Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.[1]

Men's freestyle 68 kg
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueCentral Sports Club of the Army
Dates29–31 July
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Saipulla Absaidov  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ivan Yankov  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shaban Sejdiu  Yugoslavia
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Medalists

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Gold Saipulla Absaidov
  Soviet Union
Silver Ivan Yankov
  Bulgaria
Bronze Shaban Sejdiu
  Yugoslavia

Tournament results

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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

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 3   Jagmander Singh (IND) 2 - 9   Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) 1 1
4 4   Nguyễn Ðình Chi (VIE) TF / 1:44   János Kocsis (HUN) 0 0
3.5 3.5   Pekka Rauhala (FIN) 5 - 13   José Ramos (CUB) 0.5 0.5
4 4   Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) DQ / 5:38   Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) 0 0
0 0   Ivan Yankov (BUL) 15 - 1   Oscar Segers (BEL) 4 4
0 0   Eberhard Probst (GDR) TF / 1:18   Victor Koulaigue (CMR) 4 4
4 4   Stanisław Chiliński (POL) TF / 5:34   Saipulla Absaidov (URS) 0 0
4 4   Said Admane (ALG) DQ / 8:36   Octavian Duşa (ROU) 0 0
4 4   Mazen Tuleimat (SYR) DQ / 5:18   Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) 0 0

Round 2

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 0   Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) TF / 2:17   Nguyen Dinh Chi (VIE) 4 8
2 1   Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) 7 - 4   János Kocsis (HUN) 3 3
4.5 1   Pekka Rauhala (FIN) 9 - 2   Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) 3 7
3.5 3   José Ramos (CUB) 3 - 10   Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) 1 1
0.5 0.5   Ivan Yankov (BUL) 11 - 3   Eberhard Probst (GDR) 3.5 3.5
4 0   Oscar Segers (BEL) IN   Victor Koulaigue (CMR) 4 8
4 0   Stanisław Chiliński (POL) TF / 7:16   Said Admane (ALG) 4 8
0 0   Saipulla Absaidov (URS) TF / 4:29   Mazen Tuleimat (SYR) 4 8
0 0   Octavian Duşa (ROU) TF / 4:38   Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) 4 4

Round 3

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 0   Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) 13 - 1   János Kocsis (HUN) 4 7
5 3   Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) 12 - 13   Pekka Rauhala (FIN) 1 5.5
7 3.5   José Ramos (CUB) 3 - 11   Ivan Yankov (BUL) 0.5 1
1 0   Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) TF / 3:22   Oscar Segers (BEL) 4 8
3.5 0   Eberhard Probst (GDR) TF / 7:14   Stanisław Chiliński (POL) 4 8
0 0   Saipulla Absaidov (URS) TF / 5:59   Octavian Duşa (ROU) 4 4
4   Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) Bye

Round 4

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 4   Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) 1 - 19   Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) 0 3
9.5 4   Pekka Rauhala (FIN) TF / 3:18   Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) 0 1
4 3   Ivan Yankov (BUL) 1 - 6   Saipulla Absaidov (URS) 1 1
4.5 1   Eberhard Probst (GDR) 6 - 3   Octavian Duşa (ROU) 3 7
5   Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) DNA

Round 5

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
6 3   Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) 7 - 11   Ivan Yankov (BUL) 1 5
2 1   Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) 6 - 2   Eberhard Probst (GDR) 3 7.5
1   Saipulla Absaidov (URS) Bye

Final

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

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3   Ivan Yankov (BUL) 1 - 6   Saipulla Absaidov (URS) 1
1 0   Saipulla Absaidov (URS) TF / 7:45   Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) 4
4 1   Ivan Yankov (BUL) 6 - 2   Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) 3 7

Final standings

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  1.   Saipulla Absaidov (URS)
  2.   Ivan Yankov (BUL)
  3.   Shaban Sejdiu (YUG)
  4.   Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND)
  5.   Eberhard Probst (GDR)
  6.   Octavian Duşa (ROU)
  7.   Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ)
  8.   Pekka Rauhala (FIN)

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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