Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueInsurgentes Ice Rink
Dates23–26 October
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) János Varga  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ion Baciu  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Kochergin  Soviet Union
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The Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The bantamweight was the second-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 57 kilograms.[1]

Medalists

Gold János Varga
 Hungary
Silver Ion Baciu
 Romania
Bronze Ivan Kochergin
 Soviet Union

Tournament results

Left-right: Baciu, Varga, Kochergin

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
  • TF — Won by Fall
  • DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
  • D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
  • DNA — Did not appear
  • TPP — Total penalty points
  • MPP — Match penalty points
Penalties
  • 0 — Won by Fall and Disqualification
  • 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 and Disqualification

1st round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 3  David Hazewinkel (USA)  Ion Baciu (ROU) 1 1
4 4  Johnny Nielsen (DEN) DQ  Khristo Traykov (BUL) 0 0
1 1  Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY)  Rodolfo Guerra (MEX) 3 3
4 4  Herbert Singerman (CAN) TF / 10:51  Jean Nakouzi (LIB) 0 0
3 3  Roland Svensson (SWE)  Koji Sakurama (JPN) 1 1
2.5 2.5  Arthur Spaenhoven (BEL)  Hartmut Puls (GDR) 2.5 2.5
4 4  Fritz Stange (FRG) TF / 9:08  Ivan Kochergin (URS) 0 0
4 4  Luís Grilo (POR) TF / 2:47  János Varga (HUN) 0 0
3 3  Karlo Čović (YUG)  Othon Moskhidis (GRE) 1 1
0 0  Risto Björlin (FIN) TF / 4:38  Javier Raxón (GUA) 4 4
3 3  Khalifa Karouane (MAR)  An Chun-Young (KOR) 1 1
1 1  Kaya Özcan (TUR)  Józef Lipień (POL) 3 3

2nd round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 0  David Hazewinkel (USA) TF / 8:28  Johnny Nielsen (DEN) 4 8
2 1  Ion Baciu (ROU)  Hristo Traikov (BUL) 3 3
1 0  Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY) TF / 1:30  Herbert Singerman (CAN) 4 8
4 1  Rodolfo Guerra (MEX)  Jean Nakouzi (LIB) 3 3
6 3  Roland Svensson (SWE)  Arthur Spaenhoven (BEL) 1 3.5
1 0  Koji Sakurama (JPN) TF / 10:45  Hartmut Puls (GDR) 4 6.5
5 1  Fritz Stange (FRG)  Luís Grilo (POR) 3 7
3 3  Ivan Kochergin (URS)  János Varga (HUN) 1 1
4 1  Karlo Čović (YUG)  Risto Björlin (FIN) 3 3
1 0  Othon Moschidis (GRE) TF / 1:23  Javier Raxon (GUA) 4 8
6 3  Khalifa Karouane (MAR)  Kaya Özcan (TUR) 1 2
3 2  An Chun-Young (KOR)  Józef Lipień (POL) 2 5

3rd round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 0  David Hazewinkel (USA) DQ  Hristo Traikov (BUL) 4 7
3 1  Ion Baciu (ROU)  Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY) 3 4
8 4  Rodolfo Guerra (MEX) TF / 2:44  Koji Sakurama (JPN) 0 1
6 3  Jean Nakouzi (LIB)  Arthur Spaenhoven (BEL) 1 4.5
4 1  Ivan Kochergin (URS)  Karlo Čović (YUG) 3 7
2 1  János Varga (HUN)  Othon Moschidis (GRE) 3 4
3 0  Risto Björlin (FIN) TF / 9:00  Józef Lipień (POL) 4 9
4 1  An Chun-Young (KOR)  Kaya Özcan (TUR) 3 5
5  Fritz Stange (FRG) DNA

4th round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
6 3  David Hazewinkel (USA)  Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY) 1 5
5.5 2.5  Ion Baciu (ROU)  Koji Sakurama (JPN) 2.5 3.5
7.5 3  Arthur Spaenhoven (BEL)  Ivan Kochergin (URS) 1 5
3 1  János Varga (HUN)  Risto Björlin (FIN) 3 6
5 1  Othon Moschidis (GRE)  An Chun-Young (KOR) 3 7
5  Kaya Özcan (TUR) Bye

5th round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
9 4  Kaya Özcan (TUR) TF / 6:13  Ion Baciu (ROU) 0 5.5
9 4  Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY) TF / 10:49  Ivan Kochergin (URS) 0 5
6.5 3  Koji Sakurama (JPN)  János Varga (HUN) 1 4
5  Othon Moschidis (GRE) Bye

6th round

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
7.5 2.5  Othon Moschidis (GRE)  Ivan Kochergin (URS) 2.5 7.5
7.5 2  Ion Baciu (ROU)  János Varga (HUN) 2 6

Final round (2nd-4th places)

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

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
2.5  Othon Moschidis (GRE)  Ivan Kochergin (URS) 2.5
6.5 4  Othon Moschidis (GRE) TF / 2:32  Ion Baciu (ROU) 0
6.5 4  Ivan Kochergin (URS) DQ  Ion Baciu (ROU) 4 4

Final standings

  1.  János Varga (HUN)
  2.  Ion Baciu (ROU)
  3.  Ivan Kochergin (URS)
  4.  Othon Moschidis (GRE)
  5.  Koji Sakurama (JPN)
  6.  Kaya Özcan (TUR) and  Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY)

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.