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Flyweight, Greco-Roman (≤52 kilograms), Men

Date	19 – 21 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	21 from 21 countries
Format	Two groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top four in each group advance to placement matches for 1st-8th place.

This class was wide open as the medals at the Worlds and Europeans were spread around several different wrestlers in the years since the Los Angeles Olympics. The 1984 champion, Japan’s Atsuji Miyahara had done little since, but won all six of his group matches to win Group A. Norway’s Jon Rønningen won Group B, also by going unbeaten. Rønningen took the gold medal with a 12-7 victory on points, controlling Miyahara throughout. The bronze medal match pitted Korean Lee Jae-Seok against the 1988 European Champion, Aleksandr Ignatenko of the Soviet Union, with Lee winning a narrow decision, 4-3. In 1992, Rønningen defended his gold medal at Barcelona, although Ignatenko would win the World titles in 1990-91.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	CP
1	Jon Rønningen	NOR	–	–	Gold
2	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	–	–	Silver
3	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	–	–	Bronze
4	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	–	–
5	Roman Kierpacz	POL	–	–
6	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	–	–
7	Hristo Filchev	BUL	–	–
8	Peter Stjernberg	SWE	–	–
AC	Esa Murtoaro	FIN	Eliminated r4/7 Group A	7,0
AC	Serge Robert	FRA	Eliminated r3/7 Group A	3,5
AC	Erol Kemah	TUR	Eliminated r3/7 Group A	3,5
AC	Abdul Karim Kakahaji	IRI	Eliminated r2/7 Group A	2,0
AC	Edvin Eduardo Vázquez	GUA	Eliminated r2/7 Group A	0,0
AC	Jihad Sharif	JOR	Withdrew r2/7 Group A	0,0
AC	Florentino Tirante	PHI	Withdrew r2/7 Group A	0,0
AC	Hu Richa	CHN	Eliminated r4/6 Group B	7,0
AC	Csaba Vadász	HUN	Eliminated r3/6 Group B	4,0
AC	Abderrahman Naanaa	MAR	Eliminated r2/6 Group B	1,0
AC	Shawn Sheldon	USA	Eliminated r2/6 Group B	1,0
AC	Lamachi Elimu	KEN	Eliminated r2/6 Group B	0,0
AC	José Marques	POR	Withdrew r2/6 Group B	0,0

Group A - Round One (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	4,0
=1	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	4,0
=3	Hristo Filchev	BUL	3,5
=3	Erol Kemah	TUR	3,5
=5	Esa Murtoaro	FIN	3,0
=5	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	3,0
7	Abdul Karim Kakahaji	IRI	1,0
=8	Serge Robert	FRA	0,0
=8	Edvin Eduardo Vázquez	GUA	0,0
=8	Jihad Sharif	JOR	0,0
=8	Florentino Tirante	PHI	0,0

Match #1	Erol Kemah	TUR	decision (18-0) (1:50)	Florentino Tirante	PHI
Match #2	Hristo Filchev	BUL	decision (16-0) (0:39)	Jihad Sharif	JOR
Match #3	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	fall (0:49)	Edvin Eduardo Vázquez	GUA
Match #4	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	decision (9-0)	Serge Robert	FRA
Match #5	Esa Murtoaro	FIN	decision (10-8)	Abdul Karim Kakahaji	IRI
Match #6	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	bye

Group A - Round Two (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	8,0
=1	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	8,0
3	Hristo Filchev	BUL	7,5
4	Esa Murtoaro	FIN	7,0
5	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	6,0
=6	Serge Robert	FRA	3,5
=6	Erol Kemah	TUR	3,5
8	Abdul Karim Kakahaji	IRI	2,0	eliminated
9	Edvin Eduardo Vázquez	GUA	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	fall (5:53)	Erol Kemah	TUR
Match #2	Hristo Filchev	BUL	walkover
Match #3	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	walkover
Match #4	Serge Robert	FRA	decision (15-0) (2:22)	Edvin Eduardo Vázquez	GUA
Match #5	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	decision (6-1)	Abdul Karim Kakahaji	IRI
Match #6	Esa Murtoaro	FIN	bye

Group A - Round Three (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	11,5
=2	Hristo Filchev	BUL	11,0
=2	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	11,0
4	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	10,0
5	Esa Murtoaro	FIN	7,0
=6	Serge Robert	FRA	3,5	eliminated
=6	Erol Kemah	TUR	3,5	eliminated

Match #1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	decision (10-0)	Esa Murtoaro	FIN
Match #2	Hristo Filchev	BUL	decision (17-0) (2:28)	Erol Kemah	TUR
Match #3	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	passivity (4:14)	Serge Robert	FRA
Match #4	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	bye

Group A - Round Four (20 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	15,0
=1	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	15,0
3	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	13,5
4	Hristo Filchev	BUL	11,0
5	Esa Murtoaro	FIN	7,0	eliminated

Match #1	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	decision (16-0) (5:01)	Esa Murtoaro	FIN
Match #2	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	passivity (5:12)	Hristo Filchev	BUL
Match #3	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	bye

Group A - Round Five (20 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	18,0
2	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	16,5
3	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	15,0
4	Hristo Filchev	BUL	12,0

Match #1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	passivity (4:23)	Tibor Jankovics	TCH
Match #2	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	decision (10-6)	Hristo Filchev	BUL

Group A - Round Six (21 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	22,0
2	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	19,5
3	Tibor Jankovics	TCH	15,0

Match #1	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	passivity (3:53)	Tibor Jankovics	TCH
Match #2	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	bye

Group A - Round Seven (21 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS	23,0
2	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	22,5

Match #1	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN	decision (4-3)	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS

Group B - Round One (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Hu Richa	CHN	4,0
=1	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	4,0
=1	Peter Stjernberg	SWE	4,0
4	Roman Kierpacz	POL	3,5
5	Jon Rønningen	NOR	3,0
6	Shawn Sheldon	USA	1,0
=7	Csaba Vadász	HUN	0,0
=7	Lamachi Elimu	KEN	0,0
=7	Abderrahman Naanaa	MAR	0,0
=7	José Marques	POR	0,0

Match #1	Peter Stjernberg	SWE	injury default (4:08)	José Marques	POR
Match #2	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	decision (17-2) (3:45)	Abderrahman Naanaa	MAR
Match #3	Roman Kierpacz	POL	decision (10-0)	Csaba Vadász	HUN
Match #4	Hu Richa	CHN	decision (18-2) (2:59)	Lamachi Elimu	KEN
Match #5	Jon Rønningen	NOR	decision (4-1)	Shawn Sheldon	USA

Group B - Round Two (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	8,0
2	Peter Stjernberg	SWE	7,0
=3	Hu Richa	CHN	6,0
=3	Jon Rønningen	NOR	6,0
5	Roman Kierpacz	POL	4,5
6	Csaba Vadász	HUN	4,0
=7	Abderrahman Naanaa	MAR	1,0	eliminated
=7	Shawn Sheldon	USA	1,0	eliminated
9	Lamachi Elimu	KEN	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	walkover
Match #2	Peter Stjernberg	SWE	decision (5-3)	Abderrahman Naanaa	MAR
Match #3	Csaba Vadász	HUN	fall (1:20)	Lamachi Elimu	KEN
Match #4	Jon Rønningen	NOR	decision (6-5)	Roman Kierpacz	POL
Match #5	Hu Richa	CHN	passivity (4:08)	Shawn Sheldon	USA

Group B - Round Three (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	11,0
2	Jon Rønningen	NOR	9,0
3	Peter Stjernberg	SWE	8,0
4	Roman Kierpacz	POL	7,5
5	Hu Richa	CHN	7,0
6	Csaba Vadász	HUN	4,0	eliminated

Match #1	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	decision (7-5)	Peter Stjernberg	SWE
Match #2	Jon Rønningen	NOR	decision (6-0)	Csaba Vadász	HUN
Match #3	Roman Kierpacz	POL	decision (3-1)	Hu Richa	CHN

Group B - Round Four (20 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	14,0
2	Jon Rønningen	NOR	13,0
3	Roman Kierpacz	POL	10,5
4	Peter Stjernberg	SWE	9,0
5	Hu Richa	CHN	7,0	eliminated

Match #1	Roman Kierpacz	POL	decision (8-1)	Peter Stjernberg	SWE
Match #2	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	passivity (5:35)	Hu Richa	CHN
Match #3	Jon Rønningen	NOR	bye

Group B - Round Five (20 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Jon Rønningen	NOR	16,0
2	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	15,0
3	Roman Kierpacz	POL	14,5

Match #1	Jon Rønningen	NOR	decision (5-1)	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR
Match #2	Roman Kierpacz	POL	bye

Group B - Round Six (21 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	18,0
2	Roman Kierpacz	POL	15,5

Match #1	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	decision (4-3)	Roman Kierpacz	POL

Final Round (21 September 1988)

Match 1/2	Jon Rønningen	NOR	decision (12-7)	Atsuji Miyahara	JPN
Match 3/4	Lee Jae-Seok	KOR	decision (4-3)	Aleksandr Ignatenko	URS
Match 5/6	Roman Kierpacz	POL	passivity (3:29)	Tibor Jankovics	TCH
Match 7/8	Hristo Filchev	BUL	decision (9-3)	Peter Stjernberg	SWE