Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg explained
The Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The bantamweight was the second-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 57 kilograms.[1]
Tournament results
The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
- Legend
- TF — Won by Fall
- DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
- D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
- DNA — Did not appear
- TPP — Total penalty points
- MPP — Match penalty points
- Penalties
- 0 — Won by Fall and Disqualification
- 0.5 — Won by Technical Superiority
- 1 — Won by Points
- 2 — Draw
- 2.5 — Draw, Passivity
- 3 — Lost by Points
- 3.5 — Lost by Technical Superiority
- 4 — Lost by Fall and Disqualification
1st round
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | | DQ | | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | | TF / 10:51 | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | | | | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 4 | | TF / 9:08 | | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | | TF / 2:47 | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | | TF / 4:38 | | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 | |
2nd round
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 3 | 0 | | TF / 8:28 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | | TF / 1:30 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 |
| bgcolor=pink | 6 | 3 | | | | 1 | 3.5 |
| 1 | 0 | | TF / 10:45 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 6.5 |
| 5 | 1 | | | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | | TF / 1:23 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 8 |
| bgcolor=pink | 6 | 3 | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | | | | 2 | 5 | |
3rd round
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 3 | 0 | | DQ | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | | | | 3 | 4 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8 | 4 | | TF / 2:44 | | 0 | 1 |
| bgcolor=pink | 6 | 3 | | | | 1 | 4.5 |
| 4 | 1 | | | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | | | | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | | TF / 9:00 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | | | | 3 | 5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 5 | | | | DNA | | | |
4th round
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| bgcolor=pink | 6 | 3 | | | | 1 | 5 |
| 5.5 | 2.5 | | | | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 7.5 | 3 | | | | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | | | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | | | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 7 |
| 5 | | | | Bye | | | |
5th round
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| bgcolor=pink | 9 | 4 | | TF / 6:13 | | 0 | 5.5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 9 | 4 | | TF / 10:49 | | 0 | 5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 6.5 | 3 | | | | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | | | | Bye | | | |
6th round
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| bgcolor=pink | 7.5 | 2.5 | | | | 2.5 | bgcolor=pink | 7.5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 7.5 | 2 | | | | 2 | bgcolor=pink | 6 | |
Final round (2nd-4th places)
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 2.5 | | | | 2.5 | |
| 6.5 | 4 | | TF / 2:32 | | 0 | |
| 6.5 | 4 | | DQ | | 4 | 4 | |
Final standings
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130310/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/WRE/mens-bantamweight-greco-roman.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 31 March 2019.
