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

Date18 – 20 September 1988
StatusOlympic
LocationSang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants22 from 22 countries
FormatTwo 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.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCRECP
1Atanas KomshevBULGold
2Harri KoskelaFINSilver
3Vladimir PopovURSBronze
4Christer GulldénSWE
5Andreas SteinbachFRG
6Franz PitschmannAUT
7Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR
8Georgios PoikilidisGRE
ACKamal AbdahEGYEliminated r4/5 Group A8,5
ACEvan BernsteinISREliminated r4/5 Group A7,0
ACRoberto LeitãoBRAEliminated r3/5 Group A4,0
ACJean-François CourtFRAEliminated r3/5 Group A3,0
ACAndrzej MalinaPOLEliminated r3/5 Group A3,0
ACYasutoshi MoriyamaJPNEliminated r2/5 Group A0,0
ACSamba AdamaMTNEliminated r2/5 Group A0,0
ACMike FoyUSAEliminated r4/6 Group B11,0
ACJean-Baptiste YoumbiCMREliminated r4/6 Group B7,0
ACSándor MajorHUNEliminated r4/6 Group B7,0
ACTapha GuèyeSENEliminated r2/6 Group B1,0
ACDoug CoxCANEliminated r2/6 Group B0,0
ACEom Jin-HanKOREliminated r2/6 Group B0,0
ACBernard BanYUGEliminated r2/6 Group B0,0

Group A - Round One (18 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
=1Franz PitschmannAUT4,0
=1Roberto LeitãoBRA4,0
=1Georgios PoikilidisGRE4,0
=4Atanas KomshevBUL3,0
=4Evan BernsteinISR3,0
=4Christer GulldénSWE3,0
7Kamal AbdahEGY1,0
=8Jean-François CourtFRA0,0
=8Yasutoshi MoriyamaJPN0,0
=8Samba AdamaMTN0,0
=8Andrzej MalinaPOL0,0

Match #1 Franz PitschmannAUT
fall (4:47)
Andrzej MalinaPOL
Match #2 Atanas KomshevBUL
decision (2-0)
Yasutoshi MoriyamaJPN
Match #3 Georgios PoikilidisGRE
fall (2:45)
Samba AdamaMTN
Match #4 Christer GulldénSWE
passivity (3:24)
Jean-François CourtFRA
Match #5 Evan BernsteinISR
decision (11-8)
Kamal AbdahEGY
Match #6 Roberto LeitãoBRA bye

Group A - Round Two (18 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
1Franz PitschmannAUT7,5
2Atanas KomshevBUL7,0
3Christer GulldénSWE6,0
=4Kamal AbdahEGY5,0
=4Georgios PoikilidisGRE5,0
6Roberto LeitãoBRA4,0
=7Jean-François CourtFRA3,0
=7Evan BernsteinISR3,0
=7Andrzej MalinaPOL3,0
=10Yasutoshi MoriyamaJPN0,0eliminated
=10Samba AdamaMTN0,0eliminated

Match #1 Franz PitschmannAUT
decision (14-0)
Roberto LeitãoBRA
Match #2 Andrzej MalinaPOL
decision (2-0)
Yasutoshi MoriyamaJPN
Match #3 Atanas KomshevBUL
fall (1:10)
Samba AdamaMTN
Match #4 Christer GulldénSWE
decision (5-1)
Georgios PoikilidisGRE
Match #5 Jean-François CourtFRA
passivity (4:02)
Evan BernsteinISR
Match #6 Kamal AbdahEGY bye

Group A - Round Three (18 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
1Atanas KomshevBUL10,0
2Christer GulldénSWE9,0
=3Franz PitschmannAUT8,5
=3Kamal AbdahEGY8,5
5Georgios PoikilidisGRE8,0
6Evan BernsteinISR7,0
7Roberto LeitãoBRA4,0eliminated
=8Jean-François CourtFRA3,0eliminated
=8Andrzej MalinaPOL3,0eliminated

Match #1 Kamal AbdahEGY
decision (17-0) (2:36)
Roberto LeitãoBRA
Match #2 Atanas KomshevBUL
decision (12-2)
Franz PitschmannAUT
Match #3 Christer GulldénSWE
decision (1-0)
Andrzej MalinaPOL
Match #4 Georgios PoikilidisGRE
passivity (5:13)
Jean-François CourtFRA
Match #5 Evan BernsteinISR bye

Group A - Round Four (19 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
1Atanas KomshevBUL13,0
2Franz PitschmannAUT11,5
3Georgios PoikilidisGRE11,0
4Christer GulldénSWE9,0
5Kamal AbdahEGY8,5eliminated
6Evan BernsteinISR7,0eliminated

Match #1 Franz PitschmannAUT
passivity (5:26)
Evan BernsteinISR
Match #2 Georgios PoikilidisGRE
decision (9-0)
Kamal AbdahEGY
Match #3 Atanas KomshevBUL
decision (4-0)
Christer GulldénSWE

Group A - Round Five (19 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
1Atanas KomshevBUL16,0
2Franz PitschmannAUT12,5
=3Georgios PoikilidisGRE12,0
=3Christer GulldénSWE12,0

Match #1 Christer GulldénSWE
decision (3-1)
Franz PitschmannAUT
Match #2 Atanas KomshevBUL
decision (6-3)
Georgios PoikilidisGRE

Group B - Round One (18 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
=1Jean-Baptiste YoumbiCMR4,0
=1Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR4,0
=1Vladimir PopovURS4,0
4Andreas SteinbachFRG3,5
=5Harri KoskelaFIN3,0
=5Sándor MajorHUN3,0
=7Doug CoxCAN0,0
=7Eom Jin-HanKOR0,0
=7Tapha GuèyeSEN0,0
=7Mike FoyUSA0,0
=7Bernard BanYUG0,0

Match #1 Vladimir PopovURS
fall (1:12)
Tapha GuèyeSEN
Match #2 Harri KoskelaFIN
decision (4-0)
Bernard BanYUG
Match #3 Sándor MajorHUN
decision (3-0)
Eom Jin-HanKOR
Match #4 Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR
fall (4:20)
Mike FoyUSA
Match #5 Andreas SteinbachFRG
decision (16-0) (3:48)
Doug CoxCAN
Match #6 Jean-Baptiste YoumbiCMR bye

Group B - Round Two (18 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
=1Andreas SteinbachFRG7,5
=1Vladimir PopovURS7,5
=3Jean-Baptiste YoumbiCMR7,0
=3Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR7,0
5Harri KoskelaFIN6,0
=6Sándor MajorHUN4,0
=6Mike FoyUSA4,0
8Tapha GuèyeSEN1,0eliminated
=9Doug CoxCAN0,0eliminated
=9Eom Jin-HanKOR0,0eliminated
=9Bernard BanYUG0,0eliminated

Match #1 Jean-Baptiste YoumbiCMR
decision (11-5)
Tapha GuèyeSEN
Match #2 Vladimir PopovURS
decision (15-0) (4:50)
Bernard BanYUG
Match #3 Harri KoskelaFIN
decision (3-2)
Sándor MajorHUN
Match #4 Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR
decision (4-0)
Eom Jin-HanKOR
Match #5 Mike FoyUSA
fall (0:19)
Doug CoxCAN
Match #6 Andreas SteinbachFRG bye

Group B - Round Three (18 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
1Andreas SteinbachFRG10,5
2Harri KoskelaFIN9,0
3Vladimir PopovURS8,5
=4Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR8,0
=4Mike FoyUSA8,0
=6Jean-Baptiste YoumbiCMR7,0
=6Sándor MajorHUN7,0

Match #1 Andreas SteinbachFRG
passivity (4:30)
Jean-Baptiste YoumbiCMR
Match #2 Harri KoskelaFIN
decision (4-1)
Vladimir PopovURS
Match #3 Sándor MajorHUN
decision (13-9)
Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR
Match #4 Mike FoyUSA bye

Group B - Round Four (19 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
1Harri KoskelaFIN13,0
2Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR12,0
=3Andreas SteinbachFRG11,5
=3Vladimir PopovURS11,5
5Mike FoyUSA11,0eliminated
=6Jean-Baptiste YoumbiCMR7,0eliminated
=6Sándor MajorHUN7,0eliminated

Match #1 Mike FoyUSA
decision (15-5)
Andreas SteinbachFRG
Match #2 Harri KoskelaFIN
fall (1:11)
Jean-Baptiste YoumbiCMR
Match #3 Vladimir PopovURS
decision (4-0)
Sándor MajorHUN
Match #4 Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR bye

Group B - Round Five (19 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
1Harri KoskelaFIN16,0
2Vladimir PopovURS15,5
3Andreas SteinbachFRG12,5
4Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR12,0

Match #1 Vladimir PopovURS
fall (2:52)
Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR
Match #2 Harri KoskelaFIN
decision (2-1) (6:53)
Andreas SteinbachFRG

Group B - Round Six (20 September 1988)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCCP
1Vladimir PopovURS18,5
2Andreas SteinbachFRG12,5

Match #1 Vladimir PopovURS
decision (3-0)
Andreas SteinbachFRG

Final Round (20 September 1988)

Match 1/2 Atanas KomshevBUL
decision (4-0)
Harri KoskelaFIN
Match 3/4 Vladimir PopovURS
fall (1:36)
Christer GulldénSWE
Match 5/6 Andreas SteinbachFRG
passivity (4:43)
Franz PitschmannAUT
Match 7/8 Olaf KoschnitzkeGDR walkover