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Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤90 kilograms), Men

Date	27 – 29 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	28 from 28 countries
Format	Two groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top four in each group advance to placement matches for 1st-8th place.

Soviet Makharbek Khadartsev had won the last two World and European Championships and came in as a heavy favorite. His expected victory was less a competition than a coronation, as he won every group match comfortably. His final opponent was Japan’s Akira Ota, the 1984 silver medalist, but Ota was no match for Khadartsev, losing 16-0, when the match was stopped for technical superiority at 3:27. Khadartsev continued to dominate this class in the next few years, winning the Worlds in 1989-91, the Europeans in 1991-92, and adding a second Olympic gold at Barcelona in 1992. In 1996 he moved up to heavyweight, winning a silver medal in Atlanta.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	CP
1	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	–	–	Gold
2	Akira Ota	JPN	–	–	Silver
3	Kim Tae-U	KOR	–	–	Bronze
4	Gábor Tóth	HUN	–	–
5	Jim Scherr	USA	–	–
6	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	–	–
7	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	–	–
8	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	–	–
AC	Graeme English	GBR	Eliminated r4/6 Group A	8,0
AC	Abdul Majeed	PAK	Eliminated r4/6 Group A	8,0
AC	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	Eliminated r4/6 Group A	7,0
AC	Subhash Verma	IND	Eliminated r3/6 Group A	5,5
AC	Mohammad Taj	AFG	Eliminated r3/6 Group A	5,0
AC	Doug Cox	CAN	Eliminated r2/6 Group A	1,0
AC	Christian Iloanusi	NGR	Eliminated r2/6 Group A	1,0
AC	Wally Koenig	AUS	Eliminated r2/6 Group A	0,0
AC	Samba Adama	MTN	Eliminated r2/6 Group A	0,0
AC	Tapha Guèye	SEN	Eliminated r2/6 Group A	0,0
AC	Edwin Lins	AUT	Eliminated r7/7 Group B	12,0
AC	Hubert Bindels	BEL	Eliminated r4/7 Group B	8,0
AC	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	Eliminated r3/7 Group B	5,0
AC	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	Eliminated r3/7 Group B	5,0
AC	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	Eliminated r3/7 Group B	4,0
AC	Roberto Leitão	BRA	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	2,0
AC	Jerzy Nieć	POL	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	1,0
AC	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	0,0
AC	Bakary Sanneh	GAM	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	0,0
AC	Reuben Tucker	GUM	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	0,0

Group A - Round One (27 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Graeme English	GBR	4,0
=1	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	4,0
=1	Abdul Majeed	PAK	4,0
=4	Gábor Tóth	HUN	3,0
=4	Akira Ota	JPN	3,0
=4	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	3,0
=4	Jim Scherr	USA	3,0
=8	Mohammad Taj	AFG	1,0
=8	Doug Cox	CAN	1,0
=8	Subhash Verma	IND	1,0
=8	Christian Iloanusi	NGR	1,0
=12	Wally Koenig	AUS	0,0
=12	Samba Adama	MTN	0,0
=12	Tapha Guèye	SEN	0,0

Match #1	Akira Ota	JPN	decision (12-6)	Christian Iloanusi	NGR
Match #2	Abdul Majeed	PAK	fall (2:03)	Wally Koenig	AUS
Match #3	Gábor Tóth	HUN	decision (11-4)	Subhash Verma	IND
Match #4	Jim Scherr	USA	decision (10-7)	Doug Cox	CAN
Match #5	Graeme English	GBR	fall (2:13)	Tapha Guèye	SEN
Match #6	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	fall (2:45)	Samba Adama	MTN
Match #7	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	decision (14-4)	Mohammad Taj	AFG

Group A - Round Two (27 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Graeme English	GBR	8,0
=2	Akira Ota	JPN	7,0
=2	Abdul Majeed	PAK	7,0
4	Jim Scherr	USA	6,0
5	Mohammad Taj	AFG	5,0
6	Subhash Verma	IND	4,5
=7	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	4,0
=7	Gábor Tóth	HUN	4,0
9	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	3,0
=10	Doug Cox	CAN	1,0	eliminated
=10	Christian Iloanusi	NGR	1,0	eliminated
=12	Wally Koenig	AUS	0,0	eliminated
=12	Samba Adama	MTN	0,0	eliminated
=12	Tapha Guèye	SEN	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Akira Ota	JPN	fall (1:12)	Wally Koenig	AUS
Match #2	Abdul Majeed	PAK	passivity (3:26)	Christian Iloanusi	NGR
Match #3	Subhash Verma	IND	decision (15-0) (2:41)	Doug Cox	CAN
Match #4	Jim Scherr	USA	decision (3-1)	Gábor Tóth	HUN
Match #5	Graeme English	GBR	fall (1:24)	Samba Adama	MTN
Match #6	Mohammad Taj	AFG	fall (1:30)	Tapha Guèye	SEN
Match #7	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	DQ (double passivity)	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR

Group A - Round Three (27 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Akira Ota	JPN	11,0
2	Jim Scherr	USA	9,0
=3	Graeme English	GBR	8,0
=3	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	8,0
5	Gábor Tóth	HUN	7,5
=6	Abdul Majeed	PAK	7,0
=6	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	7,0
8	Subhash Verma	IND	5,5	eliminated
9	Mohammad Taj	AFG	5,0	eliminated

Match #1	Akira Ota	JPN	fall (1:52)	Abdul Majeed	PAK
Match #2	Jim Scherr	USA	decision (6-3)	Subhash Verma	IND
Match #3	Gábor Tóth	HUN	decision (10-0)	Graeme English	GBR
Match #4	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	fall (1:52)	Mohammad Taj	AFG
Match #5	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	bye

Group A - Round Four (28 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Akira Ota	JPN	15,0
2	Jim Scherr	USA	12,5
3	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	12,0
4	Gábor Tóth	HUN	10,5
=5	Graeme English	GBR	8,0	eliminated
=5	Abdul Majeed	PAK	8,0	eliminated
7	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	7,0	eliminated

Match #1	Akira Ota	JPN	fall (5:51)	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR
Match #2	Gábor Tóth	HUN	decision (6-2)	Abdul Majeed	PAK
Match #3	Jim Scherr	USA	decision (15-0) (3:49)	Graeme English	GBR
Match #4	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	bye

Group A - Round Five (28 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Akira Ota	JPN	19,0
2	Gábor Tóth	HUN	13,5
3	Jim Scherr	USA	12,5
4	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	12,0

Match #1	Gábor Tóth	HUN	decision (4-0)	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE
Match #2	Akira Ota	JPN	fall (5:06)	Jim Scherr	USA

Group A - Round Six (28 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Akira Ota	JPN	20,0
2	Gábor Tóth	HUN	16,5

Match #1	Gábor Tóth	HUN	decision (5-4)	Akira Ota	JPN

Group B - Round One (27 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Edwin Lins	AUT	4,0
=1	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	4,0
3	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	3,5
=4	Hubert Bindels	BEL	3,0
=4	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	3,0
=4	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	3,0
=4	Kim Tae-U	KOR	3,0
=8	Roberto Leitão	BRA	1,0
=8	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	1,0
=8	Jerzy Nieć	POL	1,0
=8	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	1,0
=12	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	0,0
=12	Bakary Sanneh	GAM	0,0
=12	Reuben Tucker	GUM	0,0

Match #1	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	fall (1:20)	Reuben Tucker	GUM
Match #2	Hubert Bindels	BEL	decision (10-6)	Roberto Leitão	BRA
Match #3	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	decision (9-3)	Jerzy Nieć	POL
Match #4	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	decision (3-2)	Bodo Lukowski	FRG
Match #5	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	decision (15-0) (3:00)	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR
Match #6	Kim Tae-U	KOR	decision (8-2)	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR
Match #7	Edwin Lins	AUT	fall (1:36)	Bakary Sanneh	GAM

Group B - Round Two (27 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Hubert Bindels	BEL	7,0
=1	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	7,0
=3	Kim Tae-U	KOR	6,5
=3	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	6,5
5	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	6,0
=6	Edwin Lins	AUT	5,0
=6	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	5,0
=8	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	4,0
=8	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	4,0
10	Roberto Leitão	BRA	2,0	eliminated
11	Jerzy Nieć	POL	1,0	eliminated
=12	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	0,0	eliminated
=12	Bakary Sanneh	GAM	0,0	eliminated
=12	Reuben Tucker	GUM	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	decision (9-2)	Roberto Leitão	BRA
Match #2	Hubert Bindels	BEL	fall (0:36)	Reuben Tucker	GUM
Match #3	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	decision (3-2)	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI
Match #4	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	passivity (5:08)	Jerzy Nieć	POL
Match #5	Kim Tae-U	KOR	passivity (4:41)	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR
Match #6	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	decision (10-1)	Edwin Lins	AUT
Match #7	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	fall (1:55)	Bakary Sanneh	GAM

Group B - Round Three (27 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	10,5
2	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	10,0
3	Kim Tae-U	KOR	9,5
=4	Edwin Lins	AUT	9,0
=4	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	9,0
6	Hubert Bindels	BEL	8,0
=7	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	5,0	eliminated
=7	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	5,0	eliminated
9	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	4,0	eliminated

Match #1	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	decision (3-1)	Hubert Bindels	BEL
Match #2	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	decision (3-2)	Bodo Lukowski	FRG
Match #3	Kim Tae-U	KOR	passivity (3:27)	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI
Match #4	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	fall (2:47)	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR
Match #5	Edwin Lins	AUT	bye

Group B - Round Four (28 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	14,5
=2	Edwin Lins	AUT	12,0
=2	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	12,0
4	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	11,0
5	Kim Tae-U	KOR	9,5
6	Hubert Bindels	BEL	8,0	eliminated

Match #1	Edwin Lins	AUT	decision (6-5)	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL
Match #2	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	decision (9-0)	Hubert Bindels	BEL
Match #3	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	fall (3:54)	Kim Tae-U	KOR

Group B - Round Five (28 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	18,5
2	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	16,0
3	Kim Tae-U	KOR	13,5
4	Edwin Lins	AUT	12,0
5	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	11,0

Match #1	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	fall (1:41)	Edwin Lins	AUT
Match #2	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	fall (1:46)	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL
Match #3	Kim Tae-U	KOR	bye

Group B - Round Six (28 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	22,5
2	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	17,0
3	Kim Tae-U	KOR	16,5

Match #1	Kim Tae-U	KOR	decision (5-3)	Rumen Alabakov	BUL
Match #2	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	bye

Group B - Round Seven (29 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	26,5
2	Edwin Lins	AUT	12,0	eliminated

Match #1	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	fall (5:27)	Edwin Lins	AUT

Final Round (29 September 1988)

Match 1/2	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	decision (16-0) (3:27)	Akira Ota	JPN
Match 3/4	Kim Tae-U	KOR	decision (1-0)	Gábor Tóth	HUN
Match 5/6	Jim Scherr	USA	decision (3-1)	Rumen Alabakov	BUL
Match 7/8	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	decision (4-2)	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL