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Lightweight, Freestyle (≤68 kilograms), Men

Date	29 – 31 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Legkoatletichesky manezh, Legkoatletichesky Futbolny Kompleks CSKA, Moskva
Participants	18 from 18 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, but a wrestler could not be eliminated after a victory. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with preliminary results carried forward.

The 1976 gold medalist, Pavel Pinigin, had won the 1977-78 World titles, but he competed as a welterweight in Moskva, with the Soviet team choosing Saypulla Absaidov, the 1980 European Champion, for this class. Absaidov had an easy time of it, winning his first three matches by falls, and then defeating the 1979-80 European silver medalist, Bulgaria’s Ivan Yankov, on points, 6-1. Absaidov then threw Yugoslav Macedonian Šaban Sejdi in 7:45 to win the gold medal. Absaidov and Sejdi would again meet in the final of the 1981 World Championships, with Absaidov also winning that match and title. Yankov won the silver medal in Moskva by decisioning Sejdi in the final match, 6-2.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	–	–	Gold
2	Ivan Yankov	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	–	–	Bronze
4	Jagmander Singh	IND	–	–
5	Eberhard Probst	GDR	–	–
6	Octavian Dușa	ROU	–	–
7	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	–	–
8	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	–	–
AC	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	Withdrew r4/6	5,0
AC	János Kocsis	HUN	Eliminated r3/6	6,5
AC	José Ramos	CUB	Eliminated r3/6	7,0
AC	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	Eliminated r3/6	7,0
AC	Oscar Segers	BEL	Eliminated r3/6	8,0
AC	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS	Eliminated r2/6	7,0
AC	Saïd Admane	ALG	Eliminated r2/6	8,0
AC	Victor Koualaigue	CMR	Eliminated r2/6	8,0
AC	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR	Eliminated r2/6	8,0
AC	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE	Eliminated r2/6	8,0

Round One (29 July 1980 — 10:30)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Ivan Yankov	BUL	0,0
=1	Eberhard Probst	GDR	0,0
=1	János Kocsis	HUN	0,0
=1	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	0,0
=1	Octavian Dușa	ROU	0,0
=1	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	0,0
=1	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	0,0
8	José Ramos	CUB	0,5
9	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	1,0
10	Jagmander Singh	IND	3,0
11	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	3,5
=12	Saïd Admane	ALG	4,0
=12	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS	4,0
=12	Oscar Segers	BEL	4,0
=12	Victor Koualaigue	CMR	4,0
=12	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	4,0
=12	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR	4,0
=12	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE	4,0

Match #1	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	decision (9-2)	Jagmander Singh	IND
Match #2	János Kocsis	HUN	fall (1:44)	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE
Match #3	José Ramos	CUB	decision (13-5)	Pekka Rauhala	FIN
Match #4	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	DQ (5:38)	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS
Match #5	Ivan Yankov	BUL	decision (15-1)	Oscar Segers	BEL
Match #6	Eberhard Probst	GDR	fall (1:18)	Victor Koualaigue	CMR
Match #7	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	fall (5:34)	Stanisław Chiliński	POL
Match #8	Octavian Dușa	ROU	DQ (8:36)	Saïd Admane	ALG
Match #9	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	DQ (5:18)	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR

Round Two (29 July 1980 — 19:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	0,0
=1	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	0,0
3	Ivan Yankov	BUL	0,5
4	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	1,0
5	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	2,0
=6	János Kocsis	HUN	3,0
=6	Jagmander Singh	IND	3,0
=8	José Ramos	CUB	3,5
=8	Eberhard Probst	GDR	3,5
=10	Oscar Segers	BEL	4,0
=10	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	4,0
=10	Octavian Dușa	ROU	4,0
13	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	4,5
14	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS	7,0	eliminated
=15	Saïd Admane	ALG	8,0	eliminated
=15	Victor Koualaigue	CMR	8,0	eliminated
=15	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR	8,0	eliminated
=15	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE	8,0	eliminated

Match #1	Jagmander Singh	IND	fall (2:17)	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE
Match #2	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	decision (7-4)	János Kocsis	HUN
Match #3	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	decision (9-2)	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS
Match #4	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	decision (10-3)	José Ramos	CUB
Match #5	Ivan Yankov	BUL	decision (11-3)	Eberhard Probst	GDR
Match #6	Oscar Segers	BEL	default (injury)	Victor Koualaigue	CMR
Match #7	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	fall (7:16)	Saïd Admane	ALG
Match #8	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	fall (4:29)	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR
Match #9	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	fall (4:38)	Octavian Dușa	ROU

Round Three (30 July 1980 — 11:30)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	0,0
=1	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	0,0
=3	Ivan Yankov	BUL	1,0
=3	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	1,0
5	Jagmander Singh	IND	3,5
6	Eberhard Probst	GDR	4,5
7	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	5,0
8	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	5,5
9	János Kocsis	HUN	6,5	eliminated
=10	José Ramos	CUB	7,0	eliminated
=10	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	7,0	eliminated
=12	Oscar Segers	BEL	8,0	eliminated
=12	Octavian Dușa	ROU	8,0	eliminated

Match #1	Jagmander Singh	IND	decision (13-1)	János Kocsis	HUN
Match #2	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	decision (13-12)	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL
Match #3	Ivan Yankov	BUL	decision (11-3)	José Ramos	CUB
Match #4	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	fall (3:22)	Oscar Segers	BEL
Match #5	Eberhard Probst	GDR	decision (6-5)	Stanisław Chiliński	POL
Match #6	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	fall (5:59)	Octavian Dușa	ROU
Match #7	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	bye

Round Four (30 July 1980 — 19:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	1,0
=1	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	1,0
3	Jagmander Singh	IND	3,5
=4	Ivan Yankov	BUL	4,0
=4	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	4,0
6	Eberhard Probst	GDR	5,5
7	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	9,5	eliminated
8	Octavian Dușa	ROU	11,0	eliminated

Match #1	Jagmander Singh	IND	decision (19-1)	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ
Match #2	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	fall (3:18)	Pekka Rauhala	FIN
Match #3	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	decision (6-1)	Ivan Yankov	BUL
Match #4	Eberhard Probst	GDR	decision (6-3)	Octavian Dușa	ROU

Round Five (31 July 1980 — 10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	1,0
2	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	2,0
3	Ivan Yankov	BUL	5,0
4	Jagmander Singh	IND	6,5	eliminated
5	Eberhard Probst	GDR	8,5	eliminated

Match #1	Ivan Yankov	BUL	decision (11-7)	Jagmander Singh	IND
Match #2	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	decision (6-2)	Eberhard Probst	GDR
Match #3	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	bye

Final Round One (31 July 1980 — 19:00)

Match #1	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	fall (7:45)	Šaban Sejdi	YUG
Match #2	Ivan Yankov	BUL	bye

Final Round Two (31 July 1980)

Match #1	Ivan Yankov	BUL	decision (6-2)	Šaban Sejdi	YUG
Match #2	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	bye