Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg

Wrestling at the 1980 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
  +100 kg     +100 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Contents

Medalists

Gold  Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver  Constantin Alexandru
Romania (ROU)
Bronze  Ferenc Seres
Hungary (HUN)

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
Penalties

Round 1

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 3  Vincenzo Maenza (ITA) 9 - 10  Reijo Haaparanta (FIN) 1 1
0 0  Pavel Hristov (BUL) DQ / 8:16  Kent Andersson (SWE) 4 4
0 0  Alfredo Olvera (MEX) TF / 4:44  Saber Nakdali (SYR) 4 4
0 0  Ferenc Seres (HUN) TF / 1:32  Roman Kierpacz (POL) 4 4
3 3  Constantin Alexandru (ROU) 2 - 6  Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) 1 1

Round 2

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
6.5 3.5  Vincenzo Maenza (ITA) 4 - 14  Pavel Hristov (BUL) 0.5 0.5
1 0  Reijo Haaparanta (FIN) TF / 8:36  Kent Andersson (SWE) 4 8
3.5 3.5  Alfredo Olvera (MEX) 5 - 13  Ferenc Seres (HUN) 0.5 0.5
8 4  Saber Nakdali (SYR) TF / 1:16  Constantin Alexandru (ROU) 0 3
7 3  Roman Kierpacz (POL) 10 - 13  Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) 1 2

Round 3

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
5 4  Reijo Haaparanta (FIN) 0 - 27  Pavel Hristov (BUL) 0 0.5
7.5 4  Alfredo Olvera (MEX) TF / 2:29  Constantin Alexandru (ROU) 0 3
4 3.5  Ferenc Seres (HUN) 6 - 17  Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) 0.5 2.5

Round 4

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
9 4  Reijo Haaparanta (FIN) 2 - 17  Ferenc Seres (HUN) 0 4
4.5 4  Pavel Hristov (BUL) DQ / 7:34  Constantin Alexandru (ROU) 2 5
2.5  Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) Bye

Round 5

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3.5 1  Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) 12 - 7  Pavel Hristov (BUL) 3 7.5
7 3  Ferenc Seres (HUN) 5 - 10  Constantin Alexandru (ROU) 1 6

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3  Constantin Alexandru (ROU) 2 - 6  Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) 1
3.5  Ferenc Seres (HUN) 6 - 17  Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) 0.5 1.5
6.5 3  Ferenc Seres (HUN) 5 - 10  Constantin Alexandru (ROU) 1 4

Final standings

  1.  Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS)
  2.  Constantin Alexandru (ROU)
  3.  Ferenc Seres (HUN)
  4.  Pavel Hristov (BUL)
  5.  Reijo Haaparanta (FIN)
  6.  Alfredo Olvera (MEX)
  7.  Vincenzo Maenza (ITA)
  8.  Roman Kierpacz (POL)

References