| | Event type
Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman (≤48 kilograms), Men
| Date | 20 – 24 July 1976 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec | |
| Participants | 15 from 15 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 Soviet coaches had to choose between Vladimir Zubkov, World Champion in 1971 and 1973-75, and Aleksandr Shumakov, the 1976 European Champion and runner-up in 1974-75. They chose Shumakov who made it to the final round along with the defending gold medalist Gheorghe Berceanu of Romania and Bulgaria’s Stefan Angelov, bronze medalist at München. Shumakov defeated both by decisions in the final round to win the gold medal, with Berceanu taking silver, based on a fifth round victory over Angelov on points.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | RE | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksey Shumakov |  URS | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Gheorghe Berceanu |  ROU | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Stefan Angelov |  BUL | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Yoshite Moriwaki |  JPN | – | – | |||
| 5 | Dietmar Hinz |  GDR | – | – | |||
| 6 | Mitchell Kawasaki |  CAN | – | – | |||
| 7 | Salih Bora |  TUR | – | – | |||
| =8 | Khalil Rashid Mohamed Zadeh |  IRI | – | – | |||
| =8 | Mike Farina |  USA | – | – | |||
| Sirvano Valdés |  CUB | Eliminated r3/6 | 9,0 | ||||
| Lee In-Chang |  KOR | Eliminated r2/6 | 7,0 | ||||
| Aleksander Zajączkowski |  POL | Eliminated r2/6 | 7,0 | ||||
| Ferenc Seres |  HUN | Eliminated r2/6 | 8,0 | ||||
| Antonio Quistelli |  ITA | Eliminated r2/6 | 8,0 | ||||
| Byambajavyn Javkhlantögs |  MGL | Eliminated r2/6 | 8,0 |
Round One (20 July 1976 — 11:50)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Stefan Angelov | BUL | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Mitchell Kawasaki | CAN | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Dietmar Hinz | GDR | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Khalil Rashid Mohamed Zadeh | IRI | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Salih Bora | TUR | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | 0,0 | |||
| =7 | Sirvano Valdés | CUB | 1,0 | |||
| =7 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | 1,0 | |||
| =9 | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN | 3,0 | |||
| =9 | Aleksander Zajączkowski | POL | 3,0 | |||
| =11 | Ferenc Seres | HUN | 4,0 | |||
| =11 | Antonio Quistelli | ITA | 4,0 | |||
| =11 | Lee In-Chang | KOR | 4,0 | |||
| =11 | Byambajavyn Javkhlantögs | MGL | 4,0 | |||
| =11 | Mike Farina | USA | 4,0 |
| Match #1 | Stefan Angelov | BUL | decision (20-6) | Lee In-Chang | KOR |
| Match #2 | Khalil Rashid Mohamed Zadeh | IRI | fall (2:33) | Antonio Quistelli | ITA |
| Match #3 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | decision (4-3) | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN |
| Match #4 | Sirvano Valdés | CUB | decision (11-6) | Aleksander Zajączkowski | POL |
| Match #5 | Mitchell Kawasaki | CAN | decision (17-1) | Byambajavyn Javkhlantögs | MGL |
| Match #6 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | DQ (7:45) | Ferenc Seres | HUN |
| Match #7 | Salih Bora | TUR | decision (19-4) | Mike Farina | USA |
| Match #8 | Dietmar Hinz | GDR | bye |
Round Two (21 July 1976 — 11:28)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Stefan Angelov | BUL | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Mitchell Kawasaki | CAN | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Salih Bora | TUR | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | 0,0 | |||
| =5 | Dietmar Hinz | GDR | 1,0 | |||
| =5 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | 1,0 | |||
| 7 | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN | 3,0 | |||
| =8 | Khalil Rashid Mohamed Zadeh | IRI | 4,0 | |||
| =8 | Mike Farina | USA | 4,0 | |||
| 10 | Sirvano Valdés | CUB | 5,0 | |||
| =11 | Lee In-Chang | KOR | 7,0 | eliminated | ||
| =11 | Aleksander Zajączkowski | POL | 7,0 | eliminated | ||
| =13 | Ferenc Seres | HUN | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
| =13 | Antonio Quistelli | ITA | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
| =13 | Byambajavyn Javkhlantögs | MGL | 8,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Dietmar Hinz | GDR | decision (16-12) | Lee In-Chang | KOR |
| Match #2 | Stefan Angelov | BUL | DQ (5:19) | Antonio Quistelli | ITA |
| Match #3 | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN | fall (8:09) | Khalil Rashid Mohamed Zadeh | IRI |
| Match #4 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | fall (0:20) | Aleksander Zajączkowski | POL |
| Match #5 | Mitchell Kawasaki | CAN | fall (2:25) | Sirvano Valdés | CUB |
| Match #6 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | DQ (6:24) | Byambajavyn Javkhlantögs | MGL |
| Match #7 | Mike Farina | USA | fall (5:10) | Ferenc Seres | HUN |
| Match #8 | Salih Bora | TUR | bye |
Round Three (22 July 1976 — 11:11)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Stefan Angelov | BUL | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | 0,0 | |||
| 3 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | 1,0 | |||
| 4 | Dietmar Hinz | GDR | 2,0 | |||
| =5 | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN | 3,0 | |||
| =5 | Salih Bora | TUR | 3,0 | |||
| 7 | Mitchell Kawasaki | CAN | 4,0 | |||
| =8 | Khalil Rashid Mohamed Zadeh | IRI | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | Mike Farina | USA | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
| 10 | Sirvano Valdés | CUB | 9,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Dietmar Hinz | GDR | decision (22-18) | Salih Bora | TUR |
| Match #2 | Stefan Angelov | BUL | DQ (8:51) | Khalil Rashid Mohamed Zadeh | IRI |
| Match #3 | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN | fall (6:00) | Sirvano Valdés | CUB |
| Match #4 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | decision (14-1) | Mitchell Kawasaki | CAN |
| Match #5 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | DQ (5:50) | Mike Farina | USA |
Round Four (23 July 1976 — 12:02)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Stefan Angelov | BUL | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | 0,0 | |||
| 3 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | 1,0 | |||
| 4 | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN | 4,0 | |||
| 5 | Dietmar Hinz | GDR | 6,0 | eliminated | ||
| =6 | Mitchell Kawasaki | CAN | 7,0 | eliminated | ||
| =6 | Salih Bora | TUR | 7,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Stefan Angelov | BUL | DQ (8:29) | Salih Bora | TUR |
| Match #2 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | fall (2:08) | Dietmar Hinz | GDR |
| Match #3 | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN | decision (8-4) | Mitchell Kawasaki | CAN |
| Match #4 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | bye |
Round Five (23 July 1976 — 20:54)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | 0,0 | |||
| 2 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | 2,0 | |||
| 3 | Stefan Angelov | BUL | 3,0 | |||
| 4 | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN | 8,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | fall (5:25) | Yoshite Moriwaki | JPN |
| Match #2 | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU | decision (4-3) | Stefan Angelov | BUL |
Final Round (24 July 1976 — 19:30)
| Match #1 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | decision (5-4) | Stefan Angelov | BUL |
| Match #2 | Aleksey Shumakov | URS | decision (10-6) | Gheorghe Berceanu | ROU |