Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Wrestling at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Insurgentes Ice Rink |
| Dates | 16–26 October |
| Competitors | 297 from 46 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Freestyle | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
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.[1]
Medal summary[]
Freestyle[]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
Shigeo Nakata Japan
|
Richard Sanders United States
|
Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia
|
| 57 kg |
Yojiro Uetake Japan
|
Donald Behm United States
|
Aboutaleb Talebi Iran
|
| 63 kg |
Masaaki Kaneko Japan
|
Enyu Todorov Bulgaria
|
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Iran
|
| 70 kg |
Abdollah Movahed Iran
|
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria
|
Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter Mongolia
|
| 78 kg |
Mahmut Atalay Turkey
|
Daniel Robin France
|
Tömöriin Artag Mongolia
|
| 87 kg |
Boris Michail Gurevich Soviet Union
|
Jigjidiin Mönkhbat Mongolia
|
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria
|
| 97 kg |
Ahmet Ayık Turkey
|
Shota Lomidze Soviet Union
|
József Csatári Hungary
|
| +97 kg |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
|
Osman Duraliev Bulgaria
|
Wilfried Dietrich West Germany
|
Greco-Roman[]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
Petar Kirov Bulgaria
|
Vladimir Bakulin Soviet Union
|
Miroslav Zeman Czechoslovakia
|
| 57 kg |
János Varga Hungary
|
Ion Baciu Romania
|
Ivan Kochergin Soviet Union
|
| 63 kg |
Roman Rurua Soviet Union
|
Hideo Fujimoto Japan
|
Simion Popescu Romania
|
| 70 kg |
Muneji Munemura Japan
|
Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia
|
Petros Galaktopoulos Greece
|
| 78 kg |
Rudolf Vesper East Germany
|
Daniel Robin France
|
Károly Bajkó Hungary
|
| 87 kg |
Lothar Metz East Germany
|
Valentin Oleynik Soviet Union
|
Branislav Simić Yugoslavia
|
| 97 kg |
Boyan Radev Bulgaria
|
Nikolai Yakovenko Soviet Union
|
Nicolae Martinescu Romania
|
| +97 kg |
István Kozma Hungary
|
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union
|
Petr Kment Czechoslovakia
|
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Participating nations[]
A total of 297 wrestlers from 46 nations competed at the Mexico City Games:[1]
Afghanistan (5)
Argentina (3)
Australia (3)
Austria (1)
Belgium (2)
Bulgaria (16)
Canada (7)
Cuba (3)
Czechoslovakia (6)
Denmark (3)
Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (4)
Finland (9)
France (4)
East Germany (10)- West Germany (11)
Great Britain (4)
Greece (8)
Guatemala (5)
Hungary (13)
India (4)
Iran (9)
Iraq (1)
Italy (5)
Japan (15)
Lebanon (2)
South Korea (8)
Mexico (12)
Mongolia (8)
Morocco (4)
Norway (3)
Pakistan (2)
Panama (2)
Philippines (4)
Poland (12)
Portugal (4)
Romania (12)
Soviet Union (16)
Sweden (7)
Switzerland (3)
Syria (2)
Turkey (16)
United States (16)
Yugoslavia (8)[2]
See also[]
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References[]
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "The Official Report 1968 Produced by the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad". III part 2. 1969: 300–317. Retrieved 21 September 2015. Cite journal requires
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External links[]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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