| | Event type
Welterweight, Greco-Roman (≤74 kg), Men
| Date | 20 – 24 July 1976 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec | |
| Participants | 18 from 18 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-0.0; win by decision-1.0; draw-2.0; loss by decision-3.0; loss by superior decision-4.0; loss by fall-4.0). Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler, but a wrestler could not be eliminated after a victory. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with preliminary results carried forward. | |
The last few major internationals had been spread among several different wrestlers, but Soviet Anatoly Bykov had won the 1975 World title. Bykov kept winning, aided by a controversial victory in round five over East German Klaus-Peter Göpfert, who was disqualified for passivity with only six seconds left in the match and the score tied, 5-5. Bykov then won the gold medal with a final round victory over Czechoslovak Vítězslav Mácha, the defending champion. Bykov would also win a silver medal in this class in 1980 at Moskva. Mácha was competing in his third Olympics and would also compete in 1980, placing sixth in this class.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 321 | Anatoly Bykov |  URS | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 306 | Vítězslav Mácha |  TCH | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 102 | Karl-Heinz Helbing |  FRG | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 67 | Mikko Huhtala |  FIN | – | – | |||
| 5 | 90 | Klaus-Peter Göpfert |  GDR | – | – | |||
| 6 | 276 | Gheorghe Ciobotaru |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 7 | 295 | Jan Karlsson |  SWE | – | – | |||
| 8 | 117 | Petros Galaktopoulos |  GRE | – | – | |||
| 168 | Yasuo Nagatomo |  JPN | eliminated r3/6 | 7.0 | ||||
| 14 | Yanko Shopov |  BUL | eliminated r3/6 | 7.5 | ||||
| 7 | Hans Kiss |  AUT | eliminated r3/6 | 8.0 | ||||
| 236 | Stanisław Krzesiński |  POL | eliminated r3/6 | 8.0 | ||||
| 50 | Idalberto Barban |  CUB | eliminated r3/6 | 8.5 | ||||
| 351 | John Matthews |  USA | eliminated r2/6 | 7.0 | ||||
| 44 | Brian Renken |  CAN | eliminated r2/6 | 8.0 | ||||
| 125 | Mihály Toma |  HUN | eliminated r2/6 | 8.0 | ||||
| 207 | Brahim Toughza |  MAR | withdrew r2/6 | 4.0 | ||||
| 215 | Jamtsyn Davaajav |  MGL | withdrew r2/6 | 4.0 | ||||
| 9 | Steven Thompson |  BAH | – | – | ||||
| 202 | Bachir Hani Abou Assi |  LBN | – | – | ||||
| 235 | Segundo Olmedo |  PAN | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 20 July 1976 — 21:07 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 7 | Hans Kiss | AUT | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 14 | Yanko Shopov | BUL | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 67 | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 117 | Petros Galaktopoulos | GRE | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 168 | Yasuo Nagatomo | JPN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 306 | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 321 | Anatoly Bykov | URS | 0.0 | – | ||
| 8 | 50 | Idalberto Barban | CUB | 1.0 | – | ||
| 9 | 351 | John Matthews | USA | 3.0 | – | ||
| =10 | 44 | Brian Renken | CAN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =10 | 90 | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | 4.0 | – | ||
| =10 | 102 | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | 4.0 | – | ||
| =10 | 125 | Mihály Toma | HUN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =10 | 207 | Brahim Toughza | MAR | 4.0 | withdrew | ||
| =10 | 215 | Jamtsyn Davaajav | MGL | 4.0 | withdrew | ||
| =10 | 236 | Stanisław Krzesiński | POL | 4.0 | – | ||
| =10 | 276 | Gheorghe Ciobotaru | ROU | 4.0 | – | ||
| =10 | 295 | Jan Karlsson | SWE | 4.0 | – |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 20 Jul | Yasuo Nagatomo | JPN | Injury (5:25) | Jamtsyn Davaajav | MGL | |
| Match #2 | 20 Jul | Gheorghe Ciobotaru | ROU | Dq (passivity) | Jan Karlsson | SWE | |
| Match #3 | 20 Jul | Hans Kiss | AUT | Dq (---) | Brahim Toughza | MAR | |
| Match #4 | 20 Jul | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | Dq (5:15) | Stanisław Krzesiński | POL | |
| Match #5 | 20 Jul | Idalberto Barban | CUB | Decision (13-10) | John Matthews | USA | |
| Match #6 | 20 Jul | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | Dq (8:17) | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | |
| Match #7 | 20 Jul | Petros Galaktopoulos | GRE | Fall (4:54) | Brian Renken | CAN | |
| Match #8 | 20 Jul | Yanko Shopov | BUL | Dq (7:54) | Mihály Toma | HUN | |
| Match #9 | 20 Jul | Anatoly Bykov | URS | Dq (7:56) | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG |
Round Two
| Date | 21 July 1976 — 20:50 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 67 | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 306 | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 321 | Anatoly Bykov | URS | 0.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 117 | Petros Galaktopoulos | GRE | 3.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 7 | Hans Kiss | AUT | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 14 | Yanko Shopov | BUL | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 102 | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 168 | Yasuo Nagatomo | JPN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 236 | Stanisław Krzesiński | POL | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 276 | Gheorghe Ciobotaru | ROU | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 295 | Jan Karlsson | SWE | 4.0 | – | ||
| =12 | 50 | Idalberto Barban | CUB | 5.0 | – | ||
| =12 | 90 | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | 5.0 | – | ||
| 14 | 351 | John Matthews | USA | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| =15 | 44 | Brian Renken | CAN | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =15 | 125 | Mihály Toma | HUN | 8.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 21 Jul | Gheorghe Ciobotaru | ROU | Dq (6:50) | Yasuo Nagatomo | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 21 Jul | Jan Karlsson | SWE | Fall (2:40) | Hans Kiss | AUT | |
| Match #3 | 21 Jul | Stanisław Krzesiński | POL | Dq (7:53) | Idalberto Barban | CUB | |
| Match #4 | 21 Jul | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | Dq (4:24) | John Matthews | USA | |
| Match #5 | 21 Jul | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | Decision (9-6) | Petros Galaktopoulos | GRE | |
| Match #6 | 21 Jul | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | Dq (6:57) | Brian Renken | CAN | |
| Match #7 | 21 Jul | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | Dq (4:34) | Yanko Shopov | BUL | |
| Match #8 | 21 Jul | Anatoly Bykov | URS | Dq (7:44) | Mihály Toma | HUN |
Round Three
| Date | 22 July 1976 — 21:07 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 321 | Anatoly Bykov | URS | 0.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 67 | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | 0.5 | – | ||
| =2 | 306 | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | 0.5 | – | ||
| =4 | 102 | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | 4.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 276 | Gheorghe Ciobotaru | ROU | 4.0 | – | ||
| =6 | 90 | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | 5.0 | – | ||
| =6 | 295 | Jan Karlsson | SWE | 5.0 | – | ||
| =8 | 117 | Petros Galaktopoulos | GRE | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | 168 | Yasuo Nagatomo | JPN | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 10 | 14 | Yanko Shopov | BUL | 7.5 | eliminated | ||
| =11 | 7 | Hans Kiss | AUT | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =11 | 236 | Stanisław Krzesiński | POL | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| 13 | 50 | Idalberto Barban | CUB | 8.5 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 22 Jul | Jan Karlsson | SWE | Decision (10-5) | Yasuo Nagatomo | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 22 Jul | Gheorghe Ciobotaru | ROU | Fall (5:41) | Hans Kiss | AUT | |
| Match #3 | 22 Jul | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | Fall (1:14) | Stanisław Krzesiński | POL | |
| Match #4 | 22 Jul | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | Decision (12-3) | Idalberto Barban | CUB | |
| Match #5 | 22 Jul | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | Decision (12-2) | Yanko Shopov | BUL | |
| Match #6 | 22 Jul | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | Fall (3:55) | Petros Galaktopoulos | GRE | |
| Match #7 | 22 Jul | Anatoly Bykov | URS |
Round Four
| Date | 23 July 1976 — 19:46 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 321 | Anatoly Bykov | URS | 1.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 306 | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | 1.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 67 | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | 3.5 | – | ||
| 4 | 102 | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | 4.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 90 | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | 6.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 276 | Gheorghe Ciobotaru | ROU | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 7 | 295 | Jan Karlsson | SWE | 8.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Jul | Anatoly Bykov | URS | Decision (7-6) | Gheorghe Ciobotaru | ROU | |
| Match #2 | 23 Jul | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | Decision (9-5) | Jan Karlsson | SWE | |
| Match #3 | 23 Jul | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | Decision (4-3) | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | |
| Match #4 | 23 Jul | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG |
Round Five
| Date | 23 July 1976 — 20:55 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 321 | Anatoly Bykov | URS | 1.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 306 | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | 1.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 102 | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | 4.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 67 | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | 7.5 | eliminated | ||
| 5 | 90 | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | 10.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Jul | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | Fall (2:09) | Mikko Huhtala | FIN | |
| Match #2 | 23 Jul | Anatoly Bykov | URS | Dq (8:54) | Klaus-Peter Göpfert | GDR | |
| Match #3 | 23 Jul | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH |
Final Round
| Date | 24 July 1976 — 21:05 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH | Dq (8:52) | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul | Anatoly Bykov | URS | Decision (7-3) | Vítězslav Mácha | TCH |