| | Event type
Welterweight, Greco-Roman (≤74 kilograms), Men
| Date | 31 July – 2 August 1984 — 12:00-15:00-18:00-20:30 (all days) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, USA | |
| Participants | 17 from 17 countries | |
| Format | Two groups of competitors. Placement within each group decided by a series of matches with positive points awarded for each result, from 4.0 for victory by fall, to 0.0 for defeat by fall. When three wrestlers remained within a group, they wrestled a round-robin series to determine the top three placements within the group. The winners of each group then wrestled for 1st and 2nd place. Runners-up in each group wrestled for 3rd and 4th place. Third-place finishers within each group wrestled for 5th and 6th place.. | |
Soviet Georgian Mikhail Mamiashvili was the top wrestler in this class in 1984 but he could not compete in Los Angeles due to the Soviet-led boycott. In his absence the favorite was Romanian Ştefan Rusu, Olympic gold medalist in 1976 and 1980 as a lightweight. In round two of Group B, however, Rusu lost to Finland’s Jouko Salomäki and Salomäki would win the group and head to the gold medal match against Sweden’s Roger Tallroth, silver medalist at the 1982 European Championships. Salomäki opened a big lead, 5-0, in the final, but Tallroth fought back and made it close, eventually losing, 5-4. Rusu did manage to win the bronze medal match over Korean Kim Yeong-Nam on points, 6-1. Mamiashvili would compete at the 1988 Olympics, winning the middleweight gold medal.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | RE | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Salomäki |  FIN | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Roger Tallroth |  SWE | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Ștefan Rusu |  ROU | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Kim Yeong-Nam |  KOR | – | – | |||
| 5 | Karlo Kasap |  YUG | – | – | |||
| 6 | Martial Mischler |  FRA | – | – | |||
| 7 | Chris Catalfo |  USA | – | – | |||
| 8 | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar |  EGY | – | – | |||
| Celal Taşkıran |  TUR | Eliminated r4/4 Group A | 4,0 | ||||
| Karl-Heinz Helbing |  FRG | Eliminated r3/4 Group A | 5,5 | ||||
| Takahiro Mukai |  JPN | Eliminated r2/4 Group A | 1,0 | ||||
| Óscar Strático |  ARG | Eliminated r2/4 Group A | 0,0 | ||||
| Issam Awarke |  LBN | Eliminated r2/4 Group A | 0,0 | ||||
| Jeff Stuebing |  CAN | Eliminated r3/4 Group B | 4,0 | ||||
| Abdel Aziz Tahir |  MAR | Eliminated r2/4 Group B | 1,5 | ||||
| Romelio Salas |  COL | Eliminated r2/4 Group B | 1,0 | ||||
| Ali Hussain Faris |  IRQ | Eliminated r2/4 Group B | 0,5 |
Group A - Round One (31 July 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 4,0 | |||
| =1 | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | 4,0 | |||
| =3 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 3,0 | |||
| =3 | Celal Taşkıran | TUR | 3,0 | |||
| =5 | Takahiro Mukai | JPN | 1,0 | |||
| =5 | Chris Catalfo | USA | 1,0 | |||
| =7 | Óscar Strático | ARG | 0,0 | |||
| =7 | Issam Awarke | LBN | 0,0 | |||
| =7 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 0,0 |
| Match #1 | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | decision (12-0) (2:23) | Óscar Strático | ARG |
| Match #2 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | decision (12-6) | Chris Catalfo | USA |
| Match #3 | Martial Mischler | FRA | decision (13-0) (2:02) | Issam Awarke | LBN |
| Match #4 | Celal Taşkıran | TUR | decision (10-9) | Takahiro Mukai | JPN |
| Match #5 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | bye |
Group A - Round Two (31 July 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 8,0 | |||
| 2 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 6,0 | |||
| =3 | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | 5,0 | |||
| =3 | Chris Catalfo | USA | 5,0 | |||
| 5 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 4,0 | |||
| 6 | Celal Taşkıran | TUR | 3,0 | |||
| 7 | Takahiro Mukai | JPN | 1,0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | Óscar Strático | ARG | 0,0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | Issam Awarke | LBN | 0,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | decision (12-0) (1:25) | Óscar Strático | ARG |
| Match #2 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | decision (7-2) | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG |
| Match #3 | Chris Catalfo | USA | DQ (1:40) | Issam Awarke | LBN |
| Match #4 | Martial Mischler | FRA | decision (13-1) (2:42) | Takahiro Mukai | JPN |
| Match #5 | Celal Taşkıran | TUR | bye |
Group A - Round Three (31 July 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 9,0 | |||
| =1 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 9,0 | |||
| 3 | Chris Catalfo | USA | 8,5 | |||
| 4 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 7,5 | |||
| 5 | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG | 5,5 | eliminated | ||
| 6 | Celal Taşkıran | TUR | 3,0 |
| Match #1 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | passivity (5:13) | Celal Taşkıran | TUR |
| Match #2 | Chris Catalfo | USA | decision (13-3) | Karl-Heinz Helbing | FRG |
| Match #3 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | decision (7-3) | Martial Mischler | FRA |
Group A - Round Four (1 August 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 12,0 | |||
| 2 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 11,0 | |||
| =3 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 9,0 | |||
| =3 | Chris Catalfo | USA | 9,0 | |||
| 5 | Celal Taşkıran | TUR | 4,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | decision (9-3) | Celal Taşkıran | TUR |
| Match #2 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | decision (13-4) | Chris Catalfo | USA |
| Match #3 | Martial Mischler | FRA | bye |
Group A - Final (1 August 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 7,0 | |||
| 2 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 3,0 | |||
| 3 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 1,0 |
| Match #1 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | passivity (5:46) | Martial Mischler | FRA |
| Match #2 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | Martial Mischler | FRA | |
| Match #3 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | decision (11-0) | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR |
Group B - Round One (31 July 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | 4,0 | |||
| =1 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | 4,0 | |||
| 3 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | 3,5 | |||
| 4 | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar | EGY | 3,0 | |||
| 5 | Romelio Salas | COL | 1,0 | |||
| 6 | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR | 0,5 | |||
| =7 | Jeff Stuebing | CAN | 0,0 | |||
| =7 | Ali Hussain Faris | IRQ | 0,0 |
| Match #1 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | decision (12-0) (4:34) | Jeff Stuebing | CAN |
| Match #2 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | decision (12-0) (1:23) | Ali Hussain Faris | IRQ |
| Match #3 | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar | EGY | decision (12-5) | Romelio Salas | COL |
| Match #4 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | decision (13-3) | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR |
Group B - Round Two (31 July 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | 7,5 | |||
| 2 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | 7,0 | |||
| 3 | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar | EGY | 6,0 | |||
| 4 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | 5,0 | |||
| 5 | Jeff Stuebing | CAN | 4,0 | |||
| 6 | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR | 1,5 | eliminated | ||
| 7 | Romelio Salas | COL | 1,0 | eliminated | ||
| 8 | Ali Hussain Faris | IRQ | 0,5 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Jeff Stuebing | CAN | fall (4:56) | Ali Hussain Faris | IRQ |
| Match #2 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | criteria (6:00) | Ștefan Rusu | ROU |
| Match #3 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | decision (13-0) (2:38) | Romelio Salas | COL |
| Match #4 | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar | EGY | criteria (6:00) | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR |
Group B - Round Three (31 July 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | 10,0 | |||
| 2 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | 9,0 | |||
| 3 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | 7,5 | |||
| 4 | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar | EGY | 6,0 | |||
| 5 | Jeff Stuebing | CAN | 4,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | decision (3-0) | Jeff Stuebing | CAN |
| Match #2 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | decision (14-0) (4:15) | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar | EGY |
| Match #3 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | bye |
Group B - Round Four (1 August 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | 14,0 | |||
| 2 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | 12,0 | |||
| 3 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | 8,5 | |||
| 4 | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar | EGY | 6,0 |
| Match #1 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | decision (4-2) | Karlo Kasap | YUG |
| Match #2 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | grand superiority (3:50) | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar | EGY |
Group B - Final (1 August 1984)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | 4,0 | |||
| 2 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | 4,0 | |||
| 3 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | 4,0 |
| Match #1 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | Karlo Kasap | YUG | |
| Match #2 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | decision (5-1) | Jouko Salomäki | FIN |
| Match #3 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | Ștefan Rusu | ROU |
Final Round (2 August 1984)
| Match 1/2 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | decision (5-4) | Roger Tallroth | SWE |
| Match 3/4 | Ștefan Rusu | ROU | decision (6-1) | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR |
| Match 5/6 | Karlo Kasap | YUG | decision (6-3) | Martial Mischler | FRA |