The Men's Freestyle bantamweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

as part of the wrestling program

Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-See also:...

 were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink

Insurgentes Ice Rink

The Insuregentes Ice Rink is an indoor arena located in Mexico City that hosted the wrestling competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part 1. p. 78....

. The bantamweight was the second-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 57 kilograms.

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

• TF — Won by Fall
• DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
• D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
• DNA — Did not appear
• TPP — Total penalty points
• MPP — Match penalty points

Penalties

• 0 — Won by Fall and Disqualification
• 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 and Disqualification

1st round

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
0	0	'	TF / 5:02		4	4
1	1	'			3	3
3	3			'	1	1
4	4		TF / 2:47	'	0	0
1	1	'			3	3
1	1	'			3	3
4	4		DQ	'	0	0
3	3			'	1	1
0.5	0.5	'			3.5	3.5
3	3			'	1	1
0		'		Bye

2nd round

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
0.5	0.5	'			3.5	3.5
2	1	'			3	6
7	4		TF / 9:00	'	0	1
8	4		TF / 2:10	'	0	1
0	0	'	TF / 1:43		4	7
4.5	3.5			'	0.5	4.5
6	3			'	1	1
6	3			'	1	1.5
4	3			'	1	4
7.5	4		TF / 6:20	'	0	1
4				DNA

3rd round

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
1.5	1	'			3	5
7.5	4		TF / 1:08	'	0	1
1	1	'			3	4
8	3.5			'	0.5	1.5
8.5	4		TF / 9:52	'	0	4
2.5	1	'			3	7
1		'		Bye

4th round

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
1.5	0.5	'			3.5	5
7.5	2.5				2.5	3.5
3	2				2	3.5
5	1	'			3	7
2.5		'		Bye

5th round

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
3.5	1	'			3	4.5
8.5	3.5			'	0.5	3.5
4.5	1	'			3	8
3.5		'		Bye

6th round

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
5.5	2				2	5.5
5.5	1	'			3	7.5
3.5		'		Bye

7th round

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
5.5	2				2	7.5
8.5	3			'	1	6.5

Final standings