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Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

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The Men's Freestyle flyweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The flyweight was the lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 52 kilograms.[1]

Medalists

GoldShigeo Nakata
 Japan
SilverRichard Sanders
 United States
BronzeChimedbazaryn Damdinsharav
 Mongolia

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

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2nd round

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3rd round

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4th round

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5th round

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Final round

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

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Final standings

  1.  Shigeo Nakata (JPN)
  2.  Richard Sanders (USA)
  3.  Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav (MGL)
  4.  Nazar Albaryan (URS)
  5.  Vincenzo Grassi (ITA)
  6.  Sudesh Kumar (IND)

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

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