Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
	Freestyle	Greco-Roman
	48 kg	48 kg
	52 kg	52 kg
	57 kg	57 kg
	62 kg	62 kg
	68 kg	68 kg
	74 kg	74 kg
	82 kg	82 kg
	90 kg	90 kg
	100 kg	100 kg
	+100 kg	+100 kg

The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.

Medalists

Gold	Šaban Trstena  Yugoslavia
Silver	Kim Jong-kyu  South Korea
Bronze	Yuji Takada  Japan

Tournament results

The wrestlers are divided into 2 groups. The winner of each group decided by a double-elimination system.

Legend

• TF — Won by Fall
• ST — Won by Technical Superiority, 12 points difference
• PP — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference, the loser with points
• PO — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference, the loser without points
• SP — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference, the loser with points
• SO — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference, the loser without points
• P0 — Won by Passivity, scoring zero points
• P1 — Won by Passivity, while leading by 1-7 points
• PS — Won by Passivity, while leading by 8-11 points
• DC — Won by Decision, 0-0 score
• PA — Won by Opponent Injury
• DQ — Won by Forfeit
• DNA — Did not appear
• L — Losses
• ER — Round of Elimination
• CP — Classification Points
• TP — Technical Points

Eliminatory round

Group A

L		CP	TP		L
Round 1
0	Iván Garcés (ECU)	4-0 ST	14-2	Lou Wie-Ki (TPE)	1
1	Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT)	0-4 ST	0-12	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0
0	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	3.5-.5 SP	14-4	Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	1
1	Fritz Niebler (FRG)	1-3 PP	11-13	Ray Takahashi (CAN)	0
0	Liang Dejin (CHN)			Bye
Round 2
0	Liang Dejin (CHN)	3-1 PP	16-11	Iván Garcés (ECU)	1
2	Lou Wie-Ki (TPE)	.5-3.5 SP	3-11	Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT)	1
0	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	3-1 DC	0-0	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	1
2	Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	1-3 PP	4-5	Fritz Niebler (FRG)	1
0	Ray Takahashi (CAN)			Bye
Round 3
0	Ray Takahashi (CAN)	3-1 PP	7-3	Liang Dejin (CHN)	1
2	Iván Garcés (ECU)	0-4 TF	1:18	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0
2	Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT)	0-4 ST	0-13	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	1
1	Fritz Niebler (FRG)			Bye
Round 4
1	Fritz Niebler (FRG)	3.5-0 SO	11-0	Liang Dejin (CHN)	2
1	Ray Takahashi (CAN)	1-3 PP	10-15	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0
1	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)			Bye
Round 5
2	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	1-3 DC	0-0	Ray Takahashi (CAN)	1
2	Fritz Niebler (FRG)	1-3 PP	6-13	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0

Wrestler	L	ER	CP
Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0	-	17
Ray Takahashi (CAN)	1	-	10
Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	2	5	9.5
Fritz Niebler (FRG)	2	5	8.5
Liang Dejin (CHN)	2	4	4
Iván Garcés (ECU)	2	3	5
Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT)	2	3	3.5
Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	2	2	1.5
Lou Wie-Ki (TPE)	2	2	0.5

Group B

L		CP	TP		L
Round 1
0	Garry Moores (GBR)	4-0 TF	2:04	Farag Aly (EGY)	1
1	Joe Gonzales (USA)	1-3 PP	3-6	Šaban Trstena (YUG)	0
1	Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	0-4 ST	0-12	Mahabir Singh (IND)	0
0	Yuji Takada (JPN)	4-0 TF	1:27	Talla Diaw (SEN)	1
Round 2
1	Garry Moores (GBR)	0-4 TF	2:14	Joe Gonzales (USA)	1
2	Farag Aly (EGY)	0-4 TF	2:14	Šaban Trstena (YUG)	0
2	Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	0-4 ST	0-12	Yuji Takada (JPN)	0
0	Mahabir Singh (IND)	4-0 TF	5:09	Talla Diaw (SEN)	2
Round 3
2	Garry Moores (GBR)	0-4 TF	1:59	Šaban Trstena (YUG)	0
2	Joe Gonzales (USA)	0-4 TF	0:58	Mahabir Singh (IND)	0
0	Yuji Takada (JPN)			Bye
Final
	Yuji Takada (JPN)	1-3 DC	0-0	Šaban Trstena (YUG)
	Mahabir Singh (IND)	0-4 ST	2-14	Yuji Takada (JPN)
	Šaban Trstena (YUG)	4-0 TF	1:13	Mahabir Singh (IND)

Wrestler	L	ER	CP	Final
Šaban Trstena (YUG)	0	-	11	8
Yuji Takada (JPN)	0	-	8	3
Mahabir Singh (IND)	0	-	12	1
Joe Gonzales (USA)	2	3	5
Garry Moores (GBR)	2	3	4
Farag Aly (EGY)	2	2	0
Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	2	2	0
Talla Diaw (SEN)	2	2	0

Final round

	CP	TP
5th place match
Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	3.5-.5 SP	14-5	Mahabir Singh (IND)
Bronze medal match
Ray Takahashi (CAN)	0-4 ST	0-12	Yuji Takada (JPN)
Gold medal match
Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0-4 PA		Šaban Trstena (YUG)

Final standings

1.  Šaban Trstena (YUG)
2.  Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)
3.  Yuji Takada (JPN)
4.  Ray Takahashi (CAN)
5.  Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)
6.  Mahabir Singh (IND)
7.  Fritz Niebler (FRG)
8.  Liang Dejin (CHN)

References

• Official Report