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Lightweight, Freestyle (≤70 kg), Men

Date	17 – 20 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Pista de Hielo Insurgentes, Ciudad de México
Participants	26 from 26 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-0.5; win by decision-1.0; draw-2.5; loss by decision-3.0; loss by superior decision-3.5; loss by fall-4.0). Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with preliminary results carried forward.

Despite the presence of defending gold medalist Enyu Valchev of Bulgaria, also the 1968 European Champion, Iran’s Abdullah Movahed was an overwhelming favorite. He had been World Champion in 1965-67, and had not lost a match since the 1964 Olympics. After six rounds only Movahed and Valchev remained in the competition and they wrestled for the gold medal, Movahed winning by decision in a closely fought bout. Movahed, known for his technical prowess, would go on to win the World Championships in 1969-70, and he would compete in this class at the 1972 Olympics, but withdrew injured after his first round match. The fourth-place finisher in Mexico City, Wayne Wells, went on to win a gold medal as a welterweight at München in 1972.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	7	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	–	–	Gold
2	18	Enyu Valchev	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	12	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	–	–	Bronze
4	19	Wayne Wells	USA	–	–
5	20	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS	–	–
6	1	Udey Chand	IND	–	–
AC	25	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN	eliminated r5/7	8.0
AC	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	eliminated r5/7	9.5
AC	23	Janusz Pająk	POL	eliminated r4/7	7.0
AC	6	Francisco Lebeque	CUB	eliminated r4/7	8.0
AC	12	Guy Marchand	FRA	eliminated r4/7	8.5
AC	13	Seyit Ahmet Ağralı	TUR	eliminated r4/7	8.5
AC	4	Roger Till	GBR	eliminated r3/7	8.0
AC	16	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE	eliminated r3/7	8.0
AC	15	Muhammad Taj	PAK	eliminated r3/7	8.0
AC	3	Ion Enache	ROU	eliminated r3/7	8.0
AC	22	Jan Karlsson	SWE	eliminated r2/7	6.0
AC	11	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG	eliminated r2/7	6.5
AC	11	Reg Marsh	AUS	eliminated r2/7	6.5
AC	14	Israel Vargas	MEX	eliminated r2/7	6.5
AC	26	Károly Buzás	HUN	eliminated r2/7	7.0
AC	24	Aka-Jahan Dastagir	AFG	eliminated r2/7	7.0
AC	16	Gord Garvie	CAN	eliminated r2/7	7.5
AC	14	Ángel Aldana	GUA	eliminated r2/7	8.0
AC	21	Severino Aguilar	PAN	eliminated r2/7	8.0
AC	5	Eliseo Salugta	PHI	eliminated r2/7	8.0
DNS	–	Pietro Poloni	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Kim Chang-Hwan	KOR	–	–
DNS	–	Choi Sang-Sub	PRK	–	–

Round One

Date	17 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	12	Guy Marchand	FRA	0.0
=1	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	0.0
=1	1	Udey Chand	IND	0.0
=1	3	Ion Enache	ROU	0.0
=5	7	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	0.5
=5	12	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	0.5
=5	13	Seyit Ahmet Ağralı	TUR	0.5
=8	18	Enyu Valchev	BUL	1.0
=8	6	Francisco Lebeque	CUB	1.0
=8	25	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN	1.0
=8	15	Muhammad Taj	PAK	1.0
=8	23	Janusz Pająk	POL	1.0
=13	20	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS	2.0
=13	19	Wayne Wells	USA	2.0
=15	24	Aka-Jahan Dastagir	AFG	3.0
=15	11	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG	3.0
=15	16	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE	3.0
=15	26	Károly Buzás	HUN	3.0
=15	22	Jan Karlsson	SWE	3.0
=20	11	Reg Marsh	AUS	3.5
=20	16	Gord Garvie	CAN	3.5
=20	14	Israel Vargas	MEX	3.5
=23	4	Roger Till	GBR	4.0
=23	14	Ángel Aldana	GUA	4.0
=23	21	Severino Aguilar	PAN	4.0
=23	5	Eliseo Salugta	PHI	4.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	17 Oct	Udey Chand	IND	Fall (1:55)	Ángel Aldana	GUA
Match #2	17 Oct	Klaus Rost	FRG	Fall (2:20)	Roger Till	GBR
Match #3	17 Oct	Francisco Lebeque	CUB	Decision	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG
Match #4	17 Oct	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	Superiority	Gord Garvie	CAN
Match #5	17 Oct	Guy Marchand	FRA	Fall (3:01)	Eliseo Salugta	PHI
Match #6	17 Oct	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	Superiority	Reg Marsh	AUS
Match #7	17 Oct	Seyit Ahmet Ağralı	TUR	Superiority	Israel Vargas	MEX
Match #8	17 Oct	Muhammad Taj	PAK	Decision	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE
Match #9	17 Oct	Enyu Valchev	BUL	Decision	Jan Karlsson	SWE
Match #10	17 Oct	Wayne Wells	USA	Draw	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS
Match #11	17 Oct	Ion Enache	ROU	Fall (2:16)	Severino Aguilar	PAN
Match #12	17 Oct	Janusz Pająk	POL	Decision	Aka-Jahan Dastagir	AFG
Match #13	17 Oct	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN	Decision	Károly Buzás	HUN

Round Two

Date	18 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	12	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	0.5	–
=2	6	Francisco Lebeque	CUB	1.0	–
=2	12	Guy Marchand	FRA	1.0	–
=2	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	1.0	–
=2	7	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	1.0	–
=2	25	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN	1.0	–
=2	23	Janusz Pająk	POL	1.0	–
8	13	Seyit Ahmet Ağralı	TUR	1.5	–
=9	1	Udey Chand	IND	3.0	–
=9	19	Wayne Wells	USA	3	–
11	18	Enyu Valchev	BUL	3.5	–
=12	4	Roger Till	GBR	4.0	–
=12	16	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE	4.0	–
=12	15	Muhammad Taj	PAK	4.0	–
=12	3	Ion Enache	ROU	4.0	–
16	20	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS	4.5	–
17	22	Jan Karlsson	SWE	6.0	eliminated
=18	11	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG	6.5	eliminated
=18	11	Reg Marsh	AUS	6.5	eliminated
=18	14	Israel Vargas	MEX	6.5	eliminated
=21	26	Károly Buzás	HUN	7.0	eliminated
=21	24	Aka-Jahan Dastagir	AFG	7.0	eliminated
23	16	Gord Garvie	CAN	7.5	eliminated
=24	14	Ángel Aldana	GUA	8.0	eliminated
=24	21	Severino Aguilar	PAN	8.0	eliminated
=24	5	Eliseo Salugta	PHI	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Oct	Klaus Rost	FRG	Decision	Udey Chand	IND
Match #2	18 Oct	Roger Till	GBR	Fall (2:15)	Ángel Aldana	GUA
Match #3	18 Oct	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	Superiority	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG
Match #4	18 Oct	Francisco Lebeque	CUB	Fall (10:50)	Gord Garvie	CAN
Match #5	18 Oct	Guy Marchand	FRA	Decision	Reg Marsh	AUS
Match #6	18 Oct	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	Fall (0:57)	Eliseo Salugta	PHI
Match #7	18 Oct	Seyit Ahmet Ağralı	TUR	Decision	Muhammad Taj	PAK
Match #8	18 Oct	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE	Decision	Israel Vargas	MEX
Match #9	18 Oct	Wayne Wells	USA	Decision	Jan Karlsson	SWE
Match #10	18 Oct	Enyu Valchev	BUL	Draw	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS
Match #11	18 Oct	Janusz Pająk	POL	Fall (1:14)	Severino Aguilar	PAN
Match #12	18 Oct	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN	Dq	Ion Enache	ROU
Match #13	18 Oct	Aka-Jahan Dastagir	AFG	Dq (both passivity)	Károly Buzás	HUN

Round Three

Date	19 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	7	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	1.5	–
=1	12	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	1.5	–
=3	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	2.0	–
=3	25	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN	2.0	–
=5	1	Udey Chand	IND	3.0	–
=5	19	Wayne Wells	USA	3	–
7	18	Enyu Valchev	BUL	3.5	–
=8	6	Francisco Lebeque	CUB	4.0	–
=8	23	Janusz Pająk	POL	4.0	–
=10	12	Guy Marchand	FRA	4.5	–
=10	13	Seyit Ahmet Ağralı	TUR	4.5	–
=10	20	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS	4.5	–
=13	4	Roger Till	GBR	8.0	eliminated
=13	16	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE	8.0	eliminated
=13	15	Muhammad Taj	PAK	8.0	eliminated
=13	3	Ion Enache	ROU	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Oct	Udey Chand	IND	Fall (2:07)	Roger Till	GBR
Match #2	19 Oct	Klaus Rost	FRG	Decision	Francisco Lebeque	CUB
Match #3	19 Oct	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	Superiority	Guy Marchand	FRA
Match #4	19 Oct	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	Decision	Seyit Ahmet Ağralı	TUR
Match #5	19 Oct	Enyu Valchev	BUL	Fall (1:38)	Muhammad Taj	PAK
Match #6	19 Oct	Wayne Wells	USA	Fall (8:15)	Stefanos Ioannidis	GRE
Match #7	19 Oct	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS	Fall (2:10)	Ion Enache	ROU
Match #8	19 Oct	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN	Decision	Janusz Pająk	POL

Round Four

Date	20 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	12	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	1.5	–
2	7	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	2.0	–
3	1	Udey Chand	IND	3.0	–
4	18	Enyu Valchev	BUL	3.5	–
5	19	Wayne Wells	USA	4.0	–
6	25	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN	5.0	–
=7	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	5.5	–
=7	20	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS	5.5	–
9	23	Janusz Pająk	POL	7.0	eliminated
10	6	Francisco Lebeque	CUB	8.0	eliminated
=11	12	Guy Marchand	FRA	8.5	eliminated
=11	13	Seyit Ahmet Ağralı	TUR	8.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Udey Chand	IND	Fall (6:49)	Francisco Lebeque	CUB
Match #2	20 Oct	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	Superiority	Klaus Rost	FRG
Match #3	20 Oct	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	Fall (1:52)	Guy Marchand	FRA
Match #4	20 Oct	Enyu Valchev	BUL	Fall (10:28)	Seyit Ahmet Ağralı	TUR
Match #5	20 Oct	Wayne Wells	USA	Decision	Janusz Pająk	POL
Match #6	20 Oct	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS	Decision	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN

Round Five

Date	20 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	7	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	3.0	–
2	18	Enyu Valchev	BUL	3.5	–
3	12	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	4.5	–
4	19	Wayne Wells	USA	5.0	–
5	1	Udey Chand	IND	6.0	eliminated
6	20	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS	6.5	eliminated
7	25	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN	8.0	eliminated
8	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	9.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	Decision	Udey Chand	IND
Match #2	20 Oct	Enyu Valchev	BUL	Fall (10:38)	Klaus Rost	FRG
Match #3	20 Oct	Zarbeg Beriashvili	URS	Decision	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL
Match #4	20 Oct	Wayne Wells	USA	Decision	Iwao Horiuchi	JPN

Round Six

Date	20 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	7	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	4.0	–
2	18	Enyu Valchev	BUL	4.5	–
3	12	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL	7.5	eliminated
4	19	Wayne Wells	USA	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	Decision	Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter	MGL
Match #2	20 Oct	Enyu Valchev	BUL	Decision	Wayne Wells	USA

Final Round

Date	20 October 1968

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Abdullah Movahed	IRI	Decision	Enyu Valchev	BUL