Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 97 kg explained
The Men's Freestyle light heavyweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink from October 17 to October 20.[1] The light heavyweight allowed wrestlers up to 97 kilograms.[2]
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.[1]
- Legend
- TF — Won by Fall
- DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
- D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
- DNA — Did not appear
- 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
| | | Score | | | |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | | TF / 1:33 | | 4 | 4 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | | | | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | | | | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 0.5 | 0.5 | | | | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 3 | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 | |
2nd round
| | | Score | | | |
|---|
| 2 | 1 | | | | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | | | | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | | | | 1 | 4.5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8 | 4 | | TF / 1:17 | | 0 | 0.5 |
| 4 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3.5 |
| 4 | 3 | | | | 1 | 1.5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 7.5 | 4 | | TF / 5:16 | | 0 | 3 |
| | | DNA | | | bgcolor=pink | | |
3rd round
| | | Score | | | |
|---|
| 4 | 2 | | | | 2 | 4 |
| bgcolor=pink | 6 | 1 | | | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 7 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8 | 3 | | | | 1 | 4 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8.5 | 4 | | TF / 9:02 | | 0 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 1 | | | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 7 |
| 2.5 | 1 | | | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 6.5 |
| | | | Bye | | | |
4th round
| | | Score | | | |
|---|
| bgcolor=pink | 7 | 3 | | | | 1 | 4 |
| bgcolor=pink | 7 | 3 | | | | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | | | | 3 | 4.5 |
| | | | Bye | | | |
5th round
| | | Score | | | |
|---|
| 4 | 0 | | TF / 1:02 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 8.5 |
| 5 | 2.5 | | | | 2.5 | bgcolor=pink | 6.5 |
| | | | Bye | | | |
Final rounds
First round robin bout
Second round robin bout
| | | Score | | | |
|---|
| 7 | 4 | | TF / 10:12 | | 0 | 0 |
| | | | Bye | | | |
Third round robin bout
Sources
Notes and References
- Web site: Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130311/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/WRE/mens-light-heavyweight-freestyle.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 5 April 2019.
- Official Report, p. 723.
