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Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kg), Men

Date	22 – 24 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.

The favorite was Soviet Shamil Serikov, the 1978-79 World Champion and 1979 European Champion. His biggest threat was expected to come from Poland’s Józef Lipień, now competing in his fourth Olympics, and World Champion back in 1973, placing second in that tournament in 1974-75. Serikov won easily, winning every match, and defeating Lipień in the final match, 11-4 on points. The bronze medal went to Sweden’s Benni Ljungbeck, who had recently placed second at the 1980 Europeans. Serikov threw Ljungbeck in round five in 2:42. Lipień and Ljungbeck met in the final round, and both were disqualified for passivity.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	257	Shamil Serikov	URS	–	–	Gold
2	163	Józef Lipień	POL	–	–	Silver
3	210	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	–	–	Bronze
4	178	Mihai Boțilă	ROU	–	–
5	128	Antonino Caltabiano	ITA	–	–
6	235	Josef Krysta	TCH	–	–
7	104	Gyula Molnár	HUN	–	–
8	23	Georgi Donev	BUL	–	–
AC	69	Pertti Ukkola	FIN	eliminated r3/6	7.0
AC	228	Mohamed Moutei Nakdali	SYR	eliminated r2/6	7.5
AC	15	Herbert Nigsch	AUT	eliminated r2/6	8.0
AC	17	Julien Mewis	BEL	eliminated r2/6	8.0
AC	52	Leonel Pérez	CUB	eliminated r2/6	8.0
DNS	126	Karim Salman Muhsin	IRQ	–	–

Round One

Date	22 July 1980 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	23	Georgi Donev	BUL	0.0
=1	104	Gyula Molnár	HUN	0.0
=1	128	Antonino Caltabiano	ITA	0.0
=1	210	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	0.0
=1	257	Shamil Serikov	URS	0.0
6	178	Mihai Boțilă	ROU	0.5
7	163	Józef Lipień	POL	1.0
8	235	Josef Krysta	TCH	3.0
9	228	Mohamed Moutei Nakdali	SYR	3.5
=10	15	Herbert Nigsch	AUT	4.0
=10	17	Julien Mewis	BEL	4.0
=10	52	Leonel Pérez	CUB	4.0
=10	69	Pertti Ukkola	FIN	4.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	22 Jul	Shamil Serikov	URS	Fall (2:28)	Julien Mewis	BEL
Match #2	22 Jul	Mihai Boțilă	ROU	Decision (14-3)	Mohamed Moutei Nakdali	SYR
Match #3	22 Jul	Antonino Caltabiano	ITA	Dq (6:45)	Herbert Nigsch	AUT
Match #4	22 Jul	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	Dq (5:27)	Leonel Pérez	CUB
Match #5	22 Jul	Georgi Donev	BUL	Fall (7:23)	Pertti Ukkola	FIN
Match #6	22 Jul	Józef Lipień	POL	Decision (11-5)	Josef Krysta	TCH
Match #7	22 Jul	Gyula Molnár	HUN

Round Two

Date	23 July 1980 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	104	Gyula Molnár	HUN	0.0	–
=1	128	Antonino Caltabiano	ITA	0.0	–
=1	210	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	0.0	–
=1	257	Shamil Serikov	URS	0.0	–
5	163	Józef Lipień	POL	1.0	–
6	235	Josef Krysta	TCH	3.0	–
=7	23	Georgi Donev	BUL	4.0	–
=7	69	Pertti Ukkola	FIN	4.0	–
9	178	Mihai Boțilă	ROU	4.5	–
10	228	Mohamed Moutei Nakdali	SYR	7.5	eliminated
=11	15	Herbert Nigsch	AUT	8.0	eliminated
=11	17	Julien Mewis	BEL	8.0	eliminated
=11	52	Leonel Pérez	CUB	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Gyula Molnár	HUN	Fall (4:26)	Julien Mewis	BEL
Match #2	23 Jul	Shamil Serikov	URS	Fall (1:25)	Mihai Boțilă	ROU
Match #3	23 Jul	Antonino Caltabiano	ITA	Dq (7:37)	Mohamed Moutei Nakdali	SYR
Match #4	23 Jul	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	Dq (7:05)	Herbert Nigsch	AUT
Match #5	23 Jul	Pertti Ukkola	FIN	Dq (8:43)	Leonel Pérez	CUB
Match #6	23 Jul	Józef Lipień	POL	Fall (7:17)	Georgi Donev	BUL
Match #7	23 Jul	Josef Krysta	TCH

Round Three

Date	23 July 1980 — 18:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	163	Józef Lipień	POL	1.0	–
=1	210	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	1.0	–
=1	257	Shamil Serikov	URS	1.0	–
=4	128	Antonino Caltabiano	ITA	3.0	–
=4	235	Josef Krysta	TCH	3.0	–
6	104	Gyula Molnár	HUN	4.0	–
7	178	Mihai Boțilă	ROU	5.5	–
=8	23	Georgi Donev	BUL	7.0	eliminated
=8	69	Pertti Ukkola	FIN	7.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	23 Jul	Josef Krysta	TCH	Fall (4:00)	Gyula Molnár	HUN
Match #2	23 Jul	Shamil Serikov	URS	Decision (3-2)	Antonino Caltabiano	ITA
Match #3	23 Jul	Mihai Boțilă	ROU	Decision (6-4)	Pertti Ukkola	FIN
Match #4	23 Jul	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	Decision (10-4)	Georgi Donev	BUL
Match #5	23 Jul	Józef Lipień	POL

Round Four

Date	24 July 1980 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	210	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	1.0	–
=1	257	Shamil Serikov	URS	1.0	–
3	163	Józef Lipień	POL	2.0	–
4	178	Mihai Boțilă	ROU	7.5	–
=5	104	Gyula Molnár	HUN	7.0	eliminated
=5	128	Antonino Caltabiano	ITA	7.0	eliminated
=5	235	Josef Krysta	TCH	7.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	24 Jul	Józef Lipień	POL	Decision (10-4)	Gyula Molnár	HUN
Match #2	24 Jul	Shamil Serikov	URS	Dq (7:58)	Josef Krysta	TCH
Match #3	24 Jul	Mihai Boțilă	ROU	Decision (3-2)	Antonino Caltabiano	ITA
Match #4	24 Jul	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE

Round Five

Date	24 July 1980

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	257	Shamil Serikov	URS	1.0	–
2	210	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	5.0	–
3	163	Józef Lipień	POL	6.0	eliminated
4	178	Mihai Boțilă	ROU	11.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	24 Jul	Shamil Serikov	URS	Fall (2:42)	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE
Match #2	24 Jul	Józef Lipień	POL	[passivity (8:37)]	Mihai Boțilă	ROU

Final Round One

Date	24 July 1980 — 19:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	24 Jul	Józef Lipień	POL	[passivity (8:25)]	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE
Match #2	24 Jul	Shamil Serikov	URS

Final Round Two

Date	24 July 1980

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	24 Jul	Shamil Serikov	URS	Decision (11-4)	Józef Lipień	POL
Match #2	24 Jul	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE