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Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤90 kilograms), Men

Date	18 – 20 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	22 from 22 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.

Nobody was considered a favorite, and there was little drama in this competition. Bulgaria’s Atanas Komshev, the 1984 and 1986 European Champion and runner-up at the 1986 Worlds, and Finland’s Harri Koskela, bronze medalist at the 1986 Europeans, went undefeated in group matches and met each other in the final, with Komshev winning a desultory match, 4-0. In the match for a bronze medal, Soviet Vladimir Popov threw Sweden’s Christer Gulldén in only 1:36 to fill out the podium.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	CP
1	Atanas Komshev	BUL	–	–	Gold
2	Harri Koskela	FIN	–	–	Silver
3	Vladimir Popov	URS	–	–	Bronze
4	Christer Gulldén	SWE	–	–
5	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	–	–
6	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	–	–
7	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	–	–
8	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	–	–
AC	Kamal Abdah	EGY	Eliminated r4/5 Group A	8,5
AC	Evan Bernstein	ISR	Eliminated r4/5 Group A	7,0
AC	Roberto Leitão	BRA	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	4,0
AC	Jean-François Court	FRA	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	3,0
AC	Andrzej Malina	POL	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	3,0
AC	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN	Eliminated r2/5 Group A	0,0
AC	Samba Adama	MTN	Eliminated r2/5 Group A	0,0
AC	Mike Foy	USA	Eliminated r4/6 Group B	11,0
AC	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	Eliminated r4/6 Group B	7,0
AC	Sándor Major	HUN	Eliminated r4/6 Group B	7,0
AC	Tapha Guèye	SEN	Eliminated r2/6 Group B	1,0
AC	Doug Cox	CAN	Eliminated r2/6 Group B	0,0
AC	Eom Jin-Han	KOR	Eliminated r2/6 Group B	0,0
AC	Bernard Ban	YUG	Eliminated r2/6 Group B	0,0

Group A - Round One (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	4,0
=1	Roberto Leitão	BRA	4,0
=1	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	4,0
=4	Atanas Komshev	BUL	3,0
=4	Evan Bernstein	ISR	3,0
=4	Christer Gulldén	SWE	3,0
7	Kamal Abdah	EGY	1,0
=8	Jean-François Court	FRA	0,0
=8	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN	0,0
=8	Samba Adama	MTN	0,0
=8	Andrzej Malina	POL	0,0

Match #1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	fall (4:47)	Andrzej Malina	POL
Match #2	Atanas Komshev	BUL	decision (2-0)	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN
Match #3	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	fall (2:45)	Samba Adama	MTN
Match #4	Christer Gulldén	SWE	passivity (3:24)	Jean-François Court	FRA
Match #5	Evan Bernstein	ISR	decision (11-8)	Kamal Abdah	EGY
Match #6	Roberto Leitão	BRA	bye

Group A - Round Two (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	7,5
2	Atanas Komshev	BUL	7,0
3	Christer Gulldén	SWE	6,0
=4	Kamal Abdah	EGY	5,0
=4	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	5,0
6	Roberto Leitão	BRA	4,0
=7	Jean-François Court	FRA	3,0
=7	Evan Bernstein	ISR	3,0
=7	Andrzej Malina	POL	3,0
=10	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN	0,0	eliminated
=10	Samba Adama	MTN	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	decision (14-0)	Roberto Leitão	BRA
Match #2	Andrzej Malina	POL	decision (2-0)	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN
Match #3	Atanas Komshev	BUL	fall (1:10)	Samba Adama	MTN
Match #4	Christer Gulldén	SWE	decision (5-1)	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE
Match #5	Jean-François Court	FRA	passivity (4:02)	Evan Bernstein	ISR
Match #6	Kamal Abdah	EGY	bye

Group A - Round Three (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Atanas Komshev	BUL	10,0
2	Christer Gulldén	SWE	9,0
=3	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	8,5
=3	Kamal Abdah	EGY	8,5
5	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	8,0
6	Evan Bernstein	ISR	7,0
7	Roberto Leitão	BRA	4,0	eliminated
=8	Jean-François Court	FRA	3,0	eliminated
=8	Andrzej Malina	POL	3,0	eliminated

Match #1	Kamal Abdah	EGY	decision (17-0) (2:36)	Roberto Leitão	BRA
Match #2	Atanas Komshev	BUL	decision (12-2)	Franz Pitschmann	AUT
Match #3	Christer Gulldén	SWE	decision (1-0)	Andrzej Malina	POL
Match #4	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	passivity (5:13)	Jean-François Court	FRA
Match #5	Evan Bernstein	ISR	bye

Group A - Round Four (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Atanas Komshev	BUL	13,0
2	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	11,5
3	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	11,0
4	Christer Gulldén	SWE	9,0
5	Kamal Abdah	EGY	8,5	eliminated
6	Evan Bernstein	ISR	7,0	eliminated

Match #1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	passivity (5:26)	Evan Bernstein	ISR
Match #2	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	decision (9-0)	Kamal Abdah	EGY
Match #3	Atanas Komshev	BUL	decision (4-0)	Christer Gulldén	SWE

Group A - Round Five (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Atanas Komshev	BUL	16,0
2	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	12,5
=3	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	12,0
=3	Christer Gulldén	SWE	12,0

Match #1	Christer Gulldén	SWE	decision (3-1)	Franz Pitschmann	AUT
Match #2	Atanas Komshev	BUL	decision (6-3)	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE

Group B - Round One (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	4,0
=1	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	4,0
=1	Vladimir Popov	URS	4,0
4	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	3,5
=5	Harri Koskela	FIN	3,0
=5	Sándor Major	HUN	3,0
=7	Doug Cox	CAN	0,0
=7	Eom Jin-Han	KOR	0,0
=7	Tapha Guèye	SEN	0,0
=7	Mike Foy	USA	0,0
=7	Bernard Ban	YUG	0,0

Match #1	Vladimir Popov	URS	fall (1:12)	Tapha Guèye	SEN
Match #2	Harri Koskela	FIN	decision (4-0)	Bernard Ban	YUG
Match #3	Sándor Major	HUN	decision (3-0)	Eom Jin-Han	KOR
Match #4	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	fall (4:20)	Mike Foy	USA
Match #5	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	decision (16-0) (3:48)	Doug Cox	CAN
Match #6	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	bye

Group B - Round Two (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	7,5
=1	Vladimir Popov	URS	7,5
=3	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	7,0
=3	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	7,0
5	Harri Koskela	FIN	6,0
=6	Sándor Major	HUN	4,0
=6	Mike Foy	USA	4,0
8	Tapha Guèye	SEN	1,0	eliminated
=9	Doug Cox	CAN	0,0	eliminated
=9	Eom Jin-Han	KOR	0,0	eliminated
=9	Bernard Ban	YUG	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	decision (11-5)	Tapha Guèye	SEN
Match #2	Vladimir Popov	URS	decision (15-0) (4:50)	Bernard Ban	YUG
Match #3	Harri Koskela	FIN	decision (3-2)	Sándor Major	HUN
Match #4	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	decision (4-0)	Eom Jin-Han	KOR
Match #5	Mike Foy	USA	fall (0:19)	Doug Cox	CAN
Match #6	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	bye

Group B - Round Three (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	10,5
2	Harri Koskela	FIN	9,0
3	Vladimir Popov	URS	8,5
=4	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	8,0
=4	Mike Foy	USA	8,0
=6	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	7,0
=6	Sándor Major	HUN	7,0

Match #1	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	passivity (4:30)	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR
Match #2	Harri Koskela	FIN	decision (4-1)	Vladimir Popov	URS
Match #3	Sándor Major	HUN	decision (13-9)	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR
Match #4	Mike Foy	USA	bye

Group B - Round Four (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Harri Koskela	FIN	13,0
2	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	12,0
=3	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	11,5
=3	Vladimir Popov	URS	11,5
5	Mike Foy	USA	11,0	eliminated
=6	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	7,0	eliminated
=6	Sándor Major	HUN	7,0	eliminated

Match #1	Mike Foy	USA	decision (15-5)	Andreas Steinbach	FRG
Match #2	Harri Koskela	FIN	fall (1:11)	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR
Match #3	Vladimir Popov	URS	decision (4-0)	Sándor Major	HUN
Match #4	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	bye

Group B - Round Five (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Harri Koskela	FIN	16,0
2	Vladimir Popov	URS	15,5
3	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	12,5
4	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	12,0

Match #1	Vladimir Popov	URS	fall (2:52)	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR
Match #2	Harri Koskela	FIN	decision (2-1) (6:53)	Andreas Steinbach	FRG

Group B - Round Six (20 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Vladimir Popov	URS	18,5
2	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	12,5

Match #1	Vladimir Popov	URS	decision (3-0)	Andreas Steinbach	FRG

Final Round (20 September 1988)

Match 1/2	Atanas Komshev	BUL	decision (4-0)	Harri Koskela	FIN
Match 3/4	Vladimir Popov	URS	fall (1:36)	Christer Gulldén	SWE
Match 5/6	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	passivity (4:43)	Franz Pitschmann	AUT
Match 7/8	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	walkover