Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
 Petar KirovBulgaria (BUL) |
 Vladimir BakulinSoviet Union (URS) |
 Miroslav ZemanCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Bantamweight (52 - 57 kg) |
 János VargaHungary (HUN) |
 Ion BaciuRomania (ROM) |
Ivan Kochergin Soviet Union (URS) |
| Featherweight (57 - 63 kg) |
Roman Rurua Soviet Union (URS) |
 Hideo FujimotoJapan (JPN) |
Simion Popescu Romania (ROM) |
| Lightweight (63 - 70 kg) |
Muneji Munemura Japan (JPN) |
 Stevan HarvatYugoslavia (YUG) |
 Petros GalaktopoulosGreece (GRE) |
| Welterweight (70 - 78 kg) |
 Rudolf VesperEast Germany (GDR) |
 Daniel RobinFrance (FRA) |
Károly Bajkó Hungary (HUN) |
| Middleweight (78 - 87 kg) |
Lothar Metz East Germany (GDR) |
Valentin Olenik Soviet Union (URS) |
Branislav Simic Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| Light Heavyweight (87 - 97 kg) |
Boyan Radev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Nikolai Yakovenko Soviet Union (URS) |
Nicolae Martinescu Romania (ROM) |
| Heavyweight (+ 97 kg) |
István Kozma Hungary (HUN) |
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union (URS) |
Petr Kment Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
Shigeo Nakata Japan (JPN) |
 Richard SandersUnited States (USA) |
 Surenjav SukhbaatarMongolia (MGL) |
| Bantamweight (52 - 57 kg) |
Yojiro Uetake Japan (JPN) |
Donald Behm United States (USA) |
 Abutaleb GorgoriIran (IRI) |
| Featherweight (57 - 63 kg) |
Masaaki Kaneko Japan (JPN) |
Enyu Todorov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbassi Iran (IRI) |
| Lightweight (63 - 70 kg) |
Abdollah Movahed Iran (IRI) |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Sereeter Danzandarjaa Mongolia (MGL) |
| Welterweight (70 - 78 kg) |
 Mahmut AtalayTurkey (TUR) |
Daniel Robin France (FRA) |
Dagvasuren Purev Mongolia (MGL) |
| Middleweight (78 - 87 kg) |
Boris Gurevich Soviet Union (URS) |
Munkbat Jigjid Mongolia (MGL) |
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Light Heavyweight (87 - 97 kg) |
Ahmet Ayik Turkey (TUR) |
Shota Lomidze Soviet Union (URS) |
József Csatári Hungary (HUN) |
| Heavyweight (+ 97 kg) |
Alexander Medved Soviet Union (URS) |
Osman Duraliev Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Wilfried DietrichWest Germany (FRG) |
| Events at the 1968 Summer Olympics (Mexico City) |
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| Athletics • Basketball • Basque pelota (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis (demonstration) • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Wrestling at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in wrestling |
