| Date | 1 – 3 August 1984 — 12:00-15:00-18:00-20:30 (all days) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, USA | |
| Participants | 15 from 15 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. | |
The most recent World and European Championships had been won by Soviet Temur Abchasawa, but he would never get to compete at the Olympics. In his absence the favorite was likely Romanian Ion Draica, silver medalist at the 1982 Worlds and bronze medalist at the 1983 Europeans. In the first round of Group A, Draica narrowly won over Norwegian Klaus Mysen, winning on criteria after tying 4-4. Draica then cruised through Group A, meeting Greek Dimitrios Thanopoulos in the final. Thanopoulos had no international record but the match was close, Draica winning the gold medal by a narrow decision, 4-3.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 204 | Ion Draica |  ROU | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 111 | Dimitrios Thanopoulos |  GRE | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 221 | Sören Claeson |  SWE | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 273 | Momir Petković |  YUG | – | – | |||
| 5 | 61 | Jarmo Övermark |  FIN | – | – | |||
| 6 | 44 | Nabawi El-Ashram |  EGY | – | – | |||
| 7 | 23 | Louis Santerre |  CAN | – | – | |||
| 8 | 153 | Kim Sang-Gyu |  KOR | – | – | |||
| 186 | Klaus Mysen |  NOR | eliminated r2/4 Group A | 2.0 | ||||
| 245 | Mustafa Suzan |  TUR | eliminated r2/4 Group A | 0.0 | ||||
| 254 | Dan Chandler |  USA | eliminated r2/4 Group A | 0.0 | ||||
| 91 | Siegfried Seibold |  FRG | eliminated r3/3 Group B | 5.0 | ||||
| 9 | Georg Marchl |  AUT | eliminated r3/3 Group B | 3.0 | ||||
| 126 | Ernesto Razzino |  ITA | eliminated r3/3 Group B | 2.0 | ||||
| 139 | Yasutoshi Moriyama |  JPN | eliminated r2/3 Group B | 0.0 | ||||
| 73 | Daniel Emelin |  FRA | – | – | ||||
| 194 | Muhammad Gul |  PAK | – | – | ||||
| 230 | Joseph Atiyeh |  SYR | – | – |
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Louis Santerre | CAN | 4.0 | ||
| =2 | 44 | Nabawi El-Ashram | EGY | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 204 | Ion Draica | ROU | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 221 | Sören Claeson | SWE | 3.0 | ||
| =5 | 153 | Kim Sang-Gyu | KOR | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | 186 | Klaus Mysen | NOR | 1.0 | ||
| =7 | 245 | Mustafa Suzan | TUR | 0.0 | ||
| =7 | 254 | Dan Chandler | USA | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Nabawi El-Ashram | EGY | Decision (5-4) | Kim Sang-Gyu | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Louis Santerre | CAN | Decision (15-0) (2:16) | Mustafa Suzan | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Sören Claeson | SWE | Decision (4-0) | Dan Chandler | USA | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Ion Draica | ROU | Decision (4-4) | Klaus Mysen | NOR |
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Nabawi El-Ashram | EGY | 7.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 204 | Ion Draica | ROU | 6.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 221 | Sören Claeson | SWE | 6.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 23 | Louis Santerre | CAN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 153 | Kim Sang-Gyu | KOR | 4.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 186 | Klaus Mysen | NOR | 2.0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | 245 | Mustafa Suzan | TUR | 0.0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | 254 | Dan Chandler | USA | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Kim Sang-Gyu | KOR | Passivity (5:37) | Mustafa Suzan | TUR | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Nabawi El-Ashram | EGY | Fall (0:45) | Louis Santerre | CAN | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Ion Draica | ROU | Passivity (5:38) | Dan Chandler | USA | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Sören Claeson | SWE | Criteria (6:00) | Klaus Mysen | NOR |
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 221 | Sören Claeson | SWE | 9.0 | ||
| =2 | 23 | Louis Santerre | CAN | 7.0 | ||
| =2 | 44 | Nabawi El-Ashram | EGY | 7.0 | ||
| 4 | 204 | Ion Draica | ROU | 6.0 | ||
| 5 | 153 | Kim Sang-Gyu | KOR | 5.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Louis Santerre | CAN | Decision (10-8) | Kim Sang-Gyu | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Sören Claeson | SWE | Decision (3-0) | Nabawi El-Ashram | EGY | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Ion Draica | ROU |
| Date | 2 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 221 | Sören Claeson | SWE | 12.0 | ||
| 2 | 204 | Ion Draica | ROU | 9.0 | ||
| 3 | 23 | Louis Santerre | CAN | 8.0 | ||
| 4 | 44 | Nabawi El-Ashram | EGY | 5.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Aug | Ion Draica | ROU | Decision (3-1) | Nabawi El-Ashram | EGY | |
| Match #2 | 02 Aug | Sören Claeson | SWE | Decision (11-4) | Louis Santerre | CAN |
| Date | 2 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 204 | Ion Draica | ROU | 3.5 | ||
| 2 | 221 | Sören Claeson | SWE | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Aug | Ion Draica | ROU | Decision (10-0) | Sören Claeson | SWE |
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 91 | Siegfried Seibold | FRG | 3.0 | ||
| =1 | 111 | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | 3.0 | ||
| =1 | 273 | Momir Petković | YUG | 3.0 | ||
| =4 | 9 | Georg Marchl | AUT | 0.0 | ||
| =4 | 61 | Jarmo Övermark | FIN | 0.0 | ||
| =4 | 126 | Ernesto Razzino | ITA | 0.0 | ||
| =4 | 139 | Yasutoshi Moriyama | JPN | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | Passivity (5:22) | Yasutoshi Moriyama | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Siegfried Seibold | FRG | Passivity (5:34) | Georg Marchl | AUT | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Momir Petković | YUG | Decision (6-0) | Jarmo Övermark | FIN | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Ernesto Razzino | ITA |
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 111 | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | 6.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 273 | Momir Petković | YUG | 6.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 91 | Siegfried Seibold | FRG | 4.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 9 | Georg Marchl | AUT | 3.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 126 | Ernesto Razzino | ITA | 1.0 | – | ||
| =6 | 61 | Jarmo Övermark | FIN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =6 | 139 | Yasutoshi Moriyama | JPN | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | Decision (6-4) | Ernesto Razzino | ITA | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Georg Marchl | AUT | Passivity (5:19) | Yasutoshi Moriyama | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Momir Petković | YUG | Decision (6:00) | Siegfried Seibold | FRG | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Jarmo Övermark | FIN |
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 111 | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | 9.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 273 | Momir Petković | YUG | 9.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 91 | Siegfried Seibold | FRG | 5.0 | eliminated | ||
| =4 | 9 | Georg Marchl | AUT | 3.0 | eliminated | ||
| =4 | 61 | Jarmo Övermark | FIN | 3.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 126 | Ernesto Razzino | ITA | 2.0 | – |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Jarmo Övermark | FIN | Decision (10-5) | Ernesto Razzino | ITA | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | Decision (7-6) | Siegfried Seibold | FRG | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Momir Petković | YUG | Decision (5-0) | Georg Marchl | AUT |
| Date | 2 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | 4.0 | ||
| 2 | 273 | Momir Petković | YUG | 4.0 | ||
| 3 | 61 | Jarmo Övermark | FIN | 3.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Aug | Jarmo Övermark | FIN | Decision (6-1) | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | |
| Match #2 | 02 Aug | Momir Petković | YUG | Decision (6-0) | Jarmo Övermark | FIN | |
| Match #3 | 02 Aug | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | Decision (5-1) | Momir Petković | YUG |
| Date | 3 August 1984 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 03 Aug | Ion Draica | ROU | Decision (4-3) | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | GRE | |
| Match 3/4 | 03 Aug | Sören Claeson | SWE | Decision (5-2) | Momir Petković | YUG | |
| Match 5/6 | 03 Aug | Jarmo Övermark | FIN | Decision (5-3) | Nabawi El-Ashram | EGY |
