Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.
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 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 |
Patrick Marcy (USA) |
TF / 5:00 |
Mohamed Bahamou (MAR) |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
3 |
Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG) |
4 - 6 |
Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) |
1 |
1 |
| 0 |
0 |
Erol Mutlu (TUR) |
DQ / 5:10 |
Erasmo Estrada (CUB) |
4 |
4 |
| 0 |
0 |
Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN) |
TF / 5:32 |
Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
4 |
Arona Mané (SEN) |
TF / 1:55 |
Jafar Alizadeh (IRI) |
0 |
0 |
| 0 |
0 |
Ferenc Toma (HUN) |
TF / 5:26 |
Sergio Fiszman (ARG) |
4 |
4 |
| 0 |
0 |
Suren Nalbandyan (URS) |
DQ / 7:23 |
Nedko Nedev (BUL) |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
4 |
Andrzej Supron (POL) |
1 - 13 |
Ştefan Rusu (ROU) |
0 |
0 |
| 0 |
0 |
Jacques van Lancker (BEL) |
TF / 2:04 |
John McPhedran (CAN) |
4 |
4 |
| 0 |
0 |
Kim Hae-Myung (KOR) |
TF / 6:25 |
Takeshi Kobayashi (JPN) |
4 |
4 |
| 0 |
|
Gian-Matteo Ranzi (ITA) |
|
Bye |
|
|
Round 2
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Score |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 1 |
1 |
Gian-Matteo Ranzi (ITA) |
10 - 4 |
Patrick Marcy (USA) |
3 |
3 |
| 4 |
1 |
Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG) |
7 - 6 |
Erol Mutlu (TUR) |
3 |
3 |
| 1 |
0 |
Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) |
TF / 2:22 |
Erasmo Estrada (CUB) |
4 |
8 |
| 0 |
0 |
Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN) |
TF / 0:44 |
Arona Mané (SEN) |
4 |
8 |
| 4 |
0 |
Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) |
22 - 8 |
Jafar Alizadeh (IRI) |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
4 |
Ferenc Toma (HUN) |
DQ / 6:56 |
Suren Nalbandyan (URS) |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
4 |
Sergio Fiszman (ARG) |
TF / 1:30 |
Nedko Nedev (BUL) |
0 |
4 |
| 4 |
0 |
Andrzej Supron (POL) |
TF / 5:04 |
Jacques van Lancker (BEL) |
4 |
4 |
| 0 |
0 |
Ştefan Rusu (ROU) |
TF / 2:49 |
Kim Hae-Myung (KOR) |
4 |
4 |
| 8 |
4 |
John McPhedran (CAN) |
2 - 18 |
Takeshi Kobayashi (JPN) |
0 |
4 |
| 4 |
|
Mohamed Bahamou (MAR) |
|
DNA |
|
|
Round 3
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Score |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 5 |
4 |
Gian-Matteo Ranzi (ITA) |
TF / 7:14 |
Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG) |
0 |
4 |
| 7 |
4 |
Patrick Marcy (USA) |
DQ / 4:01 |
Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) |
0 |
1 |
| 3 |
0 |
Erol Mutlu (TUR) |
DQ / 7:08 |
Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN) |
4 |
4 |
| 4.5 |
0.5 |
Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) |
13 - 2 |
Ferenc Toma (HUN) |
3.5 |
7.5 |
| 8 |
4 |
Jafar Alizadeh (IRI) |
TF / 2:50 |
Suren Nalbandyan (URS) |
0 |
0 |
| 7 |
3 |
Nedko Nedev (BUL) |
7 - 9 |
Andrzej Supron (POL) |
1 |
5 |
| 0 |
0 |
Ştefan Rusu (ROU) |
DQ / 3:45 |
Takeshi Kobayashi (JPN) |
4 |
8 |
| 8 |
4 |
Jacques van Lancker (BEL) |
TF / 0:18 |
Kim Hae-Myung (KOR) |
0 |
4 |
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Score |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 8 |
3 |
Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR) |
9 - 12 |
Suren Nalbandyan (URS) |
1 |
3 |
| 9.5 |
4 |
Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) |
DQ / 6:53 |
Ştefan Rusu (ROU) |
0 |
3 |
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
Final standings
- Suren Nalbandyan (URS)
- Ştefan Rusu (ROU)
- Heinz-Helmut Wehling (GDR)
- Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE)
- Andrzej Supron (POL)
- Manfred Schöndorfer (FRG)
- Erol Mutlu (TUR)
- Markku Yli-Isotalo (FIN)
References