Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 82 kg

The Men's Freestyle 82 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.[1]

Men's freestyle 82 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena
Dates27–31 July
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
John Peterson  United States
Viktor Novozhilov  Soviet Union
Adolf Seger  West Germany
Wrestling at the
1976 Summer Olympics
FreestyleGreco-Roman
48 kg48 kg
52 kg52 kg
57 kg57 kg
62 kg62 kg
68 kg68 kg
74 kg74 kg
82 kg82 kg
90 kg90 kg
100 kg100 kg
+100 kg+100 kg

Medalists
GoldJohn Peterson
 United States
SilverViktor Novozhilov
 Soviet Union
BronzeAdolf Seger
 West Germany

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
44 Masaru Motegi (JPN)TF / 1:03 Ismail Abilov (BUL)00
44 David Aspin (NZL)TF / 1:18 Chimidiin Gochoosüren (MGL)00
00 Viktor Novozhilov (URS)DQ / 8:42 Vasile Iorga (ROU)44
00 Richard Deschatelets (CAN)DQ / 5:54 Imad Faddoul (LIB)44
00 John Peterson (USA)TF / 1:18 Anthony Shacklady (GBR)44
44 André Bouchoule (FRA)5 - 18 Adolf Seger (FRG)00
00 István Kovács (HUN)DQ / 7:39 Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi (IRI)44
44 Manuel Villapol (PUR)DQ / 7:43 Ibrahim Diop (SEN)00
11 Henryk Mazur (POL)9 - 4 Mehmet Uzun (TUR)33

Round 2
TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
40 Masaru Motegi (JPN)TF / 0:41 David Aspin (NZL)48
00 Ismail Abilov (BUL)TF / 5:01 Chimidiin Gochoosüren (MGL)44
00 Viktor Novozhilov (URS)TF / 0:42 Richard Deschatelets (CAN)44
40 Vasile Iorga (ROU)DQ / 7:37 Imad Faddoul (LIB)48
00 John Peterson (USA)DQ / 8:43 André Bouchoule (FRA)48
84 Anthony Shacklady (GBR)TF / 2:32 Adolf Seger (FRG)00
00 István Kovács (HUN)TF / 2:06 Manuel Villapol (PUR)48
73 Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi (IRI)10 - 13 Henryk Mazur (POL)12
44 Ibrahim Diop (SEN)DQ / 5:26 Mehmet Uzun (TUR)03

Round 3
TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
40 Masaru Motegi (JPN)DQ / 7:00 Chimidiin Gochoosüren (MGL)48
3.53.5 Ismail Abilov (BUL)2 - 11 Viktor Novozhilov (URS)0.50.5
51 Vasile Iorga (ROU)8 - 6 Richard Deschatelets (CAN)37
0.50.5 John Peterson (USA)14 - 4 Adolf Seger (FRG)3.53.5
33 István Kovács (HUN)7 - 8 Mehmet Uzun (TUR)14
84 Ibrahim Diop (SEN)TF / 5:21 Henryk Mazur (POL)02

Round 4
TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
84 Masaru Motegi (JPN)TF / 1:34 Viktor Novozhilov (URS)00.5
3.50 Ismail Abilov (BUL)TF / 3:48 Vasile Iorga (ROU)49
1.51 John Peterson (USA)10 - 3 István Kovács (HUN)36
3.50 Adolf Seger (FRG)26 - 6 Henryk Mazur (POL)46
4 Mehmet Uzun (TUR)Bye

Round 5
TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
40 Mehmet Uzun (TUR)DQ / 7:30 Ismail Abilov (BUL)47.5
4.54 Viktor Novozhilov (URS)4 - 20 John Peterson (USA)01.5
3.5 Adolf Seger (FRG)Bye

Round 6
TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
6.53 Adolf Seger (FRG)9 - 13 Viktor Novozhilov (URS)15.5
7.53.5 Mehmet Uzun (TUR)5 - 13 John Peterson (USA)0.52

Final

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

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
0.5 John Peterson (USA)14 - 4 Adolf Seger (FRG)3.5
4 Viktor Novozhilov (URS)4 - 20 John Peterson (USA)00.5
6.53 Adolf Seger (FRG)9 - 13 Viktor Novozhilov (URS)15

Final standings
  1.  John Peterson (USA)
  2.  Viktor Novozhilov (URS)
  3.  Adolf Seger (FRG)
  4.  Mehmet Uzun (TUR)
  5.  Ismail Abilov (BUL)
  6.  Henryk Mazur (POL)
  7.  István Kovács (HUN)
  8.  Masaru Motegi (JPN)

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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