Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.[1]
| Wrestling at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Insurgentes Ice Rink |
| Dates | 16–26 October |
| Competitors | 297 from 46 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| Freestyle | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
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Richard Sanders |
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| 57 kg |
Yojiro Uetake |
Donald Behm |
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| 63 kg |
Masaaki Kaneko |
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Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi |
| 70 kg |
Abdollah Movahed |
Enyu Valchev |
Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter |
| 78 kg |
Mahmut Atalay |
Daniel Robin |
Tömöriin Artag |
| 87 kg |
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Jigjidiin Mönkhbat |
Prodan Gardzhev |
| 97 kg |
Ahmet Ayık |
Shota Lomidze |
József Csatári |
| +97 kg |
Aleksandr Medved |
Osman Duraliev |
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Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
Petar Kirov |
Vladimir Bakulin |
Miroslav Zeman |
| 57 kg |
János Varga |
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Ivan Kochergin |
| 63 kg |
Roman Rurua |
Hideo Fujimoto |
Simion Popescu |
| 70 kg |
Muneji Munemura |
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| 78 kg |
Rudolf Vesper |
Daniel Robin |
Károly Bajkó |
| 87 kg |
Lothar Metz |
Valentin Oleynik |
Branislav Simić |
| 97 kg |
Boyan Radev |
Nikolai Yakovenko |
Nicolae Martinescu |
| +97 kg |
István Kozma |
Anatoly Roshchin |
Petr Kment |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Participating nations
A total of 297 wrestlers from 46 nations competed at the Mexico City Games:[1]
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See also
References
- "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- "The Official Report 1968 Produced by the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad". III part 2. 1969: 300–317. Retrieved 21 September 2015. Cite journal requires
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External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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