Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The weight class allowed wrestlers of up to 87 kilograms to compete.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueInsurgentes Ice Rink
Dates23–26 October
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Lothar Metz  East Germany
Valentin Olenik  Soviet Union
Branislav Simić  Yugoslavia
Wrestling at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen
Greco-Roman
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen

Results

The following wrestlers took part in the event:[1]

RankNameCountry
1Lothar Metz East Germany
2Valentin Olenik Soviet Union
3Branislav Simić Yugoslavia
4Nicolae Neguţ Romania
5Wayne Baughman United States
6Petar Krumov Bulgaria
ACHåkon Øverby Norway
ACCzesław Kwieciński Poland
ACTevfik Kış Turkey
ACTeuvo Ojala Finland
ACErnst Knoll West Germany
ACJiří Kormaník Czechoslovakia
ACLászló Sillai Hungary
ACJean-Marie Chardonnens Switzerland
ACJulio Graffigna Argentina
ACJosé Manuel Hernández Guatemala
ACKenjiro Hiraki Japan
ACHéctor Alvarez Mexico
ACBertil Nyström Sweden

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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