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Flyweight, Greco-Roman (≤52 kilograms), Men

Date23 – 26 October 1968
StatusOlympic
LocationPista de Hielo Insurgentes, Ciudad de México
Participants24 from 24 countries
FormatScoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler.

Soviet Vladimir Bakulin was the 1967 World Champion, but he was expected to be challenged by Bulgarian Petar Kirov, the 1967 European Champion. After five rounds four wrestlers remained – Bakulin, Kirov, Czechoslovak Miroslav Zeman, and Hungarian Imre Alker. Bakulin and Kirov won decisions, which eliminated Zeman and Alker, but the bad points Bakulin accumulated also eliminated him and Kirov became the gold medalist. Kirov would win the Worlds in 1970-71 and in 1972, at München, defended his Olympic gold medal. He later won the Europeans again in 1974 and 1976, also winning a third World title in 1974.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCREBad Points
1Petar KirovBULGold
2Vladimir BakulinURSSilver
3Miroslav ZemanTCHBronze
4Imre AlkerHUN
5Rolf LacourFRG
6Jussi VesterinenFIN
ACEnrique JiménezMEXEliminated r4/66,0
ACSin Sang-SikKOREliminated r4/67,0
ACMetin ÇıkmazTUREliminated r4/67,0
ACDomenico CenturioniITAEliminated r3/66,0
ACAhmed CharourSYREliminated r3/66,0
ACBoško MarinkoYUGEliminated r3/66,5
ACVasilios GanotisGREEliminated r3/67,0
ACGheorghe StoiciuROUEliminated r3/67,5
ACAlex BørgerDENEliminated r3/69,0
ACMohamed SalemEGYWithdrew r3/64,5
ACJan MichalikPOLEliminated r2/66,0
ACRich TambleUSAEliminated r2/66,0
ACSudesh KumarINDEliminated r2/66,0
ACMohamed KarmousMAREliminated r2/66,0
ACLeonel DuartePOREliminated r2/67,5
ACGustavo RamírezGUAEliminated r2/68,0
ACShuichi IshiguroJPNEliminated r2/68,0
ACAndré GaudinotFRAWithdrew r2/63,0

Round One (23 October 1968)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
=1Jussi VesterinenFIN0,0
=1Enrique JiménezMEX0,0
=1Miroslav ZemanTCH0,0
=4Petar KirovBUL1,0
=4Vasilios GanotisGRE1,0
=4Sin Sang-SikKOR1,0
=4Gheorghe StoiciuROU1,0
=4Vladimir BakulinURS1,0
=4Boško MarinkoYUG1,0
=10Mohamed SalemEGY2,0
=10Sudesh KumarIND2,0
=10Mohamed KarmousMAR2,0
=10Ahmed CharourSYR2,0
=14Rolf LacourFRG2,5
=14Imre AlkerHUN2,5
=16Alex BørgerDEN3,0
=16André GaudinotFRA3,0withdrew
=16Domenico CenturioniITA3,0
=16Jan MichalikPOL3,0
=16Metin ÇıkmazTUR3,0
=16Rich TambleUSA3,0
=22Gustavo RamírezGUA4,0
=22Shuichi IshiguroJPN4,0
=22Leonel DuartePOR4,0

Match #1 Ahmed CharourSYR
draw
Mohamed SalemEGY
Match #2 Miroslav ZemanTCH
fall (5:20)
Leonel DuartePOR
Match #3 Sin Sang-SikKOR
decision
Alex BørgerDEN
Match #4 Enrique JiménezMEX
fall (1:25)
Gustavo RamírezGUA
Match #5 Imre AlkerHUN
draw
Rolf LacourFRG
Match #6 Sudesh KumarIND
draw
Mohamed KarmousMAR
Match #7 Boško MarinkoYUG
decision
André GaudinotFRA
Match #8 Gheorghe StoiciuROU
decision
Jan MichalikPOL
Match #9 Jussi VesterinenFIN
DQ (9:45)
Shuichi IshiguroJPN
Match #10 Vasilios GanotisGRE
decision
Domenico CenturioniITA
Match #11 Petar KirovBUL
decision
Metin ÇıkmazTUR
Match #12 Vladimir BakulinURS
decision
Rich TambleUSA

Round Two (24 October 1968)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
=1Jussi VesterinenFIN1,0
=1Sin Sang-SikKOR1,0
=1Miroslav ZemanTCH1,0
=1Vladimir BakulinURS1,0
=5Petar KirovBUL2,0
=5Enrique JiménezMEX2,0
=7Rolf LacourFRG2,5
=7Imre AlkerHUN2,5
=7Ahmed CharourSYR2,5
10Domenico CenturioniITA3,0
=11Gheorghe StoiciuROU3,5
=11Boško MarinkoYUG3,5
=13Vasilios GanotisGRE4,0
=13Metin ÇıkmazTUR4,0
=15Alex BørgerDEN5,0
=15Mohamed SalemEGY5,0
=17Jan MichalikPOL6,0eliminated
=17Rich TambleUSA6,0eliminated
=17Sudesh KumarIND6,0eliminated
=17Mohamed KarmousMAR6,0eliminated
21Leonel DuartePOR7,5eliminated
=22Gustavo RamírezGUA8,0eliminated
=22Shuichi IshiguroJPN8,0eliminated

Match #1 Ahmed CharourSYR
superiority
Leonel DuartePOR
Match #2 Miroslav ZemanTCH
decision
Mohamed SalemEGY
Match #3 Alex BørgerDEN
draw
Enrique JiménezMEX
Match #4 Sin Sang-SikKOR
fall (0:56)
Gustavo RamírezGUA
Match #5 Imre AlkerHUN
fall (2:57)
Sudesh KumarIND
Match #6 Rolf LacourFRG
DQ
Mohamed KarmousMAR
Match #7 Boško MarinkoYUG
draw
Gheorghe StoiciuROU
Match #8 Jussi VesterinenFIN
decision
Jan MichalikPOL
Match #9 Domenico CenturioniITA
fall (2:01)
Shuichi IshiguroJPN
Match #10 Petar KirovBUL
decision
Vasilios GanotisGRE
Match #11 Metin ÇıkmazTUR
decision
Rich TambleUSA
Match #12 Vladimir BakulinURS bye

Round Three (25 October 1968)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
=1Miroslav ZemanTCH1,0
=1Vladimir BakulinURS1,0
3Jussi VesterinenFIN2,0
4Rolf LacourFRG2,5
=5Petar KirovBUL3,0
=5Enrique JiménezMEX3,0
7Imre AlkerHUN3,5
=8Sin Sang-SikKOR4,0
=8Metin ÇıkmazTUR4,0
10Domenico CenturioniITA6,0eliminated
=11Boško MarinkoYUG6,5eliminated
=11Ahmed CharourSYR6,5eliminated
13Vasilios GanotisGRE7,0eliminated
14Gheorghe StoiciuROU7,5eliminated
15Alex BørgerDEN9,0eliminated

Match #1 Vladimir BakulinURS
DQ
Ahmed CharourSYR
Match #2 Miroslav ZemanTCH
fall (1:55)
Alex BørgerDEN
Match #3 Enrique JiménezMEX
decision
Sin Sang-SikKOR
Match #4 Imre AlkerHUN
decision
Boško MarinkoYUG
Match #5 Rolf LacourFRG
fall (1:52)
Gheorghe StoiciuROU
Match #6 Jussi VesterinenFIN
decision
Vasilios GanotisGRE
Match #7 Petar KirovBUL
decision
Domenico CenturioniITA
Match #8 Metin ÇıkmazTUR bye

Round Four (26 October 1968)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
=1Miroslav ZemanTCH2,0
=1Vladimir BakulinURS2,0
3Petar KirovBUL3,0
=4Jussi VesterinenFIN4,5
=4Imre AlkerHUN4,5
6Rolf LacourFRG5,0
7Enrique JiménezMEX6,5eliminated
=8Sin Sang-SikKOR7,0eliminated
=8Metin ÇıkmazTUR7,0eliminated

Match #1 Vladimir BakulinURS
decision
Metin ÇıkmazTUR
Match #2 Miroslav ZemanTCH
decision
Sin Sang-SikKOR
Match #3 Imre AlkerHUN
decision
Enrique JiménezMEX
Match #4 Rolf LacourFRG
draw
Jussi VesterinenFIN
Match #5 Petar KirovBUL bye

Round Five (26 October 1968)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCBad Points
1Petar KirovBUL4,0
=2Miroslav ZemanTCH5,0
=2Vladimir BakulinURS5,0
4Imre AlkerHUN5,5
5Rolf LacourFRG6,0eliminated
6Jussi VesterinenFIN7,5eliminated

Match #1 Petar KirovBUL
decision
Vladimir BakulinURS
Match #2 Rolf LacourFRG
decision
Miroslav ZemanTCH
Match #3 Imre AlkerHUN
decision
Jussi VesterinenFIN

Final Round (26 October 1968)

Match #1 Petar KirovBUL
decision
Miroslav ZemanTCH
Match #2 Vladimir BakulinURS
decision
Imre AlkerHUN