Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena
Dates20–24 July
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
Nikolai Balboshin  Soviet Union
Kamen Goranov  Bulgaria
Andrzej Skrzydlewski  Poland

Medalists

GoldNikolai Balboshin
 Soviet Union
SilverKamen Goranov
 Bulgaria
BronzeAndrzej Skrzydlewski
 Poland

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
00 Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL)TF / 2:24 Bahram Moshtaghi (IRI)44
11 Brad Rheingans (USA)4 - 3 Tore Hem (NOR)33
44 Yasunari Akiyama (JPN)DQ / 8:53 Fredi Albrecht (GDR)00
00 József Farkas (HUN)TF / 2:24 Robert N'Diaye (SEN)44
44 Nicolae Martinescu (ROU)TF / 1:23 Nikolai Balboshin (URS)00
00 Kamen Goranov (BUL)TF / 1:52 Heinz Schäfer (FRG)44
0 Daniel Verník (ARG)Bye

Round 2

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
44 Daniel Verník (ARG)TF / 1:17 Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL)00
84 Bahram Moshtaghi (IRI)TF / 0:34 Brad Rheingans (USA)01
30 Tore Hem (NOR)TF / 5:40 Yasunari Akiyama (JPN)48
44 Fredi Albrecht (GDR)D2 / 8:00 József Farkas (HUN)44
84 Robert N'Diaye (SEN)TF / 2:18 Nicolae Martinescu (ROU)04
00 Nikolai Balboshin (URS)DQ / 5:51 Kamen Goranov (BUL)44
4 Heinz Schäfer (FRG)Bye

Round 3

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
40 Heinz Schäfer (FRG)TF / 1:57 Daniel Verník (ARG)48
33 Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL)7 - 9 Brad Rheingans (USA)12
30 Tore Hem (NOR)DQ / 8:56 Fredi Albrecht (GDR)48
84 József Farkas (HUN)TF / 3:32 Nikolai Balboshin (URS)00
84 Nicolae Martinescu (ROU)TF / 5:51 Kamen Goranov (BUL)04

Round 4

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
84 Heinz Schäfer (FRG)TF / 2:59 Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL)03
64 Brad Rheingans (USA)TF / 3:58 Nikolai Balboshin (URS)00
74 Tore Hem (NOR)TF / 1:14 Kamen Goranov (BUL)04

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
0 Nikolai Balboshin (URS)DQ / 5:51 Kamen Goranov (BUL)4
4 Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL)TF / 2:04 Nikolai Balboshin (URS)00
51 Kamen Goranov (BUL)6 - 2 Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL)37

Final standings

  1.  Nikolai Balboshin (URS)
  2.  Kamen Goranov (BUL)
  3.  Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL)
  4.  Brad Rheingans (USA)
  5.  Tore Hem (NOR)
  6.  Heinz Schäfer (FRG)
  7.  József Farkas (HUN) and  Nicolae Martinescu (ROU)

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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