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Featherweight, Freestyle (≤62 kg), 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 (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.

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	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	240	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	–	–	Gold
2	24	Miho Dukov	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	88	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE	–	–	Bronze
4	47	Raúl Cascaret	CUB	–	–
5	194	Aurel Șuteu	ROU	–	–
6	145	Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal	MGL	–	–
7	72	Brian Aspen	GBR	–	–
8	110	Zoltán Szalontai	HUN	–	–
AC	170	Jan Szymański	POL	eliminated r3/6	8.0
AC	273	Phí Hữu Tình	VIE	eliminated r3/6	8.0
AC	42	Victor Kede Manga	CMR	eliminated r2/6	8.0
AC	149	Augustine Atasie	NGR	eliminated r2/6	8.0
AC	225	Adnan Kudmani	SYR	eliminated r2/6	8.0
DNS	6	Saïd Admane	ALG	–	–
DNS	174	Jong Ryong-Gun	PRK	–	–

Round One

Date	27 July 1980 — 10:30

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	24	Miho Dukov	BUL	0.0
=1	47	Raúl Cascaret	CUB	0.0
=1	145	Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal	MGL	0.0
=1	194	Aurel Șuteu	ROU	0.0
=1	240	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	0.0
=1	273	Phí Hữu Tình	VIE	0.0
7	88	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE	1.0
8	72	Brian Aspen	GBR	3.0
=9	42	Victor Kede Manga	CMR	4.0
=9	110	Zoltán Szalontai	HUN	4.0
=9	149	Augustine Atasie	NGR	4.0
=9	170	Jan Szymański	POL	4.0
=9	225	Adnan Kudmani	SYR	4.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Jul	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	Fall (3:33)	Augustine Atasie	NGR
Match #2	27 Jul	Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal	MGL	Dq (7:30)	Adnan Kudmani	SYR
Match #3	27 Jul	Miho Dukov	BUL	Fall (5:27)	Jan Szymański	POL
Match #4	27 Jul	Raúl Cascaret	CUB	Fall (4:57)	Zoltán Szalontai	HUN
Match #5	27 Jul	Phí Hữu Tình	VIE	Dq (7:52)	Victor Kede Manga	CMR
Match #6	27 Jul	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE	Decision (17-10)	Brian Aspen	GBR
Match #7	27 Jul	Aurel Șuteu	ROU

Round Two

Date	27 July 1980 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	145	Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal	MGL	0.0	–
=1	240	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	0.0	–
=3	24	Miho Dukov	BUL	1.0	–
=3	88	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE	1.0	–
=5	47	Raúl Cascaret	CUB	3.0	–
=5	72	Brian Aspen	GBR	3.0	–
=7	110	Zoltán Szalontai	HUN	4.0	–
=7	170	Jan Szymański	POL	4.0	–
=7	194	Aurel Șuteu	ROU	4.0	–
=7	273	Phí Hữu Tình	VIE	4.0	–
=11	42	Victor Kede Manga	CMR	8.0	eliminated
=11	149	Augustine Atasie	NGR	8.0	eliminated
=11	225	Adnan Kudmani	SYR	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Jul	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	Decision (15-2)	Aurel Șuteu	ROU
Match #2	27 Jul	Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal	MGL	Decision (16-1)	Augustine Atasie	NGR
Match #3	27 Jul	Jan Szymański	POL	Fall (2:18)	Adnan Kudmani	SYR
Match #4	27 Jul	Miho Dukov	BUL	Criteria (8-8)	Raúl Cascaret	CUB
Match #5	27 Jul	Zoltán Szalontai	HUN	Fall (4:24)	Phí Hữu Tình	VIE
Match #6	27 Jul	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE	Fall (0:58)	Victor Kede Manga	CMR
Match #7	27 Jul	Brian Aspen	GBR

Round Three

Date	28 July 1980 — 11:30

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	88	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE	1.0	–
=1	240	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	1.0	–
3	24	Miho Dukov	BUL	1.5	–
=4	47	Raúl Cascaret	CUB	3.0	–
=4	145	Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal	MGL	3.0	–
6	194	Aurel Șuteu	ROU	4.5	–
7	72	Brian Aspen	GBR	6.5	eliminated
8	110	Zoltán Szalontai	HUN	7.5	eliminated
=9	170	Jan Szymański	POL	8.0	eliminated
=9	273	Phí Hữu Tình	VIE	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Jul	Aurel Șuteu	ROU	Decision (15-4)	Brian Aspen	GBR
Match #2	28 Jul	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	Decision (8-4)	Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal	MGL
Match #3	28 Jul	Raúl Cascaret	CUB	Fall (8:58)	Jan Szymański	POL
Match #4	28 Jul	Miho Dukov	BUL	Decision (16-8)	Zoltán Szalontai	HUN
Match #5	28 Jul	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE	Dq (5:06)	Phí Hữu Tình	VIE

Round Four

Date	28 July 1980 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	240	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	2.0	–
2	47	Raúl Cascaret	CUB	3.0	–
3	24	Miho Dukov	BUL	4.5	–
4	88	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE	5.0	–
5	194	Aurel Șuteu	ROU	5.5	–
6	145	Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal	MGL	6.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Jul	Aurel Șuteu	ROU	Decision (10-5)	Ölziibayaryn Nasanjargal	MGL
Match #2	28 Jul	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	Decision (4-2)	Miho Dukov	BUL
Match #3	28 Jul	Raúl Cascaret	CUB	Decision (18-5)	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE

Round Five

Date	29 July 1980 — 11:30

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	240	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	2.5	–
2	88	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE	5.0	–
3	24	Miho Dukov	BUL	5.5	–
4	47	Raúl Cascaret	CUB	6.5	eliminated
5	194	Aurel Șuteu	ROU	8.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Miho Dukov	BUL	Decision (10-3)	Aurel Șuteu	ROU
Match #2	29 Jul	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	Decision (9-1)	Raúl Cascaret	CUB
Match #3	29 Jul	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE

Final Round One

Date	29 July 1980 — 19:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS	Decision (14-3)	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE
Match #2	29 Jul	Miho Dukov	BUL

Final Round Two

Date	29 July 1980

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Miho Dukov	BUL	Fall (2:04)	Georgios Chatziioannidis	GRE
Match #2	29 Jul	Magomedgasan Abushev	URS