Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (52 kg) |  Shigeo NakataJapan (JPN) |
 Richard SandersUnited States (USA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Chimedbazaryn DamdinsharavMongolia (MGL) |
| Bantamweight (57 kg) | Yojiro Uetake Japan (JPN) |
Donald Behm United States (USA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Aboutaleb TalebiIran (IRI) |
| Featherweight (63 kg) | Masaaki Kaneko Japan (JPN) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Enyu TodorovBulgaria (BUL) |
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Iran (IRI) |
| Lightweight (70 kg) | Abdollah Movahed Iran (IRI) |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter Mongolia (MGL) |
| Welterweight (78 kg) |  Mahmut AtalayTurkey (TUR) |
 Daniel RobinFrance (FRA) |
Tömöriin Artag Mongolia (MGL) |
| Middleweight (87 kg) | .svg.png){kind=small} Boris Michail GurevichSoviet Union (URS) |
Jigjidiin Mönkhbat Mongolia (MGL) |
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Light heavyweight (97 kg) | Ahmet Ayık Turkey (TUR) |
Shota Lomidze Soviet Union (URS) |
 József CsatáriHungary (HUN) |
| Heavyweight (+97 kg) | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union (URS) |
Osman Duraliev Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Wilfried DietrichWest Germany (FRG) |
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (52 kg) | Petar Kirov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Vladimir Bakulin Soviet Union (URS) |
 Miroslav ZemanCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Bantamweight (57 kg) | János Varga Hungary (HUN) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Ion BaciuRomania (ROU) |
Ivan Kochergin Soviet Union (URS) |
| Featherweight (63 kg) | Roman Rurua Soviet Union (URS) |
Hideo Fujimoto Japan (JPN) |
Simion Popescu Romania (ROU) |
| Lightweight (70 kg) | Muneji Munemura Japan (JPN) |
 Stevan HorvatYugoslavia (YUG) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Petros GalaktopoulosGreece (GRE) |
| Welterweight (78 kg) | Rudolf Vesper East Germany (GDR) |
Daniel Robin France (FRA) |
Károly Bajkó Hungary (HUN) |
| Middleweight (87 kg) | Lothar Metz East Germany (GDR) |
Valentin Oleynik Soviet Union (URS) |
Branislav Simić Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| Light heavyweight (97 kg) | Boyan Radev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Nikolai Yakovenko Soviet Union (URS) |
Nicolae Martinescu Romania (ROU) |
| Heavyweight (+97 kg) | István Kozma Hungary (HUN) |
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union (URS) |
Petr Kment Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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