| Date | 18 – 20 September 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam | |
| Participants | 17 from 17 countries | |
| Format | Two groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top 4 in each group advanced to placement matches for 1st-8th place. | |
The last three World titles had been won by Bulgarian Zhivko Vangelov (1985/87) and Soviet Kamandar Madzhidov (1986), with Vangelov defeating Madzhidov in the final match in 1987. They were again the class of this division, both making it through their group matches undefeated. The final was reasonably close but Madzhidov avenged his defeat with a 6-2 victory on points. Korean An Dae-Hyeon won the bronze medal by defeating Hungarian Jenő Bódi when Bódi was disqualified for passivity.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Group Placement | Round Eliminated | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Kamandar Madzhydau |  URS | – | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 6 | Zhivko Vangelov |  BUL | – | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 13 | An Dae-Hyeon |  KOR | – | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 8 | Jenő Bódi |  HUN | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | 10 | Peter Behl |  FRG | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | 1 | Ike Anderson |  USA | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | 15 | Gilles Jalabert |  FRA | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | 14 | Hugo Dietsche |  SUI | – | – | – | |||
| =9 | 16 | Zeki Şahin |  TUR | 5th Group B | eliminated r3/4 Group B | 4.5 | |||
| =9 | 17 | Hu Guohong |  CHN | 5th Group A | eliminated r3/5 Group A | 5.0 | |||
| =11 | 9 | Ahad Javan Saleh |  IRI | =6th Group A | eliminated r3/5 Group A | 4.0 | |||
| =11 | 4 | Shigeki Nishiguchi |  JPN | 6th Group B | eliminated r3/4 Group B | 3 | |||
| =11 | 3 | Mieczysław Tracz |  POL | =6th Group A | eliminated r3/5 Group A | 4.0 | |||
| 14 | 2 | Jukka Loikas |  FIN | 7th Group B | eliminated r2/4 Group B | 1.0 | |||
| =15 | 5 | Brahim Loksairi |  MAR | 8th Group A | eliminated r3/5 Group A | 3.0 | |||
| =15 | 12 | Carlos Fernández |  ESP | 8th Group B | eliminated r2/4 Group B | 0.0 | |||
| 17 | 7 | Habib Lakhal |  TUN | 9th Group A | eliminated r2/5 Group A | 1.0 |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Hu Guohong | CHN | 4.0 | ||
| =2 | 11 | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 13 | An Dae-Hyeon | KOR | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 5 | Brahim Loksairi | MAR | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 1 | Ike Anderson | USA | 3.0 | ||
| =6 | 9 | Ahad Javan Saleh | IRI | 1.0 | ||
| =6 | 3 | Mieczysław Tracz | POL | 1.0 | ||
| =6 | 7 | Habib Lakhal | TUN | 1.0 | ||
| 9 | 15 | Gilles Jalabert | FRA | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Ike Anderson | USA | Decision (3-2) | Mieczysław Tracz | POL | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Brahim Loksairi | MAR | Decision (2-1) | Habib Lakhal | TUN | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | Decision (8-3) | Ahad Javan Saleh | IRI | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | An Dae-Hyeon | KOR | Passivity (3:59) | Gilles Jalabert | FRA | |
| Match #5 | 18 Sep | Hu Guohong | CHN |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 11 | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | 6.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 1 | Ike Anderson | USA | 6.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 17 | Hu Guohong | CHN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 15 | Gilles Jalabert | FRA | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 9 | Ahad Javan Saleh | IRI | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 3 | Mieczysław Tracz | POL | 4.0 | – | ||
| =7 | 13 | An Dae-Hyeon | KOR | 3.0 | – | ||
| =7 | 5 | Brahim Loksairi | MAR | 3.0 | – | ||
| 9 | 7 | Habib Lakhal | TUN | 1.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Ike Anderson | USA | Passivity (4:13) | Hu Guohong | CHN | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Mieczysław Tracz | POL | Passivity (5:31) | Brahim Loksairi | MAR | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Ahad Javan Saleh | IRI | Decision (5-0) | Habib Lakhal | TUN | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | Passivity (5:24) | An Dae-Hyeon | KOR | |
| Match #5 | 18 Sep | Gilles Jalabert | FRA |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 11 | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | 9.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 1 | Ike Anderson | USA | 9.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 15 | Gilles Jalabert | FRA | 7.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 13 | An Dae-Hyeon | KOR | 7.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 17 | Hu Guohong | CHN | 5.0 | eliminated | ||
| =6 | 9 | Ahad Javan Saleh | IRI | 4.0 | eliminated | ||
| =6 | 3 | Mieczysław Tracz | POL | 4.0 | eliminated | ||
| 8 | 5 | Brahim Loksairi | MAR | 3.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Gilles Jalabert | FRA | Decision (13-4) | Hu Guohong | CHN | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Ike Anderson | USA | Passivity (3:21) | Brahim Loksairi | MAR | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | Decision (3-0) | Mieczysław Tracz | POL | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | An Dae-Hyeon | KOR | Dq (4:55) | Ahad Javan Saleh | IRI |
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | 12.0 | ||
| 2 | 13 | An Dae-Hyeon | KOR | 10.0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Ike Anderson | USA | 9.0 | ||
| 4 | 15 | Gilles Jalabert | FRA | 7.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | Passivity (4:14) | Gilles Jalabert | FRA | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | An Dae-Hyeon | KOR | Decision (2-0) | Ike Anderson | USA |
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | 15.0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Ike Anderson | USA | 10.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | Decision (2-1) | Ike Anderson | USA |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Peter Behl | FRG | 3.5 | ||
| =2 | 6 | Zhivko Vangelov | BUL | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 4 | Shigeki Nishiguchi | JPN | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 14 | Hugo Dietsche | SUI | 3.0 | ||
| =5 | 2 | Jukka Loikas | FIN | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | 16 | Zeki Şahin | TUR | 1.0 | ||
| =7 | 12 | Carlos Fernández | ESP | 0.0 | ||
| =7 | 8 | Jenő Bódi | HUN | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Shigeki Nishiguchi | JPN | Decision (9-6) | Jukka Loikas | FIN | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Zhivko Vangelov | BUL | Decision (1-0) | Jenő Bódi | HUN | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Peter Behl | FRG | Decision (15-0) (5:46) | Carlos Fernández | ESP | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | Hugo Dietsche | SUI | Decision (3-2) | Zeki Şahin | TUR |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 6 | Zhivko Vangelov | BUL | 6.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 14 | Hugo Dietsche | SUI | 6.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 16 | Zeki Şahin | TUR | 4.5 | – | ||
| 4 | 10 | Peter Behl | FRG | 3.5 | – | ||
| =5 | 8 | Jenő Bódi | HUN | 3.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 4 | Shigeki Nishiguchi | JPN | 3.0 | – | ||
| 7 | 2 | Jukka Loikas | FIN | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| 8 | 12 | Carlos Fernández | ESP | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Zhivko Vangelov | BUL | Decision (7-0) | Jukka Loikas | FIN | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Jenő Bódi | HUN | Decision (7-0) | Shigeki Nishiguchi | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Hugo Dietsche | SUI | Passivity (4:59) | Peter Behl | FRG | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | Zeki Şahin | TUR | Decision (12-0) | Carlos Fernández | ESP |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Zhivko Vangelov | BUL | 10 | – | ||
| 2 | 14 | Hugo Dietsche | SUI | 7 | – | ||
| 3 | 10 | Peter Behl | FRG | 6.5 | – | ||
| 4 | 8 | Jenő Bódi | HUN | 6 | – | ||
| 5 | 16 | Zeki Şahin | TUR | 4.5 | eliminated | ||
| 6 | 4 | Shigeki Nishiguchi | JPN | 3 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Zhivko Vangelov | BUL | Fall (1:06) | Shigeki Nishiguchi | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Jenő Bódi | HUN | Decision (4-1) | Hugo Dietsche | SUI | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Peter Behl | FRG | Passivity (4:07) | Zeki Şahin | TUR |
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Zhivko Vangelov | BUL | 14 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Jenő Bódi | HUN | 9.0 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Peter Behl | FRG | 7.5 | ||
| 4 | 14 | Hugo Dietsche | SUI | 7.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Zhivko Vangelov | BUL | Fall (2:14) | Hugo Dietsche | SUI | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | Jenő Bódi | HUN | Decision (10-1) | Peter Behl | FRG |
| Date | 20 September 1988 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 20 Sep | Kamandar Madzhydau | URS | Decision (6-2) | Zhivko Vangelov | BUL | |
| Match 3/4 | 20 Sep | An Dae-Hyeon | KOR | Passivity (3:15) | Jenő Bódi | HUN | |
| Match 5/6 | 20 Sep | Peter Behl | FRG | Decision (5-1) | Ike Anderson | USA | |
| Match 7/8 | 20 Sep | Gilles Jalabert | FRA |
