Date | 17 – 20 October 1968 | |
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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. 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 | Competitor(s) | NOC | RE | Bad Points | |||
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1 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | – | – | Gold | ||
2 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | – | – | Silver | ||
3 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | – | – | Bronze | ||
4 | Wayne Wells | USA | – | – | |||
5 | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS | – | – | |||
6 | Udey Chand | IND | – | – | |||
Iwao Horiuchi | JPN | Eliminated r5/7 | 8,0 | ||||
Klaus Rost | FRG | Eliminated r5/7 | 9,5 | ||||
Janusz Pająk | POL | Eliminated r4/7 | 7,0 | ||||
Francisco Lebeque | CUB | Eliminated r4/7 | 8,0 | ||||
Guy Marchand | FRA | Eliminated r4/7 | 8,5 | ||||
Seyit Ahmet Ağralı | TUR | Eliminated r4/7 | 8,5 | ||||
Roger Till | GBR | Eliminated r3/7 | 8,0 | ||||
Stefanos Ioannidis | GRE | Eliminated r3/7 | 8,0 | ||||
Muhammad Taj | PAK | Eliminated r3/7 | 8,0 | ||||
Ion Enache | ROU | Eliminated r3/7 | 8,0 | ||||
Jan Karlsson | SWE | Eliminated r2/7 | 6,0 | ||||
Carlos Alberto Vario | ARG | Eliminated r2/7 | 6,5 | ||||
Reg Marsh | AUS | Eliminated r2/7 | 6,5 | ||||
Israel Vargas | MEX | Eliminated r2/7 | 6,5 | ||||
Károly Buzás | HUN | Eliminated r2/7 | 7,0 | ||||
Aka-Jahan Dastagir | AFG | Eliminated r2/7 | 7,0 | ||||
Gord Garvie | CAN | Eliminated r2/7 | 7,5 | ||||
Ángel Aldama | GUA | Eliminated r2/7 | 8,0 | ||||
Severino Aguilar | PAN | Eliminated r2/7 | 8,0 | ||||
Eliseo Salugta | PHI | Eliminated r2/7 | 8,0 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
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=1 | Guy Marchand | FRA | 0,0 | |||
=1 | Klaus Rost | FRG | 0,0 | |||
=1 | Udey Chand | IND | 0,0 | |||
=1 | Ion Enache | ROU | 0,0 | |||
=5 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | 0,5 | |||
=5 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | 0,5 | |||
=5 | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı | TUR | 0,5 | |||
=8 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 1,0 | |||
=8 | Francisco Lebeque | CUB | 1,0 | |||
=8 | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN | 1,0 | |||
=8 | Muhammad Taj | PAK | 1,0 | |||
=8 | Janusz Pająk | POL | 1,0 | |||
=13 | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS | 2,0 | |||
=13 | Wayne Wells | USA | 2,0 | |||
=15 | Aka-Jahan Dastagir | AFG | 3,0 | |||
=15 | Carlos Alberto Vario | ARG | 3,0 | |||
=15 | Stefanos Ioannidis | GRE | 3,0 | |||
=15 | Károly Buzás | HUN | 3,0 | |||
=15 | Jan Karlsson | SWE | 3,0 | |||
=20 | Reg Marsh | AUS | 3,5 | |||
=20 | Gord Garvie | CAN | 3,5 | |||
=20 | Israel Vargas | MEX | 3,5 | |||
=23 | Roger Till | GBR | 4,0 | |||
=23 | Ángel Aldama | GUA | 4,0 | |||
=23 | Severino Aguilar | PAN | 4,0 | |||
=23 | Eliseo Salugta | PHI | 4,0 |
Match #1 | Udey Chand | IND | fall (1:55) | Ángel Aldama | GUA |
Match #2 | Klaus Rost | FRG | fall (2:20) | Roger Till | GBR |
Match #3 | Francisco Lebeque | CUB | decision | Carlos Alberto Vario | ARG |
Match #4 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | superiority | Gord Garvie | CAN |
Match #5 | Guy Marchand | FRA | fall (3:01) | Eliseo Salugta | PHI |
Match #6 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | superiority | Reg Marsh | AUS |
Match #7 | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı | TUR | superiority | Israel Vargas | MEX |
Match #8 | Muhammad Taj | PAK | decision | Stefanos Ioannidis | GRE |
Match #9 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | decision | Jan Karlsson | SWE |
Match #10 | Wayne Wells | USA | draw | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS |
Match #11 | Ion Enache | ROU | fall (2:16) | Severino Aguilar | PAN |
Match #12 | Janusz Pająk | POL | decision | Aka-Jahan Dastagir | AFG |
Match #13 | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN | decision | Károly Buzás | HUN |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
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1 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | 0,5 | |||
=2 | Francisco Lebeque | CUB | 1,0 | |||
=2 | Guy Marchand | FRA | 1,0 | |||
=2 | Klaus Rost | FRG | 1,0 | |||
=2 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | 1,0 | |||
=2 | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN | 1,0 | |||
=2 | Janusz Pająk | POL | 1,0 | |||
8 | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı | TUR | 1,5 | |||
=9 | Udey Chand | IND | 3,0 | |||
=9 | Wayne Wells | USA | 3.0 | |||
11 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 3.5 | |||
=12 | Roger Till | GBR | 4,0 | |||
=12 | Stefanos Ioannidis | GRE | 4,0 | |||
=12 | Muhammad Taj | PAK | 4,0 | |||
=12 | Ion Enache | ROU | 4,0 | |||
16 | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS | 4,5 | |||
17 | Jan Karlsson | SWE | 6,0 | eliminated | ||
=18 | Carlos Alberto Vario | ARG | 6,5 | eliminated | ||
=18 | Reg Marsh | AUS | 6,5 | eliminated | ||
=18 | Israel Vargas | MEX | 6,5 | eliminated | ||
=21 | Károly Buzás | HUN | 7,0 | eliminated | ||
=21 | Aka-Jahan Dastagir | AFG | 7,0 | eliminated | ||
23 | Gord Garvie | CAN | 7,5 | eliminated | ||
=24 | Ángel Aldama | GUA | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
=24 | Severino Aguilar | PAN | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
=24 | Eliseo Salugta | PHI | 8,0 | eliminated |
Match #1 | Klaus Rost | FRG | decision | Udey Chand | IND |
Match #2 | Roger Till | GBR | fall (2:15) | Ángel Aldama | GUA |
Match #3 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | superiority | Carlos Alberto Vario | ARG |
Match #4 | Francisco Lebeque | CUB | fall (10:50) | Gord Garvie | CAN |
Match #5 | Guy Marchand | FRA | decision | Reg Marsh | AUS |
Match #6 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | fall (0:57) | Eliseo Salugta | PHI |
Match #7 | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı | TUR | decision | Muhammad Taj | PAK |
Match #8 | Stefanos Ioannidis | GRE | decision | Israel Vargas | MEX |
Match #9 | Wayne Wells | USA | decision | Jan Karlsson | SWE |
Match #10 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | draw | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS |
Match #11 | Janusz Pająk | POL | fall (1:14) | Severino Aguilar | PAN |
Match #12 | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN | DQ | Ion Enache | ROU |
Match #13 | Aka-Jahan Dastagir | AFG | DQ (both passivity) | Károly Buzás | HUN |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
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=1 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | 1,5 | |||
=1 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | 1,5 | |||
=3 | Klaus Rost | FRG | 2,0 | |||
=3 | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN | 2,0 | |||
=5 | Udey Chand | IND | 3,0 | |||
=5 | Wayne Wells | USA | 3.0 | |||
7 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 3.5 | |||
=8 | Francisco Lebeque | CUB | 4,0 | |||
=8 | Janusz Pająk | POL | 4,0 | |||
=10 | Guy Marchand | FRA | 4,5 | |||
=10 | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı | TUR | 4,5 | |||
=10 | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS | 4,5 | |||
=13 | Roger Till | GBR | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
=13 | Stefanos Ioannidis | GRE | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
=13 | Muhammad Taj | PAK | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
=13 | Ion Enache | ROU | 8,0 | eliminated |
Match #1 | Udey Chand | IND | fall (2:07) | Roger Till | GBR |
Match #2 | Klaus Rost | FRG | decision | Francisco Lebeque | CUB |
Match #3 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | superiority | Guy Marchand | FRA |
Match #4 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | decision | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı | TUR |
Match #5 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | fall (1:38) | Muhammad Taj | PAK |
Match #6 | Wayne Wells | USA | fall (8:15) | Stefanos Ioannidis | GRE |
Match #7 | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS | fall (2:10) | Ion Enache | ROU |
Match #8 | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN | decision | Janusz Pająk | POL |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
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1 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | 1,5 | |||
2 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | 2,0 | |||
3 | Udey Chand | IND | 3,0 | |||
4 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 3,5 | |||
5 | Wayne Wells | USA | 4,0 | |||
6 | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN | 5,0 | |||
=7 | Klaus Rost | FRG | 5,5 | |||
=7 | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS | 5,5 | |||
9 | Janusz Pająk | POL | 7,0 | eliminated | ||
10 | Francisco Lebeque | CUB | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
=11 | Guy Marchand | FRA | 8,5 | eliminated | ||
=11 | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı | TUR | 8,5 | eliminated |
Match #1 | Udey Chand | IND | fall (6:49) | Francisco Lebeque | CUB |
Match #2 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | superiority | Klaus Rost | FRG |
Match #3 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | fall (1:52) | Guy Marchand | FRA |
Match #4 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | fall (10:28) | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı | TUR |
Match #5 | Wayne Wells | USA | decision | Janusz Pająk | POL |
Match #6 | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS | decision | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
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1 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | 3,0 | |||
2 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 3,5 | |||
3 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | 4,5 | |||
4 | Wayne Wells | USA | 5,0 | |||
5 | Udey Chand | IND | 6,0 | eliminated | ||
6 | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS | 6,5 | eliminated | ||
7 | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
8 | Klaus Rost | FRG | 9,5 | eliminated |
Match #1 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | decision | Udey Chand | IND |
Match #2 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | fall (10:38) | Klaus Rost | FRG |
Match #3 | Zarbeg Beriashvili | URS | decision | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL |
Match #4 | Wayne Wells | USA | decision | Iwao Horiuchi | JPN |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
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1 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | 4,0 | |||
2 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | 4,5 | |||
3 | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL | 7,5 | eliminated | ||
4 | Wayne Wells | USA | 8,0 | eliminated |
Match #1 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | decision | Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter | MGL |
Match #2 | Enyu Valchev | BUL | decision | Wayne Wells | USA |
Match #1 | Abdullah Movahed | IRI | decision | Enyu Valchev | BUL |