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Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤90 kg), Men

Date	27 – 29 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	28 from 28 countries
Format	Two groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top four in each group advanced to placement matches for 1st-8th place.

Soviet Makharbek Khadartsev had won the last two World and European Championships and came in as a heavy favorite. His expected victory was less a competition than a coronation, as he won every group match comfortably. His final opponent was Japan’s Akira Ota, the 1984 silver medalist, but Ota was no match for Khadartsev, losing 16-0, when the match was stopped for technical superiority at 3:27. Khadartsev continued to dominate this class in the next few years, winning the Worlds in 1989-91, the Europeans in 1991-92, and adding a second Olympic gold at Barcelona in 1992. In 1996 he moved up to heavyweight, winning a silver medal in Atlanta.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	CP
1	20	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	–	–	Gold
2	1	Akira Ota	JPN	–	–	Silver
3	22	Kim Tae-U	KOR	–	–	Bronze
4	11	Gábor Tóth	HUN	–	–
5	15	Jim Scherr	USA	–	–
6	10	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	–	–
7	23	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	–	–
8	2	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	–	–
AC	17	Graeme English	GBR	eliminated r4/6 Group A	8.0
AC	7	Abdul Majeed	PAK	eliminated r4/6 Group A	8.0
AC	27	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	eliminated r4/6 Group A	7.0
AC	9	Subhash Verma	IND	eliminated r3/6 Group A	5.5
AC	25	Mohammad Taj	AFG	eliminated r3/6 Group A	5.0
AC	18	Doug Cox	CAN	eliminated r2/6 Group A	1.0
AC	3	Christian Iloanusi	NGR	eliminated r2/6 Group A	1.0
AC	5	Wally Koenig	AUS	eliminated r2/6 Group A	0.0
AC	9	Samba Adama	MTN	eliminated r2/6 Group A	0.0
AC	2	Tapha Guèye	SEN	eliminated r2/6 Group A	0.0
AC	26	Edwin Lins	AUT	eliminated r7/7 Group B	12.0
AC	8	Hubert Bindels	BEL	eliminated r4/7 Group B	8.0
AC	16	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	eliminated r3/7 Group B	5.0
AC	24	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	eliminated r3/7 Group B	5.0
AC	14	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	eliminated r3/7 Group B	4.0
AC	21	Roberto Leitão	BRA	eliminated r2/7 Group B	2.0
AC	12	Jerzy Nieć	POL	eliminated r2/7 Group B	1.0
AC	22	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	eliminated r2/7 Group B	0.0
AC	28	Bakary Sanneh	GAM	eliminated r2/7 Group B	0.0
AC	4	Reuben Tucker	GUM	eliminated r2/7 Group B	0.0

Group A - Round One

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
=1	17	Graeme English	GBR	4.0
=1	23	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	4.0
=1	7	Abdul Majeed	PAK	4.0
=4	11	Gábor Tóth	HUN	3.0
=4	1	Akira Ota	JPN	3.0
=4	27	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	3.0
=4	15	Jim Scherr	USA	3.0
=8	25	Mohammad Taj	AFG	1.0
=8	18	Doug Cox	CAN	1.0
=8	9	Subhash Verma	IND	1.0
=8	3	Christian Iloanusi	NGR	1.0
=12	5	Wally Koenig	AUS	0.0
=12	9	Samba Adama	MTN	0.0
=12	2	Tapha Guèye	SEN	0.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Akira Ota	JPN	Decision (12-6)	Christian Iloanusi	NGR
Match #2	27 Sep	Abdul Majeed	PAK	Fall (2:03)	Wally Koenig	AUS
Match #3	27 Sep	Gábor Tóth	HUN	Decision (11-4)	Subhash Verma	IND
Match #4	27 Sep	Jim Scherr	USA	Decision (10-7)	Doug Cox	CAN
Match #5	27 Sep	Graeme English	GBR	Fall (2:13)	Tapha Guèye	SEN
Match #6	27 Sep	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	Fall (2:45)	Samba Adama	MTN
Match #7	27 Sep	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	Decision (14-4)	Mohammad Taj	AFG

Group A - Round Two

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	17	Graeme English	GBR	8.0	–
=2	1	Akira Ota	JPN	7.0	–
=2	7	Abdul Majeed	PAK	7.0	–
4	15	Jim Scherr	USA	6.0	–
5	25	Mohammad Taj	AFG	5.0	–
6	9	Subhash Verma	IND	4.5	–
=7	23	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	4.0	–
=7	11	Gábor Tóth	HUN	4.0	–
9	27	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	3.0	–
=10	18	Doug Cox	CAN	1.0	eliminated
=10	3	Christian Iloanusi	NGR	1.0	eliminated
=12	5	Wally Koenig	AUS	0.0	eliminated
=12	9	Samba Adama	MTN	0.0	eliminated
=12	2	Tapha Guèye	SEN	0.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Akira Ota	JPN	Fall (1:12)	Wally Koenig	AUS
Match #2	27 Sep	Abdul Majeed	PAK	Passivity (3:26)	Christian Iloanusi	NGR
Match #3	27 Sep	Subhash Verma	IND	Decision (15-0) (2:41)	Doug Cox	CAN
Match #4	27 Sep	Jim Scherr	USA	Decision (3-1)	Gábor Tóth	HUN
Match #5	27 Sep	Graeme English	GBR	Fall (1:24)	Samba Adama	MTN
Match #6	27 Sep	Mohammad Taj	AFG	Fall (1:30)	Tapha Guèye	SEN
Match #7	27 Sep	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	Dq (double passivity)	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR

Group A - Round Three

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	1	Akira Ota	JPN	11.0	–
2	15	Jim Scherr	USA	9.0	–
=3	17	Graeme English	GBR	8.0	–
=3	23	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	8.0	–
5	11	Gábor Tóth	HUN	7.5	–
=6	7	Abdul Majeed	PAK	7.0	–
=6	27	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	7.0	–
8	9	Subhash Verma	IND	5.5	eliminated
9	25	Mohammad Taj	AFG	5.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Akira Ota	JPN	Fall (1:52)	Abdul Majeed	PAK
Match #2	27 Sep	Jim Scherr	USA	Decision (6-3)	Subhash Verma	IND
Match #3	27 Sep	Gábor Tóth	HUN	Decision (10-0)	Graeme English	GBR
Match #4	27 Sep	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	Fall (1:52)	Mohammad Taj	AFG
Match #5	27 Sep	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR

Group A - Round Four

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	1	Akira Ota	JPN	15.0	–
2	15	Jim Scherr	USA	12.5	–
3	23	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	12.0	–
4	11	Gábor Tóth	HUN	10.5	–
=5	17	Graeme English	GBR	8.0	eliminated
=5	7	Abdul Majeed	PAK	8.0	eliminated
7	27	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR	7.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	Akira Ota	JPN	Fall (5:51)	Mehmet Türkkaya	TUR
Match #2	28 Sep	Gábor Tóth	HUN	Decision (6-2)	Abdul Majeed	PAK
Match #3	28 Sep	Jim Scherr	USA	Decision (15-0) (3:49)	Graeme English	GBR
Match #4	28 Sep	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE

Group A - Round Five

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	1	Akira Ota	JPN	19.0
2	11	Gábor Tóth	HUN	13.5
3	15	Jim Scherr	USA	12.5
4	23	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	12.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	Gábor Tóth	HUN	Decision (4-0)	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE
Match #2	28 Sep	Akira Ota	JPN	Fall (5:06)	Jim Scherr	USA

Group A - Round Six

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	1	Akira Ota	JPN	20.0
2	11	Gábor Tóth	HUN	16.5

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	Gábor Tóth	HUN	Decision (5-4)	Akira Ota	JPN

Group B - Round One

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
=1	26	Edwin Lins	AUT	4.0
=1	2	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	4.0
3	20	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	3.5
=4	8	Hubert Bindels	BEL	3.0
=4	10	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	3.0
=4	14	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	3.0
=4	22	Kim Tae-U	KOR	3.0
=8	21	Roberto Leitão	BRA	1.0
=8	16	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	1.0
=8	12	Jerzy Nieć	POL	1.0
=8	24	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	1.0
=12	22	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	0.0
=12	28	Bakary Sanneh	GAM	0.0
=12	4	Reuben Tucker	GUM	0.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	Fall (1:20)	Reuben Tucker	GUM
Match #2	27 Sep	Hubert Bindels	BEL	Decision (10-6)	Roberto Leitão	BRA
Match #3	27 Sep	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	Decision (9-3)	Jerzy Nieć	POL
Match #4	27 Sep	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	Decision (3-2)	Bodo Lukowski	FRG
Match #5	27 Sep	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	Decision (15-0) (3:00)	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR
Match #6	27 Sep	Kim Tae-U	KOR	Decision (8-2)	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR
Match #7	27 Sep	Edwin Lins	AUT	Fall (1:36)	Bakary Sanneh	GAM

Group B - Round Two

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
=1	8	Hubert Bindels	BEL	7.0	–
=1	2	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	7.0	–
=3	22	Kim Tae-U	KOR	6.5	–
=3	20	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	6.5	–
5	10	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	6.0	–
=6	26	Edwin Lins	AUT	5.0	–
=6	24	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	5.0	–
=8	16	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	4.0	–
=8	14	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	4.0	–
10	21	Roberto Leitão	BRA	2.0	eliminated
11	12	Jerzy Nieć	POL	1.0	eliminated
=12	22	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	0.0	eliminated
=12	28	Bakary Sanneh	GAM	0.0	eliminated
=12	4	Reuben Tucker	GUM	0.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	Decision (9-2)	Roberto Leitão	BRA
Match #2	27 Sep	Hubert Bindels	BEL	Fall (0:36)	Reuben Tucker	GUM
Match #3	27 Sep	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	Decision (3-2)	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI
Match #4	27 Sep	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	Passivity (5:08)	Jerzy Nieć	POL
Match #5	27 Sep	Kim Tae-U	KOR	Passivity (4:41)	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR
Match #6	27 Sep	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	Decision (10-1)	Edwin Lins	AUT
Match #7	27 Sep	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	Fall (1:55)	Bakary Sanneh	GAM

Group B - Round Three

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	20	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	10.5	–
2	2	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	10.0	–
3	22	Kim Tae-U	KOR	9.5	–
=4	26	Edwin Lins	AUT	9.0	–
=4	10	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	9.0	–
6	8	Hubert Bindels	BEL	8.0	–
=7	16	Bodo Lukowski	FRG	5.0	eliminated
=7	24	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR	5.0	eliminated
9	14	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI	4.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	Decision (3-1)	Hubert Bindels	BEL
Match #2	27 Sep	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	Decision (3-2)	Bodo Lukowski	FRG
Match #3	27 Sep	Kim Tae-U	KOR	Passivity (3:27)	Mohamed Reza Tupchi	IRI
Match #4	27 Sep	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	Fall (2:47)	Ahmad Al-Shamy	SYR
Match #5	27 Sep	Edwin Lins	AUT

Group B - Round Four

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	20	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	14.5	–
=2	26	Edwin Lins	AUT	12.0	–
=2	10	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	12.0	–
4	2	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	11.0	–
5	22	Kim Tae-U	KOR	9.5	–
6	8	Hubert Bindels	BEL	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	Edwin Lins	AUT	Decision (6-5)	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL
Match #2	28 Sep	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	Decision (9-0)	Hubert Bindels	BEL
Match #3	28 Sep	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	Fall (3:54)	Kim Tae-U	KOR

Group B - Round Five

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	20	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	18.5
2	10	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	16.0
3	22	Kim Tae-U	KOR	13.5
4	26	Edwin Lins	AUT	12.0
5	2	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL	11.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	Fall (1:41)	Edwin Lins	AUT
Match #2	28 Sep	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	Fall (1:46)	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL
Match #3	28 Sep	Kim Tae-U	KOR

Group B - Round Six

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	20	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	22.5
2	10	Rumen Alabakov	BUL	17.0
3	22	Kim Tae-U	KOR	16.5

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	Kim Tae-U	KOR	Decision (5-3)	Rumen Alabakov	BUL
Match #2	28 Sep	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS

Group B - Round Seven

Date	29 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	20	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	26.5	–
2	26	Edwin Lins	AUT	12.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Sep	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	Fall (5:27)	Edwin Lins	AUT

Final Round

Date	29 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	29 Sep	Makharbek Khadartsev	URS	Decision (16-0) (3:27)	Akira Ota	JPN
Match 3/4	29 Sep	Kim Tae-U	KOR	Decision (1-0)	Gábor Tóth	HUN
Match 5/6	29 Sep	Jim Scherr	USA	Decision (3-1)	Rumen Alabakov	BUL
Match 7/8	29 Sep	Iraklis Deskoulidis	GRE	Decision (4-2)	Zevegiin Düvchin	MGL