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Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤87 kilograms), Men

Date	23 – 26 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Pista de Hielo Insurgentes, Ciudad de México
Participants	19 from 19 countries
Format	Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler.

The defending gold medalist was Yugoslav Branislav Simić but he had done little since 1964. In fact, of the major titles since 1964, nobody had dominated, with multiple wrestlers winning medals, so it was difficult to choose a favorite. After five rounds four wrestlers remained – Simić, 1964 bronze medalist East German Lothar Metz, Soviet Valentin Olenik, the 1966 World Champion, and Romanian Nicolae Neguţ, who had already competed in freestyle in Mexico City, but as a light-heavyweight. In round six Simić drew with Olenik, which eliminated Olenik. Metz defeated Neguţ on points, which eliminated Neguţ. Simić and Metz had drawn in round five, but Metz won the gold medal based on fewer bad points, Olenik taking silver and Simić bronze.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Lothar Metz	GDR	–	–	Gold
2	Valentin Olenik	URS	–	–	Silver
3	Branislav Simić	YUG	–	–	Bronze
4	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	–	–
5	Wayne Baughman	USA	–	–
6	Petar Krumov	BUL	–	–
AC	Håkon Øverby	NOR	Eliminated r4/6	7,0
AC	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	Eliminated r4/6	7,0
AC	Tevfik Kış	TUR	Eliminated r4/6	8,5
AC	Teuvo Ojala	FIN	Eliminated r3/6	6,0
AC	Ernst Knoll	FRG	Eliminated r3/6	6,0
AC	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	Eliminated r3/6	8,0
AC	László Sillai	HUN	Eliminated r2/6	6,0
AC	Jean-Marie Chardonnens	SUI	Eliminated r2/6	7,0
AC	Julio Graffigna	ARG	Eliminated r2/6	8,0
AC	José Manuel Hernández	GUA	Eliminated r2/6	8,0
AC	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN	Eliminated r2/6	8,0
AC	Héctor Álvarez	MEX	Eliminated r2/6	8,0
AC	Bertil Nyström	SWE	Eliminated r2/6	8,0

Round One (23 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Petar Krumov	BUL	0,0
=1	Ernst Knoll	FRG	0,0
=1	Håkon Øverby	NOR	0,0
=1	Valentin Olenik	URS	0,0
=5	Lothar Metz	GDR	1,0
=5	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	1,0
=5	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	1,0
=5	Tevfik Kış	TUR	1,0
=5	Branislav Simić	YUG	1,0
=10	Teuvo Ojala	FIN	3,0
=10	László Sillai	HUN	3,0
=10	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	3,0
=10	Jean-Marie Chardonnens	SUI	3,0
=10	Wayne Baughman	USA	3,0
=15	Julio Graffigna	ARG	4,0
=15	José Manuel Hernández	GUA	4,0
=15	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN	4,0
=15	Héctor Álvarez	MEX	4,0
=15	Bertil Nyström	SWE	4,0

Match #1	Tevfik Kış	TUR	decision	Teuvo Ojala	FIN
Match #2	Bertil Nyström	SWE	DQ (both)	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN
Match #3	Lothar Metz	GDR	decision	Wayne Baughman	USA
Match #4	Håkon Øverby	NOR	fall (8:49)	Héctor Álvarez	MEX
Match #5	Petar Krumov	BUL	fall (0:51)	José Manuel Hernández	GUA
Match #6	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	decision	László Sillai	HUN
Match #7	Valentin Olenik	URS	fall (1:56)	Julio Graffigna	ARG
Match #8	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	decision	Jean-Marie Chardonnens	SUI
Match #9	Branislav Simić	YUG	decision	Nicolae Neguț	ROU
Match #10	Ernst Knoll	FRG	bye

Round Two (24 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Håkon Øverby	NOR	0,0
=2	Petar Krumov	BUL	1,0
=2	Lothar Metz	GDR	1,0
=2	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	1,0
=2	Valentin Olenik	URS	1,0
=2	Branislav Simić	YUG	1,0
7	Tevfik Kış	TUR	2,0
=8	Teuvo Ojala	FIN	3,0
=8	Ernst Knoll	FRG	3,0
=8	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	3,0
=8	Wayne Baughman	USA	3,0
12	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	4,0
13	László Sillai	HUN	6,0	eliminated
14	Jean-Marie Chardonnens	SUI	7,0	eliminated
=15	Julio Graffigna	ARG	8,0	eliminated
=15	José Manuel Hernández	GUA	8,0	eliminated
=15	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN	8,0	eliminated
=15	Héctor Álvarez	MEX	8,0	eliminated
=15	Bertil Nyström	SWE	8,0	eliminated

Match #1	Tevfik Kış	TUR	decision	Ernst Knoll	FRG
Match #2	Teuvo Ojala	FIN	fall (8:46)	Bertil Nyström	SWE
Match #3	Lothar Metz	GDR	fall (4:41)	Kenjiro Hiraki	JPN
Match #4	Wayne Baughman	USA	fall (10:49)	Héctor Álvarez	MEX
Match #5	Håkon Øverby	NOR	fall (4:56)	José Manuel Hernández	GUA
Match #6	Petar Krumov	BUL	decision	László Sillai	HUN
Match #7	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	fall (2:56)	Julio Graffigna	ARG
Match #8	Valentin Olenik	URS	decision	Jiří Kormaník	TCH
Match #9	Branislav Simić	YUG	fall (5:11)	Jean-Marie Chardonnens	SUI
Match #10	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	bye

Round Three (25 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Lothar Metz	GDR	2,0
=1	Branislav Simić	YUG	2,0
=1	Petar Krumov	BUL	2,0
=1	Valentin Olenik	URS	2,0
=5	Håkon Øverby	NOR	3,0
=5	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	3,0
=5	Wayne Baughman	USA	3,0
8	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	4,0
9	Tevfik Kış	TUR	5,0
=10	Teuvo Ojala	FIN	7,0	eliminated
=10	Ernst Knoll	FRG	7,0	eliminated
=10	Jiří Kormaník	TCH	7,0	eliminated

Match #1	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	fall (4:43)	Ernst Knoll	FRG
Match #2	Lothar Metz	GDR	decision	Tevfik Kış	TUR
Match #3	Wayne Baughman	USA	fall (8:56)	Teuvo Ojala	FIN
Match #4	Petar Krumov	BUL	decision	Håkon Øverby	NOR
Match #5	Valentin Olenik	URS	decision	Czesław Kwieciński	POL
Match #6	Branislav Simić	YUG	decision	Jiří Kormaník	TCH

Round Four (26 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Lothar Metz	GDR	1,0
=1	Branislav Simić	YUG	1,0
=3	Petar Krumov	BUL	4,0
=3	Valentin Olenik	URS	4,0
5	Wayne Baughman	USA	5,0
6	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	6,5
=7	Håkon Øverby	NOR	7,0	eliminated
=7	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	7,0	eliminated
9	Tevfik Kış	TUR	8,5	eliminated

Match #1	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	draw	Tevfik Kış	TUR
Match #2	Lothar Metz	GDR	fall (1:33)	Håkon Øverby	NOR
Match #3	Wayne Baughman	USA	decision	Czesław Kwieciński	POL
Match #4	Petar Krumov	BUL	draw	Valentin Olenik	URS
Match #5	Branislav Simić	YUG	bye

Round Five (26 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Lothar Metz	GDR	3,0
=1	Branislav Simić	YUG	3,0
3	Valentin Olenik	URS	4,0
4	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	6,5	eliminated
5	Petar Krumov	BUL	8,0	eliminated
6	Wayne Baughman	USA	9,0	eliminated

Match #1	Branislav Simić	YUG	draw	Lothar Metz	GDR
Match #2	Nicolae Neguț	ROU	fall (8:58)	Petar Krumov	BUL
Match #3	Valentin Olenik	URS	fall (10:08)	Wayne Baughman	USA

Final Round (26 October 1968)

Match #1	Branislav Simić	YUG	draw	Valentin Olenik	URS
Match #2	Lothar Metz	GDR	decision	Nicolae Neguț	ROU