Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg

Men's freestyle 100 kg
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Medal ceremony, from left: Silver medalist Joseph Atiyeh, winner Lou Banach and bronze medalist Vasile Pușcașu.
VenueAnaheim Convention Center
Dates9–11 August 1984
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lou Banach  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joseph Atiyeh  Syria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vasile Puşcaşu  Romania
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Wrestling at the
1984 Summer Olympics
FreestyleGreco-Roman
48 kg48 kg
52 kg52 kg
57 kg57 kg
62 kg62 kg
68 kg68 kg
74 kg74 kg
82 kg82 kg
90 kg90 kg
100 kg100 kg
+100 kg+100 kg

The Men's Freestyle 100 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.[1]

Medalists

Gold Lou Banach
 United States
Silver Joseph Atiyeh
 Syria
Bronze Vasile Puşcaşu
 Romania

Tournament results

The wrestlers are divided into 2 groups. The winner of each group decided by a double-elimination system.

Legend
  • TF — Won by Fall
  • ST — Won by Technical Superiority, 12 points difference
  • PP — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference, the loser with points
  • PO — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference, the loser without points
  • SP — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference, the loser with points
  • SO — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference, the loser without points
  • P0 — Won by Passivity, scoring zero points
  • P1 — Won by Passivity, while leading by 1-7 points
  • PS — Won by Passivity, while leading by 8-11 points
  • DC — Won by Decision, 0-0 score
  • PA — Won by Opponent Injury
  • DQ — Won by Forfeit
  • DNA — Did not appear
  • L — Losses
  • ER — Round of Elimination
  • CP — Classification Points
  • TP — Technical Points

Eliminatory round

Group A

L CP TP L
Round 1
1  Karl-Johan Gustavsson (SWE) 0-4 ST 2-15  Kartar Singh (IND) 0
0  Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) 3-0 P1 4:57  Oumar Samba Sy (MTN) 1
0  Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) 4-0 TF 4:42  Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) 1
Round 2
2  Karl-Johan Gustavsson (SWE) 0-4 ST 0-12  Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) 0
1  Kartar Singh (IND) 0-4 TF 0:33  Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) 0
1  Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) Bye
1  Oumar Samba Sy (MTN) DNA
Round 3
1  Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) 3-1 PP 6-5  Kartar Singh (IND) 2
1  Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) 0-4 PA 0:27  Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) 0
Final
 Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) 4-0 TF 4:42  Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU)
 Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) 0-4 PA 0:27  Joseph Atiyeh (SYR)
 Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) 4-0 PA  Georgios Pikilidis (GRE)
Wrestler L ER CP Final
 Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) 0 - 12 8
 Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) 1 - 3 4
 Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) 1 - 7 0
 Kartar Singh (IND) 2 3 5
 Karl-Johan Gustavsson (SWE) 2 2 0
 Oumar Samba Sy (MTN) 1 1 0

Group B

L CP TP L
Round 1
1  Hayri Sezgin (TUR) 0-4 TF 1:14  Lou Banach (USA) 0
1  Ambroise Sarr (SEN) 0-4 TF 3:52  Tamon Honda (JPN) 0
0  Wayne Brightwell (CAN) Bye
Round 2
1  Wayne Brightwell (CAN) 1-3 PP 5-6  Hayri Sezgin (TUR) 1
0  Lou Banach (USA) 4-0 TF 1:45  Ambroise Sarr (SEN) 2
0  Tamon Honda (JPN) Bye
Round 3
1  Tamon Honda (JPN) 1-3 PP 4-9  Hayri Sezgin (TUR) 1
2  Wayne Brightwell (CAN) .5-3.5 SP 1-11  Lou Banach (USA) 0
Final
 Hayri Sezgin (TUR) 0-4 TF 1:14  Lou Banach (USA)
 Tamon Honda (JPN) 1-3 PP 4-9  Hayri Sezgin (TUR)
 Lou Banach (USA) 4-0 TF 1:56  Tamon Honda (JPN)
Wrestler L ER CP Final
 Lou Banach (USA) 0 - 11.5 8
 Hayri Sezgin (TUR) 1 - 6 3
 Tamon Honda (JPN) 1 - 5 1
 Wayne Brightwell (CAN) 2 3 1.5
 Ambroise Sarr (SEN) 2 2 0

Final round

CP TP
5th place match
 Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) 0-4 PA  Tamon Honda (JPN)
Bronze medal match
 Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) 3-1 PP 4-3  Hayri Sezgin (TUR)
Gold medal match
 Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) 0-4 TF 1:01  Lou Banach (USA)

Final standings

  1.  Lou Banach (USA)
  2.  Joseph Atiyeh (SYR)
  3.  Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU)
  4.  Hayri Sezgin (TUR)
  5.  Tamon Honda (JPN)
  6.  Georgios Pikilidis (GRE)
  7.  Kartar Singh (IND)
  8.  Wayne Brightwell (CAN)

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2019.