| Date | 29 – 31 July 1980 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Legkoatletichesky manezh, Legkoatletichesky Futbolny Kompleks CSKA, Moskva | |
| Participants | 12 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall (win by fall-0.0; win by superior decision-0.0; win by decision-1.0; draw-2.0; loss by decision-3.0; loss by superior decision-4.0; loss by fall-4.0). 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. | |
At the 1976 Olympics, Soviet Soslan Andiyev had defeated Hungarian József Balla to win the gold medal. Andiyev was again favored, having won the Worlds in 1977-78. The 1979 World Champion was his teammate, Salman Khasimikov, but he was not chosen to compete in Moskva. Andiyev and Balla again made the final round, joined by Poland’s Adam Sandurski. Andiyev and Balla had already met in round three, with Andiyev winning on disqualification in 4:55. Andiyev then defended his gold medal by decisioning Sandurski, 6-3, in the first match of the final. Balla repeated as silver medalist when he defeated Sandurski on criteria, after tying 6-6.
Khasimikov would win the World Championships in 1981-83 but never got to compete at the Olympics because of the Soviet boycott in 1984. He later became the first Soviet to become a professional wrestler, wrestling mostly in Japan, and won the IWGP Heavyweight Professional title in 1989.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 241 | Soslan Andiyev |  URS | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 93 | József Balla |  HUN | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 166 | Adam Sandurski |  POL | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 80 | Roland Gehrke |  GDR | – | – | |||
| 5 | 185 | Andrei Ianko |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 6 | 200 | Mamadou Sakho |  SEN | – | – | |||
| 7 | 26 | Petar Ivanov |  BUL | – | – | |||
| 8 | 50 | Arturo Díaz |  CUB | – | – | |||
| 151 | Miguel Zambrano |  PER | eliminated r3/5 | 9.0 | ||||
| 73 | Matthew Clempner |  GBR | eliminated r2/5 | 7.0 | ||||
| 137 | Odnoin Bakhyt |  MGL | eliminated r2/5 | 7.5 | ||||
| 215 | Youssef Diba |  SYR | eliminated r2/5 | 8.0 | ||||
| 276 | Hassan Bechara |  LBN | – | – |
| Date | 29 July 1980 — 11:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 93 | József Balla | HUN | 0.0 | ||
| =1 | 166 | Adam Sandurski | POL | 0.0 | ||
| =1 | 185 | Andrei Ianko | ROU | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | 200 | Mamadou Sakho | SEN | 0.5 | ||
| =5 | 151 | Miguel Zambrano | PER | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | 241 | Soslan Andiyev | URS | 1.0 | ||
| =7 | 73 | Matthew Clempner | GBR | 3.0 | ||
| =7 | 80 | Roland Gehrke | GDR | 3.0 | ||
| 9 | 137 | Odnoin Bakhyt | MGL | 3.5 | ||
| =10 | 26 | Petar Ivanov | BUL | 4.0 | ||
| =10 | 50 | Arturo Díaz | CUB | 4.0 | ||
| =10 | 215 | Youssef Diba | SYR | 4.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Jul | Miguel Zambrano | PER | Decision (11-5) | Matthew Clempner | GBR | |
| Match #2 | 29 Jul | Adam Sandurski | POL | Fall (1:15) | Arturo Díaz | CUB | |
| Match #3 | 29 Jul | Mamadou Sakho | SEN | Decision (10-1) | Odnoin Bakhyt | MGL | |
| Match #4 | 29 Jul | Soslan Andiyev | URS | Decision (7-5) | Roland Gehrke | GDR | |
| Match #5 | 29 Jul | József Balla | HUN | Disqualification (8:37) | Petar Ivanov | BUL | |
| Match #6 | 29 Jul | Andrei Ianko | ROU | Disqualification (6:29) | Youssef Diba | SYR |
| Date | 30 July 1980 — 11:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 93 | József Balla | HUN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 166 | Adam Sandurski | POL | 0.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 241 | Soslan Andiyev | URS | 1.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 80 | Roland Gehrke | GDR | 3.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 26 | Petar Ivanov | BUL | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 50 | Arturo Díaz | CUB | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 185 | Andrei Ianko | ROU | 4.0 | – | ||
| 8 | 200 | Mamadou Sakho | SEN | 4.5 | – | ||
| 9 | 151 | Miguel Zambrano | PER | 5.0 | – | ||
| 10 | 73 | Matthew Clempner | GBR | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 11 | 137 | Odnoin Bakhyt | MGL | 7.5 | eliminated | ||
| 12 | 215 | Youssef Diba | SYR | 8.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Jul | Arturo Díaz | CUB | Disqualification (5:46) | Miguel Zambrano | PER | |
| Match #2 | 30 Jul | Adam Sandurski | POL | Fall (1:28) | Matthew Clempner | GBR | |
| Match #3 | 30 Jul | Roland Gehrke | GDR | Fall (1:05) | Mamadou Sakho | SEN | |
| Match #4 | 30 Jul | Soslan Andiyev | URS | Fall (0:37) | Odnoin Bakhyt | MGL | |
| Match #5 | 30 Jul | Petar Ivanov | BUL | Fall (0:58) | Youssef Diba | SYR | |
| Match #6 | 30 Jul | József Balla | HUN | Disqualification (6:52) | Andrei Ianko | ROU |
| Date | 30 July 1980 — 19:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 166 | Adam Sandurski | POL | 0.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 241 | Soslan Andiyev | URS | 1.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 80 | Roland Gehrke | GDR | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 93 | József Balla | HUN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 185 | Andrei Ianko | ROU | 4.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 200 | Mamadou Sakho | SEN | 4.5 | – | ||
| 7 | 26 | Petar Ivanov | BUL | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 8 | 50 | Arturo Díaz | CUB | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| 9 | 151 | Miguel Zambrano | PER | 9.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Jul | Adam Sandurski | POL | Fall (2:06) | Miguel Zambrano | PER | |
| Match #2 | 30 Jul | Mamadou Sakho | SEN | Injury (2:43) | Arturo Díaz | CUB | |
| Match #3 | 30 Jul | Roland Gehrke | GDR | Decision (5-3) | Petar Ivanov | BUL | |
| Match #4 | 30 Jul | Soslan Andiyev | URS | Disqualification (4:55) | József Balla | HUN | |
| Match #5 | 30 Jul | Andrei Ianko | ROU |
| Date | 31 July 1980 — 11:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 166 | Adam Sandurski | POL | 0.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 241 | Soslan Andiyev | URS | 1.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 93 | József Balla | HUN | 5.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 80 | Roland Gehrke | GDR | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 5 | 185 | Andrei Ianko | ROU | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| 6 | 200 | Mamadou Sakho | SEN | 8.5 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 31 Jul | Adam Sandurski | POL | Fall (5:01) | Andrei Ianko | ROU | |
| Match #2 | 31 Jul | Soslan Andiyev | URS | Fall (0:40) | Mamadou Sakho | SEN | |
| Match #3 | 31 Jul | József Balla | HUN | Decision (6-4) | Roland Gehrke | GDR |
| Date | 31 July 1980 — 19:00 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 31 Jul | Soslan Andiyev | URS | Decision (6-3) | Adam Sandurski | POL | |
| Match #2 | 31 Jul | József Balla | HUN |
| Date | 31 July 1980 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 31 Jul | József Balla | HUN | Criteria (4-4) | Adam Sandurski | POL | |
| Match #2 | 31 Jul | Soslan Andiyev | URS |
