| | Event type
Featherweight, Freestyle (≤62 kilograms), Men
| Date | 27 – 29 July 1980 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Legkoatletichesky manezh, Legkoatletichesky Futbolny Kompleks CSKA, Moskva | |
| Participants | 13 from 13 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, 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. | |
Vladimir Yumin had won the last three World Championships but was not selected for the Soviet team, as they instead chose 1980 European Champion Magomedgasan Abushev. Abushev made the final round along with Bulgarian Mikho Dukov, who he had already defeated on points in round four, and Greek wrestler Georgios Khatziioannidis. Abushev then overhelmed Katziioannidis in the final, winning a decision, 14-3, to take the gold medal. Dukov, the 1979 World silver medalist and 1978-79 European Champion, threw Khatzi in 2:04 to take the silver medal. Dukov had placed fourth at the 1976 Olympics as a bantamweight. This was the only major podium placement of Khatziioannidis’s career.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | RE | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magomedgasan Abushev |  URS | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Miho Dukov |  BUL | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Georgios Chatziioannidis |  GRE | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Raúl Cascaret |  CUB | – | – | |||
| 5 | Aurel Șuteu |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 6 | Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal |  MGL | – | – | |||
| 7 | Brian Aspen |  GBR | – | – | |||
| 8 | Zoltán Szalontai |  HUN | – | – | |||
| Jan Szymański |  POL | Eliminated r3/6 | 8,0 | ||||
| Phí Hữu Tình |  VIE | Eliminated r3/6 | 8,0 | ||||
| Victor Kede Manga |  CMR | Eliminated r2/6 | 8,0 | ||||
| Augustine Atasie |  NGR | Eliminated r2/6 | 8,0 | ||||
| Adnan Kudmani |  SYR | Eliminated r2/6 | 8,0 |
Round One (27 July 1980 — 10:30)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Miho Dukov | BUL | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Raúl Cascaret | CUB | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal | MGL | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Aurel Șuteu | ROU | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Phí Hữu Tình | VIE | 0,0 | |||
| 7 | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE | 1,0 | |||
| 8 | Brian Aspen | GBR | 3,0 | |||
| =9 | Victor Kede Manga | CMR | 4,0 | |||
| =9 | Zoltán Szalontai | HUN | 4,0 | |||
| =9 | Augustine Atasie | NGR | 4,0 | |||
| =9 | Jan Szymański | POL | 4,0 | |||
| =9 | Adnan Kudmani | SYR | 4,0 |
| Match #1 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | fall (3:33) | Augustine Atasie | NGR |
| Match #2 | Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal | MGL | DQ (7:30) | Adnan Kudmani | SYR |
| Match #3 | Miho Dukov | BUL | fall (5:27) | Jan Szymański | POL |
| Match #4 | Raúl Cascaret | CUB | fall (4:57) | Zoltán Szalontai | HUN |
| Match #5 | Phí Hữu Tình | VIE | DQ (7:52) | Victor Kede Manga | CMR |
| Match #6 | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE | decision (17-10) | Brian Aspen | GBR |
| Match #7 | Aurel Șuteu | ROU | bye |
Round Two (27 July 1980 — 19:00)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal | MGL | 0,0 | |||
| =1 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | 0,0 | |||
| =3 | Miho Dukov | BUL | 1,0 | |||
| =3 | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE | 1,0 | |||
| =5 | Raúl Cascaret | CUB | 3,0 | |||
| =5 | Brian Aspen | GBR | 3,0 | |||
| =7 | Zoltán Szalontai | HUN | 4,0 | |||
| =7 | Jan Szymański | POL | 4,0 | |||
| =7 | Aurel Șuteu | ROU | 4,0 | |||
| =7 | Phí Hữu Tình | VIE | 4,0 | |||
| =11 | Victor Kede Manga | CMR | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
| =11 | Augustine Atasie | NGR | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
| =11 | Adnan Kudmani | SYR | 8,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | decision (15-2) | Aurel Șuteu | ROU |
| Match #2 | Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal | MGL | decision (16-1) | Augustine Atasie | NGR |
| Match #3 | Jan Szymański | POL | fall (2:18) | Adnan Kudmani | SYR |
| Match #4 | Miho Dukov | BUL | criteria (8-8) | Raúl Cascaret | CUB |
| Match #5 | Zoltán Szalontai | HUN | fall (4:24) | Phí Hữu Tình | VIE |
| Match #6 | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE | fall (0:58) | Victor Kede Manga | CMR |
| Match #7 | Brian Aspen | GBR | bye |
Round Three (28 July 1980 — 11:30)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE | 1,0 | |||
| =1 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | 1,0 | |||
| 3 | Miho Dukov | BUL | 1,5 | |||
| =4 | Raúl Cascaret | CUB | 3,0 | |||
| =4 | Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal | MGL | 3,0 | |||
| 6 | Aurel Șuteu | ROU | 4,5 | |||
| 7 | Brian Aspen | GBR | 6,5 | eliminated | ||
| 8 | Zoltán Szalontai | HUN | 7,5 | eliminated | ||
| =9 | Jan Szymański | POL | 8,0 | eliminated | ||
| =9 | Phí Hữu Tình | VIE | 8,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Aurel Șuteu | ROU | decision (15-4) | Brian Aspen | GBR |
| Match #2 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | decision (8-4) | Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal | MGL |
| Match #3 | Raúl Cascaret | CUB | fall (8:58) | Jan Szymański | POL |
| Match #4 | Miho Dukov | BUL | decision (16-8) | Zoltán Szalontai | HUN |
| Match #5 | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE | DQ (5:06) | Phí Hữu Tình | VIE |
Round Four (28 July 1980 — 19:00)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | 2,0 | |||
| 2 | Raúl Cascaret | CUB | 3,0 | |||
| 3 | Miho Dukov | BUL | 4,5 | |||
| 4 | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE | 5,0 | |||
| 5 | Aurel Șuteu | ROU | 5,5 | |||
| 6 | Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal | MGL | 6,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Aurel Șuteu | ROU | decision (10-5) | Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal | MGL |
| Match #2 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | decision (4-2) | Miho Dukov | BUL |
| Match #3 | Raúl Cascaret | CUB | decision (18-5) | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE |
Round Five (29 July 1980 — 11:30)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | 2,5 | |||
| 2 | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE | 5,0 | |||
| 3 | Miho Dukov | BUL | 5,5 | |||
| 4 | Raúl Cascaret | CUB | 6,5 | eliminated | ||
| 5 | Aurel Șuteu | ROU | 8,5 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Miho Dukov | BUL | decision (10-3) | Aurel Șuteu | ROU |
| Match #2 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | decision (9-1) | Raúl Cascaret | CUB |
| Match #3 | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE | bye |
Final Round One (29 July 1980 — 19:00)
| Match #1 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | decision (14-3) | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE |
| Match #2 | Miho Dukov | BUL | bye |
Final Round Two (29 July 1980)
| Match #1 | Miho Dukov | BUL | fall (2:04) | Georgios Chatziioannidis | GRE |
| Match #2 | Magomedgasan Abushev | URS | bye |