| Date | 26 – 28 July 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Instituto Nacional de Educación Física de Cataluña (INEFC), Barcelona | |
| Participants | 17 from 17 countries | |
| Format | Two groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top 5 in each group advanced to placement matches for 1st-10th place. | |
The defending Olympic gold medalist was Norway’s Jon Rønningen, but he hardly been dominant since 1988. He won the 1990 European title and took bronze at the 1991 Worlds, but that was it at major internationals. Still, he made it through Group B undefeated and faced Unified Team wrestler Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan in the final. Ter-Mkrtychyan appeared to have the match in hand with seconds left, leading 1-0, when Rønningen scored a two-point takedown, but the Unified coaches and Ter-Mkrtychyan were certain time had run out and started celebrating. After a discussion, however, the officials that the takedown was legal and Rønningen had defended his gold medal.
| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | Group Placement | Round Eliminated | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B5 | Jon Rønningen |  NOR | – | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | A8 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan |  EUN | – | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | A1 | Min Gyeong-Gap |  KOR | – | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | B7 | Shawn Sheldon |  USA | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | B2 | Bratan Tsenov |  BUL | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | A5 | Valentin Rebegea |  ROU | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | A3 | Ismo Kamesaki |  FIN | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | B3 | Senad Rizvanović |  IOA | – | – | – | |||
| 9 | A6 | Raúl Martínez |  CUB | – | – | – | |||
| 10 | B8 | Saïd Tango |  MAR | – | – | – | |||
| =11 | B6 | Ramón Mena |  PAN | 6th Group B | eliminated r2/4 Group B | 3.0 | |||
| =11 | A9 | Khaled El-Farej |  SYR | 6th Group A | eliminated r3/5 Group A | 2.0 | |||
| =13 | A4 | Serge Robert |  FRA | 7th Group A | eliminated r2/5 Group A | 2.0 | |||
| =13 | B1 | Ulises Valentín |  DOM | =7th Group B | eliminated r2/4 Group B | 0.0 | |||
| =13 | B4 | Remzi Öztürk |  TUR | =7th Group B | eliminated r2/4 Group B | 0.0 | |||
| 16 | A7 | Olaf Brandt |  GER | 8th Group A | eliminated r2/5 Group A | 0.5 | |||
| 17 | A2 | Majid Jahandideh |  IRI | 9th Group A | eliminated r2/5 Group A | 0.0 |
| Date | 26 July 1992 |
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| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | 4.0 | ||
| 2 | A8 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | 3.5 | ||
| =3 | A3 | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | 3.0 | ||
| =3 | A5 | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | 3.0 | ||
| =5 | A6 | Raúl Martínez | CUB | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | A4 | Serge Robert | FRA | 1.0 | ||
| 7 | A7 | Olaf Brandt | GER | 0.5 | ||
| =8 | A2 | Majid Jahandideh | IRI | 0.0 | ||
| =8 | A9 | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Jul | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | Injury | Majid Jahandideh | IRI | |
| Match #2 | 26 Jul | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | Decision (2-1) | Serge Robert | FRA | |
| Match #3 | 26 Jul | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | Decision (5-3) | Raúl Martínez | CUB | |
| Match #4 | 26 Jul | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | Decision (13-0) | Olaf Brandt | GER | |
| Match #5 | 26 Jul | Khaled El-Farej | SYR |
| Date | 26 July 1992 |
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| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | 7.0 | – | ||
| =2 | A3 | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | 6.0 | – | ||
| =2 | A5 | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | 6.0 | – | ||
| 4 | A6 | Raúl Martínez | CUB | 5.0 | – | ||
| 5 | A8 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | 3.5 | – | ||
| 6 | A4 | Serge Robert | FRA | 2.0 | eliminated | ||
| 7 | A9 | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | 1.0 | – | ||
| 8 | A7 | Olaf Brandt | GER | 0.5 | eliminated | ||
| 9 | A2 | Majid Jahandideh | IRI | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Jul | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | Decision (8-5) (6:05) | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | |
| Match #2 | 26 Jul | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | Decision (6-0) | Majid Jahandideh | IRI | |
| Match #3 | 26 Jul | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | Decision (2-1) (6:39) | Serge Robert | FRA | |
| Match #4 | 26 Jul | Raúl Martínez | CUB | Decision (15-0) (4:38) | Olaf Brandt | GER | |
| Match #5 | 26 Jul | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN |
| Date | 26 July 1992 |
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| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | 10.5 | – | ||
| 2 | A3 | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | 9.0 | – | ||
| =3 | A8 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | 6.5 | – | ||
| =3 | A5 | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | 6.5 | – | ||
| 5 | A6 | Raúl Martínez | CUB | 6.0 | – | ||
| 6 | A9 | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | 2.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Jul | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | Decision (12-0) | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | |
| Match #2 | 26 Jul | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | Decision (4-2) (5:47) | Raúl Martínez | CUB | |
| Match #3 | 26 Jul | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | Decision (4-1) | Khaled El-Farej | SYR |
| Date | 27 July 1992 |
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| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | 10.5 | ||
| =2 | A8 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | 9.5 | ||
| =2 | A5 | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | 9.5 | ||
| 4 | A3 | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | 9.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | Decision (3-0) | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | Decision (7-0) | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN |
| Date | 27 July 1992 |
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| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | 13.5 | ||
| 2 | A8 | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | 12.5 | ||
| 3 | A3 | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | 10.0 | ||
| 4 | A5 | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | 9.5 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | Decision (10-2) | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | Decision (5-0) | Valentin Rebegea | ROU |
| Date | 26 July 1992 |
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| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | B2 | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | 4.0 | ||
| =1 | B5 | Jon Rønningen | NOR | 4.0 | ||
| =3 | B7 | Shawn Sheldon | USA | 3.0 | ||
| =3 | B3 | Senad Rizvanović | IOA | 3.0 | ||
| =5 | B1 | Ulises Valentín | DOM | 0.0 | ||
| =5 | B8 | Saïd Tango | MAR | 0.0 | ||
| =5 | B6 | Ramón Mena | PAN | 0.0 | ||
| =5 | B4 | Remzi Öztürk | TUR | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Jul | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | Decision (16-0) (1:40) | Ulises Valentín | DOM | |
| Match #2 | 26 Jul | Senad Rizvanović | IOA | Decision (10-0) | Remzi Öztürk | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 26 Jul | Jon Rønningen | NOR | Decision (17-0) (3:40) | Ramón Mena | PAN | |
| Match #4 | 26 Jul | Shawn Sheldon | USA | Decision (7-0) | Saïd Tango | MAR |
| Date | 26 July 1992 |
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| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | B2 | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | 7.0 | – | ||
| =1 | B5 | Jon Rønningen | NOR | 7.0 | – | ||
| =1 | B3 | Senad Rizvanović | IOA | 7.0 | – | ||
| =4 | B6 | Ramón Mena | PAN | 3.0 | eliminated | ||
| =4 | B7 | Shawn Sheldon | USA | 3.0 | – | ||
| 6 | B8 | Saïd Tango | MAR | 1.0 | – | ||
| =7 | B1 | Ulises Valentín | DOM | 0.0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | B4 | Remzi Öztürk | TUR | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Jul | Senad Rizvanović | IOA | Decision (21-3) (3:58) | Ulises Valentín | DOM | |
| Match #2 | 26 Jul | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | Decision (2-0) | Remzi Öztürk | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 26 Jul | Jon Rønningen | NOR | Decision (5-0) | Shawn Sheldon | USA | |
| Match #4 | 26 Jul | Ramón Mena | PAN | Decision (5-2) | Saïd Tango | MAR |
| Date | 26 July 1992 |
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| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B5 | Jon Rønningen | NOR | 10.0 | ||
| =2 | B2 | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | 8.0 | ||
| =2 | B3 | Senad Rizvanović | IOA | 8.0 | ||
| 4 | B7 | Shawn Sheldon | USA | 6.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Jul | Jon Rønningen | NOR | Decision (5-3) | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | |
| Match #2 | 26 Jul | Shawn Sheldon | USA | Decision (3-1) | Senad Rizvanović | IOA |
| Date | 27 July 1992 |
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| Pos | Group Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B5 | Jon Rønningen | NOR | 13.0 | ||
| =2 | B2 | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | 9.0 | ||
| =2 | B7 | Shawn Sheldon | USA | 9.0 | ||
| 4 | B3 | Senad Rizvanović | IOA | 8.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul | Shawn Sheldon | USA | Decision (5-2) | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul | Jon Rønningen | NOR | Decision (11-0) | Senad Rizvanović | IOA |
| Date | 28 July 1992 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 28 Jul | Jon Rønningen | NOR | Decision (2-1) | Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan | EUN | |
| Match 3/4 | 28 Jul | Min Gyeong-Gap | KOR | ||||
| Match 5/6 | 28 Jul | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | Decision (6-1) | Valentin Rebegea | ROU | |
| Match 7/8 | 28 Jul | Ismo Kamesaki | FIN | Decision (2-1) | Senad Rizvanović | IOA | |
| Match 9/10 | 28 Jul | Raúl Martínez | CUB | Decision (15-0) (4:56) | Saïd Tango | MAR |
