Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg explained
The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.[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 loser wrestler. When only three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
- Legend
- TF — Won by Fall
- IN — Won by Opponent Injury
- DQ — Won by Passivity
- D1 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
- D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
- FF — Won by Forfeit
- DNA — Did not appear
- TPP — Total penalty points
- MPP — Match penalty points
- Penalties
- 0 — Won by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
- 0.5 — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference
- 1 — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference
- 2 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
- 3 — Lost by Points, 1-7 points difference
- 3.5 — Lost by Points, 8-11 points difference
- 4 — Lost by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
Round 1
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 0 | 0 | | 21 - 6 | | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | | TF / 2:43 | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | | 13 - 16 | | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | | TF / 2:09 | | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | | 9 - 4 | | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | | TF / 7:79 | | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | | TF / 1:32 | | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | | TF / 2:30 | | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | | 7 - 19 | | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | | 4 - 20 | | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | | 8 - 7 | | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | | 3 - 8 | | 1 | 1 | |
Round 2
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 0 | 0 | | 19 - 4 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | | 11 - 8 | | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | | TF / 2:08 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | | 3 - 16 | | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | | 4 - 9 | | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | | 7 - 5 | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | | TF / 4:51 | | 4 | 4 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8 | 4 | | TF / 4:49 | | 0 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 0.5 | | 24 - 14 | | 3.5 | bgcolor=pink | 8.5 |
| 4 | 4 | | TF / 6:40 | | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | | TF / 2:31 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 7 |
| bgcolor=pink | 6 | 3 | | 3 - 10 | | 1 | 2 | |
Round 3
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | 9 - 6 | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | | TF / 1:48 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 7 |
| bgcolor=pink | 9 | 4 | | 3 - 17 | | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | | DQ / 7:42 | | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | | 10 - 8 | | 3 | 3 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8 | 4 | | TF / 5:56 | | 0 | 4.5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8 | 4 | | TF / 4:44 | | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | | DQ / 4:21 | | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | | | | Bye | | | |
Round 4
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 3 | 1 | | 4 - 3 | | 3 | 4 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8 | 3 | | 4 - 7 | | 1 | 5 |
| 4.5 | 0.5 | | 13 - 5 | | 3.5 | bgcolor=pink | 6.5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 7 | 3 | | 3 - 8 | | 1 | 3 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8.5 | 4 | | TF / 1:55 | | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8 | 4 | | 1 - 16 | | 0 | 5 | |
Round 5
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 3 | 0 | | DQ / 7:06 | | 4 | bgcolor=pink | 9 |
| bgcolor=pink | 7 | 3 | | 7 - 7 | | 1 | 5.5 |
| bgcolor=pink | 7 | 4 | | DQ / 7:47 | | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | | | Bye | | | |
Round 6
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 6 | 1 | | 5 - 5 | | 3 | bgcolor=pink | 6 |
| bgcolor=pink | 8.5 | 3 | | 5 - 9 | | 1 | 1 | |
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
|---|
| 0 | | DQ / 4:21 | | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | | 5 - 5 | | 3 | |
| 3.5 | 0.5 | | 12 - 1 | | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Wrestling at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130417/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/WRE/mens-lightweight-freestyle.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 11 April 2019.
