Vasilev (BUL)	8–3	Musa Ilhan (AUS)	3–1 PP
Askari Mohammadian (IRI)		Bye

Athlete	L	R	CP	TP	TB
Askari Mohammadian (IRI)	0	—	15	30	6
Rosen Vasilev (BUL)	1	—	13	31	4
Musa Ilhan (AUS)	3	—	11	32	1
Martin Müller (SUI)	2	4	9	17
Anibál Nieves (PUR)	2	3	5	8	3
Eduards Žukovs (LAT)	2	3	5	4	1
Dariusz Grzywiński (POL)	2	3	4	10
Georgios Moustopoulos (GRE)	2	3	3	6
Vicente Cáceres (ESP)	2	2	2	7
Dharan Singh Dahiya (IND)	2	2	2	6

Finals

	Score		CP
9th place match
Karsten Polky (GER)		Anibál Nieves (PUR)	4–0 PA
7th place match
Shin Sang-kyu (KOR)	2–9	Martin Müller (SUI)	0–4 TO
5th place match
Magomed Azizov (EUN)	11–5	Musa Ilhan (AUS)	3–1 PP
Bronze medal match
Lázaro Reinoso (CUB)	4–0	Rosen Vasilev (BUL)	3–0 PO
Gold medal match
John Smith (USA)	6–0	Askari Mohammadian (IRI)	3–0 PO

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	John Smith (USA)
	Askari Mohammadian (IRI)
	Lázaro Reinoso (CUB)
4	Rosen Vasilev (BUL)
5	Magomed Azizov (EUN)
6	Musa Ilhan (AUS)
7	Martin Müller (SUI)
8	Shin Sang-kyu (KOR)
9	Karsten Polky (GER)
10	Anibál Nieves (PUR)

References

• Official Report