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Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤130 kilograms), Men

Date	20 – 21 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	16 from 16 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 different than in past Olympics as there was a maximum weight limit for the first time, with wrestlers required to no more than 130 kg, or 286 lbs. This was to prevent the massive men who had taken over this class since American Chris Taylor in 1972, who weighed in at over 400 lbs. (182 kg) at the München Olympics.

This class also began the era of Aleksandr Karelin, the Soviet Russian bear of a man who would dominated Greco-Roman wrestling for the next 12 years. Karelin won the gold medal in Seoul by defeating Bulgarian Rangel Gerovski in the final, 5-3, although Gerovski had gotten off to an early 3-0 lead. Karelin would repeat the gold medal performance in 1992 and 1996, and won every World title from 1989-99, before being finally defeated at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in a major upset by American Rulon Gardner.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	CP
1	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	–	–	Gold
2	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	Tomas Johansson	SWE	–	–	Bronze
4	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY	–	–
5	László Klauz	HUN	–	–
6	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN	–	–
7	Roman Wrocławski	POL	–	–
8	Duane Koslowski	USA	–	–
AC	Alexander Neumüller	AUT	Eliminated r3/4 Group A	5,0
AC	Lubomír David	TCH	Eliminated r2/4 Group A	4,0
AC	Fritz Gerdsmeier	FRG	Eliminated r2/4 Group A	1,0
AC	Khodr Bechara	LBN	Eliminated r2/4 Group A	0,0
AC	Navind Ramsaran	MRI	Eliminated r2/5 Group B	4,0
AC	Dan Payne	CAN	Eliminated r2/5 Group B	0,0
AC	Farhan Jassim Mohammed	IRQ	Eliminated r2/5 Group B	0,0
AC	Fabio Valguarnera	ITA	Eliminated r2/5 Group B	0,0

Group A - Round One (20 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Lubomír David	TCH	4,0
=2	László Klauz	HUN	3,0
=2	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	3,0
=2	Duane Koslowski	USA	3,0
5	Alexander Neumüller	AUT	1,0
=6	Fritz Gerdsmeier	FRG	0,0
=6	Khodr Bechara	LBN	0,0
=6	Tomas Johansson	SWE	0,0

Match #1	Duane Koslowski	USA	decision (5-3)	Alexander Neumüller	AUT
Match #2	Lubomír David	TCH	fall (0:30)	Khodr Bechara	LBN
Match #3	László Klauz	HUN	passivity (5:30)	Fritz Gerdsmeier	FRG
Match #4	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	passivity (4:00)	Tomas Johansson	SWE

Group A - Round Two (20 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Duane Koslowski	USA	7,0
2	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	6,0
3	Alexander Neumüller	AUT	5,0
4	Lubomír David	TCH	4,0	eliminated
=5	László Klauz	HUN	3,0
=5	Tomas Johansson	SWE	3,0
7	Fritz Gerdsmeier	FRG	1,0	eliminated
8	Khodr Bechara	LBN	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Duane Koslowski	USA	fall (1:12)	Khodr Bechara	LBN
Match #2	Alexander Neumüller	AUT	injury default (3:44)	Lubomír David	TCH
Match #3	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	passivity (4:43)	László Klauz	HUN
Match #4	Tomas Johansson	SWE	decision (2-1)	Fritz Gerdsmeier	FRG

Group A - Round Three (21 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	10,0
=2	Tomas Johansson	SWE	7,0
=2	Duane Koslowski	USA	7,0
4	László Klauz	HUN	6,0
5	Alexander Neumüller	AUT	5,0	eliminated

Match #1	László Klauz	HUN	decision (2-0)	Duane Koslowski	USA
Match #2	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	fall (4:10)	Alexander Neumüller	AUT
Match #3	Tomas Johansson	SWE	bye

Group A - Round Four (21 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	13,5
2	Tomas Johansson	SWE	10,0
=3	László Klauz	HUN	7,0
=3	Duane Koslowski	USA	7,0

Match #1	Tomas Johansson	SWE	decision (2-1)	László Klauz	HUN
Match #2	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	decision (15-0) (2:23)	Duane Koslowski	USA

Group B - Round One (20 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY	4,0
=2	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	3,0
=2	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN	3,0
=4	Dan Payne	CAN	0,0
=4	Farhan Jassim Mohammed	IRQ	0,0
=4	Fabio Valguarnera	ITA	0,0
=4	Navind Ramsaran	MRI	0,0
=4	Roman Wrocławski	POL	0,0

Match #1	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY	fall (2:09)	Navind Ramsaran	MRI
Match #2	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN	passivity (3:51)	Farhan Jassim Mohammed	IRQ
Match #3	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	passivity (5:44)	Dan Payne	CAN
Match #4	Fabio Valguarnera	ITA	DQ (double passivity) (5:49)	Roman Wrocławski	POL

Group B - Round Two (20 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY	7,0
2	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	6,0
=3	Navind Ramsaran	MRI	4,0	eliminated
=3	Roman Wrocławski	POL	4,0
5	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN	3,0
=6	Dan Payne	CAN	0,0	eliminated
=6	Farhan Jassim Mohammed	IRQ	0,0	eliminated
=6	Fabio Valguarnera	ITA	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY	passivity (4:16)	Farhan Jassim Mohammed	IRQ
Match #2	Navind Ramsaran	MRI	fall (0:48)	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN
Match #3	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	passivity (5:27)	Fabio Valguarnera	ITA
Match #4	Roman Wrocławski	POL	fall (4:19)	Dan Payne	CAN

Group B - Round Three (21 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY	11,0
2	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	9,0
3	Roman Wrocławski	POL	4,0
4	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN	3,0

Match #1	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY	fall (2:14)	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN
Match #2	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	passivity (4:23)	Roman Wrocławski	POL

Group B - Round Four (21 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	12,0
2	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY	11,0
3	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN	7,0

Match #1	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	decision (5-0)	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY
Match #2	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN	bye

Group B - Round Five (21 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	15,5
2	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN	7,0

Match #1	Rangel Gerovski	BUL	decision (14-0)	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN

Final Round (21 September 1988)

Match 1/2	Aleksandr Karelin	URS	decision (5-3)	Rangel Gerovski	BUL
Match 3/4	Tomas Johansson	SWE	passivity (5:04)	Hassan El-Haddad	EGY
Match 5/6	László Klauz	HUN	passivity (5:00)	Kazuya Deguchi	JPN
Match 7/8	Roman Wrocławski	POL	walkover