The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

as part of the wrestling program

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:...

 were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

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 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
0	0	'	DQ / 8:30		4	4
0	0	'	TF / 1:10		4	4
3	3		6 - 8	'	1	1
4	4		DQ / 7:47	'	0	0
0.5	0.5	'	13 - 3		3.5	3.5
1	1	'	21 - 16		3	3
4	4		TF / 5:55	'	0	0
4	4		TF / 8:55	'	0	0
0	0	'	TF / 4:59		4	4
0		'		Bye

Round 2

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
4	4		TF / 1:26	'	0	0
0	0	'	TF / 1:15		4	7
7.5	3.5		3 - 11	'	0.5	1.5
5	1	'	13 - 12		3	3.5
0	0	'	22 - 4		4	7.5
1	0	'	TF / 4:58		4	8
7	4		TF / 7:29	'	0	0
4	0	'	24 - 2		4	4
0	0	'	TF / 1:30		4	8
4				DNA

Round 3

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
8	4		TF / 1:16	'	0	0
1	1	'	11 - 8		3	4.5
6	1	'	16 - 12		3	4
0.5	0.5	'	18 - 10		3.5	7
0	0	'	TF / 5:04		4	8
0	0	'	TF / 2:16		4	8

Round 4

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
5	4		TF / 5:39	'	0	0
5.5	1	'	9 - 9		3	9
1.5	1	'	22 - 19		3	7
3	3		8 - 15	'	1	1

Round 5

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
9	4		5 - 26	'	0	1.5
0	0	'	TF / 1:54		4	7
8.5	3		3 - 10	'	1	2

Final

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

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
	0.5	'	20 - 11		3.5
	4		TF / 1:46	'	0	0.5
3.5	0	'	TF / 2:53		4	8

Final standings