Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 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 |
| 3 |
3 |
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
|
Ivan Kolev (BUL) |
1 |
1 |
| 4 |
4 |
Nestor González (ARG) |
2:20 |
Mehmet Türüt (TUR) |
0 |
0 |
| 2 |
2 |
Werner Schröter (FRG) |
|
Stanisław Krzesiński (POL) |
2 |
2 |
| 4 |
4 |
Miklós Hegedűs (HUN) |
8:36 |
Jiichiro Date (JPN) |
0 |
0 |
| 1 |
1 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
|
Marcel Vlad (ROU) |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
3 |
Gary Neist (USA) |
|
Momir Kecman (YUG) |
1 |
1 |
| 0 |
0 |
Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE) |
1:56 |
Constant Bens (BEL) |
4 |
4 |
| 1 |
1 |
Viktor Igumenov (URS) |
|
Franz Berger (AUT) |
3 |
3 |
| 3.5 |
3.5 |
Robert Blaser (SUI) |
|
Eero Tapio (FIN) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| 4 |
4 |
Klaus Pohl (GDR) |
5:07 |
Daniel Robin (FRA) |
0 |
0 |
Round 2
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Time |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 3 |
0 |
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
2:31 |
Nestor González (ARG) |
4 |
8 |
| 1.5 |
0.5 |
Ivan Kolev (BUL) |
|
Mehmet Türüt (TUR) |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| 4 |
2 |
Werner Schröter (FRG) |
|
Miklós Hegedűs (HUN) |
2 |
6 |
| 3 |
1 |
Stanisław Krzesiński (POL) |
|
Jiichiro Date (JPN) |
3 |
3 |
| 2 |
1 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
|
Gary Neist (USA) |
3 |
6 |
| 6 |
3 |
Marcel Vlad (ROU) |
|
Momir Kecman (YUG) |
1 |
2 |
| 2 |
2 |
Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE) |
|
Viktor Igumenov (URS) |
2 |
3 |
| 8 |
4 |
Constant Bens (BEL) |
1:26 |
Franz Berger (AUT) |
0 |
3 |
| 7.5 |
4 |
Robert Blaser (SUI) |
0:59 |
Klaus Pohl (GDR) |
0 |
4 |
| 2.5 |
2 |
Eero Tapio (FIN) |
|
Daniel Robin (FRA) |
2 |
2 |
Round 3
Round 4
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Time |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 5 |
3 |
Daniel Robin (FRA) |
|
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
1 |
4.5 |
| 5.5 |
1 |
Ivan Kolev (BUL) |
|
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
3 |
5 |
| 7.5 |
2.5 |
Werner Schröter (FRG) |
|
Momir Kecman (YUG) |
2.5 |
4.5 |
| 3 |
0 |
Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE) |
7:23 |
Eero Tapio (FIN) |
4 |
9.5 |
| 5 |
|
Klaus Pohl (GDR) |
|
Bye |
|
|
Round 5
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Time |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 8 |
3 |
Klaus Pohl (GDR) |
|
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
1 |
5.5 |
| 8 |
3 |
Daniel Robin (FRA) |
|
Ivan Kolev (BUL) |
1 |
6.5 |
| 6 |
1 |
Jan Karlsson (SWE) |
|
Momir Kecman (YUG) |
3 |
7.5 |
| 3 |
|
Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE) |
|
Bye |
|
|
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP |
MPP |
|
Time |
|
MPP |
TPP |
| 3 |
3 |
Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE) |
|
Vítězslav Mácha (TCH) |
1 |
1 |
Final standings
- Vítězslav Mácha (TCH)
- Petros Galaktopoulos (GRE)
- Jan Karlsson (SWE)
- Ivan Kolev (BUL)
- Momir Kecman (YUG)
- Daniel Robin (FRA)
- Klaus Pohl (GDR)
References