Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. Israeli wrestler Eliezer Halfin was later killed in the Munich massacre.

Medalists

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 wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.

Legend DNA — Did not appear TPP — Total penalty points MPP — Match penalty points

Penalties 0 — Won by Fall, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit 0.5 — Won by Technical Superiority 1 — Won by Points 2 — Draw 2.5 — Draw, Passivity 3 — Lost by Points 3.5 — Lost by Technical Superiority 4 — Lost by Fall, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit

Round 1

TPP MPP Time MPP TPP 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3.5 3.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 1:08 4 4 0 0 2:47 4 4 4 4 7:35 0 0 4 4 8:58 0 0 3.5 3.5 0.5 0.5 4 4 7:36 0 0 0 Bye

Round 2

TPP MPP Time MPP TPP 3 3 1 2 4 1 3 6 4 3 1 4 1.5 0.5 3.5 7 5 4 5:45 0 37 4 5:31 0 1 3 3 1 18 4 1:50 0 47 3 1 5 0.5 0.5 3.5 3.56.5 3 1 5 3.5 3 1 10.5 DNA

Round 3

TPP MPP Time MPP TPP 3 0 4:50 4 8 5 3 1 5 4 0 3:27 4 9 1.5 0 7:37 4 7 3 2 2 5 5 4 4:03 0 0.5 4 0 4:53 4 97 3.5 0.5 1.5 3.5 0 7:29 4 9

Round 4

TPP MPP Time MPP TPP7 4 4:42 0 5 5 0 8:26 4 8 1.5 0 2:23 4 7 5 0 2:17 4 88 3 1 4.5 1.5 1 3 4.5

Round 5

TPP MPP Time MPP TPP6 1 3 4.56 1 3 8 1.5 0 4:13 4 8.5 4.5 Bye

Final

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

TPP MPP Time MPP TPP 1 3 4 1 3 2 1 3 6

Final standings

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References

External links Official Report