Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 74 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 |
Yasuo Nagatomo (JPN) |
IN / 5:25 |
Jamtsyn Davaajav (MGL) |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
4 |
Gheorghe Ciobotaru (ROU) |
D2 / 8:00 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
4 |
Brahim Toughza (MAR) |
DQ / 8:00 |
Hans Kiss (AUT) |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
4 |
Stanisław Krzesiński (POL) |
DQ / 5:15 |
Mikko Huhtala (FIN) |
0 |
0 |
| 1 |
1 |
Idalberto Barbán (CUB) |
13 - 10 |
John Matthews (USA) |
3 |
3 |
| 4 |
4 |
Klaus-Peter Göpfert (GDR) |
DQ / 8:17 |
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
0 |
0 |
| 0 |
0 |
Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE) |
TF / 4:54 |
Brian Renken (CAN) |
4 |
4 |
| 0 |
0 |
Yanko Chopov (BUL) |
DQ / 7:54 |
Mihály Toma (HUN) |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
4 |
Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) |
DQ / 7:56 |
Anatoly Bykov (URS) |
0 |
0 |
Round 2
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Score |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 4 |
4 |
Yasuo Nagatomo (JPN) |
DQ / 6:50 |
Gheorghe Ciobotaru (ROU) |
0 |
4 |
| 4 |
0 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
TF / 2:40 |
Hans Kiss (AUT) |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
0 |
Stanisław Krzesiński (POL) |
DQ / 7:53 |
Idalberto Barbán (CUB) |
4 |
5 |
| 0 |
0 |
Mikko Huhtala (FIN) |
DQ / 4:24 |
John Matthews (USA) |
4 |
7 |
| 5 |
1 |
Klaus-Peter Göpfert (GDR) |
9 - 6 |
Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE) |
3 |
3 |
| 0 |
0 |
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
DQ / 6:57 |
Brian Renken (CAN) |
4 |
8 |
| 4 |
4 |
Yanko Chopov (BUL) |
D1 / 4:34 |
Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) |
2 |
6 |
| 8 |
4 |
Mihály Toma (HUN) |
DQ / 7:44 |
Anatoly Bykov (URS) |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
|
Jamtsyn Davaajav (MGL) |
|
DNA |
|
|
| 4 |
|
Brahim Toughza (MAR) |
|
DNA |
|
|
Round 3
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Score |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 7 |
3 |
Yasuo Nagatomo (JPN) |
5 - 10 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
1 |
5 |
| 4 |
0 |
Gheorghe Ciobotaru (ROU) |
TF / 5:41 |
Hans Kiss (AUT) |
4 |
8 |
| 8 |
4 |
Stanisław Krzesiński (POL) |
TF / 1:14 |
Klaus-Peter Göpfert (GDR) |
0 |
5 |
| 0.5 |
0.5 |
Mikko Huhtala (FIN) |
12 - 3 |
Idalberto Barbán (CUB) |
3.5 |
8.5 |
| 0.5 |
0.5 |
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
12 - 2 |
Yanko Chopov (BUL) |
3.5 |
7.5 |
| 7 |
4 |
Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE) |
TF / 3:55 |
Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) |
0 |
6 |
| 0 |
|
Anatoly Bykov (URS) |
|
Bye |
|
|
Round 4
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Score |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 1 |
1 |
Anatoly Bykov (URS) |
7 - 6 |
Gheorghe Ciobotaru (ROU) |
3 |
7 |
| 8 |
3 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
5 - 9 |
Klaus-Peter Göpfert (GDR) |
1 |
6 |
| 3.5 |
3 |
Mikko Huhtala (FIN) |
3 - 4 |
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
1 |
1.5 |
| 6 |
|
Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) |
|
Bye |
|
|
Round 5
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Score |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 6 |
0 |
Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) |
TF / 2:09 |
Mikko Huhtala (FIN) |
4 |
7.5 |
| 1 |
0 |
Anatoly Bykov (URS) |
DQ / 8:54 |
Klaus-Peter Göpfert (GDR) |
4 |
10 |
| 1.5 |
|
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
|
Bye |
|
|
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Score |
|
MPP |
TPP |
|
4 |
Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) |
DQ / 7:56 |
Anatoly Bykov (URS) |
0 |
|
|
0 |
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
DQ / 8:52 |
Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) |
4 |
8 |
| 1 |
1 |
Anatoly Bykov (URS) |
7 - 3 |
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
3 |
3 |
Final standings
- Anatoly Bykov (URS)
- Vítězslav Mácha (TCH)
- Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG)
- Mikko Huhtala (FIN)
- Klaus-Peter Göpfert (GDR)
- Gheorghe Ciobotaru (ROU)
- Jan Karlsson (SWE)
- Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE)
References