Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg
The Men's Freestyle 74 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall.
Medalists
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 wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
- Legend
- DNA — Did not appear
- TPP — Total penalty points
- MPP — Match penalty points
- Penalties
- 0 — Won by Fall, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
- 0.5 — Won by Technical Superiority
- 1 — Won by Points
- 2 — Draw
- 2.5 — Draw, Passivity
- 3 — Lost by Points
- 3.5 — Lost by Technical Superiority
- 4 — Lost by Fall, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
Round 1
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Time |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 4 |
4 |
Toshitada Yoshida (JPN) |
7:31 |
Francisco Lebeque (CUB) |
4 |
4 |
| 0 |
0 |
Adolf Seger (FRG) |
8:23 |
Alfred Wurr (CAN) |
4 |
4 |
| 1 |
1 |
Yuri Gusov (URS) |
|
Ludovic Ambruş (ROU) |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
3 |
Bruce Akers (AUS) |
|
Mukhtiar Singh (IND) |
1 |
1 |
| 3 |
3 |
Daniel Robin (FRA) |
|
Yancho Pavlov (BUL) |
1 |
1 |
| 4 |
4 |
Abou Assi Bachir Hani (LIB) |
5:06 |
Robert Blaser (SUI) |
0 |
0 |
| 3.5 |
3.5 |
Bruno Hartmann (AUT) |
|
Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter (MGL) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| 0 |
0 |
Wayne Wells (USA) |
5:59 |
Mehmet Ali Demirtaş (TUR) |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
3 |
Tony Shacklady (GBR) |
|
Miroslav Musil (TCH) |
1 |
1 |
| 4 |
4 |
Nestor González (ARG) |
5:07 |
Wolfgang Nitschke (GDR) |
0 |
0 |
| 0 |
0 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
2:28 |
Shakar Khan Shakar (AFG) |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
3 |
Mohammad Yaqoob (PAK) |
|
Miklós Urbanovics (HUN) |
1 |
1 |
| 0 |
|
Mansour Barzegar (IRI) |
|
Bye |
|
|
Round 2
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Time |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 0.5 |
0.5 |
Mansour Barzegar (IRI) |
|
Toshitada Yoshida (JPN) |
3.5 |
7.5 |
| 8 |
4 |
Francisco Lebeque (CUB) |
2:55 |
Adolf Seger (FRG) |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
4 |
Alfred Wurr (CAN) |
3:51 |
Yuri Gusov (URS) |
0 |
1 |
| 3.5 |
0.5 |
Ludovic Ambruş (ROU) |
|
Bruce Akers (AUS) |
3.5 |
6.5 |
| 5 |
4 |
Mukhtiar Singh (IND) |
2:24 |
Daniel Robin (FRA) |
0 |
3 |
| 1 |
0 |
Yancho Pavlov (BUL) |
2:02 |
Abou Assi Bachir Hani (LIB) |
4 |
8 |
| 1 |
1 |
Robert Blaser (SUI) |
|
Bruno Hartmann (AUT) |
3 |
6.5 |
| 4.5 |
4 |
Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter (MGL) |
8:25 |
Wayne Wells (USA) |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
1 |
Mehmet Ali Demirtaş (TUR) |
|
Tony Shacklady (GBR) |
3 |
6 |
| 1 |
0 |
Miroslav Musil (TCH) |
4:46 |
Nestor González (ARG) |
4 |
8 |
| 1 |
1 |
Wolfgang Nitschke (GDR) |
|
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
3 |
3 |
| 6 |
2 |
Shakar Khan Shakar (AFG) |
|
Mohammad Yaqoob (PAK) |
2 |
5 |
| 1 |
|
Miklós Urbanovics (HUN) |
|
Bye |
|
|
Round 3
Round 4
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Time |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 6.5 |
3 |
Miklós Urbanovics (HUN) |
|
Adolf Seger (FRG) |
1 |
2 |
| 3 |
0 |
Mansour Barzegar (IRI) |
6:18 |
Yuri Gusov (URS) |
4 |
8 |
| 6.5 |
3 |
Ludovic Ambruş (ROU) |
|
Daniel Robin (FRA) |
1 |
4 |
| 2.5 |
0.5 |
Yancho Pavlov (BUL) |
|
Robert Blaser (SUI) |
3.5 |
8.5 |
| 1 |
1 |
Wayne Wells (USA) |
|
Wolfgang Nitschke (GDR) |
3 |
4 |
| 9 |
4 |
Miroslav Musil (TCH) |
5:36 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
0 |
3 |
Round 5
Round 6
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Time |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 4 |
1 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
|
Adolf Seger (FRG) |
3 |
5 |
| 7.5 |
4 |
Yancho Pavlov (BUL) |
6:37 |
Wayne Wells (USA) |
0 |
2 |
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
Final standings
- Wayne Wells (USA)
- Jan Karlsson (SWE)
- Adolf Seger (FRG)
- Yancho Pavlov (BUL)
- Daniel Robin (FRA), Mansour Barzegar (IRI) and Wolfgang Nitschke (GDR)
References