Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

Men's freestyle 52 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena
Dates27–31 July
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yuji Takada  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Ivanov  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeon Hae-Sup  South Korea
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The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Yuji Takada
 Japan
Silver Alexander Ivanov
 Soviet Union
Bronze Jeon Hae-Sup
 South Korea

Tournament results

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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

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
0 0  Władysław Stecyk (POL) DQ / 8:30  Jamsrangiin Mönkh-Ochir (MGL) 4 4
0 0  Yuji Takada (JPN) TF / 1:10  Gordon Bertie (CAN) 4 4
3 3  Kamil Özdağ (TUR) 6 - 8  Nermedin Selimov (BUL) 1 1
4 4  Eloy Abreu (CUB) DQ / 7:47  Alexander Ivanov (URS) 0 0
0.5 0.5  James Haines (USA) 13 - 3  Constantin Măndilă (ROU) 3.5 3.5
1 1  Li Bong-sun (PRK) 21 - 16  Diego Lo Brutto (FRA) 3 3
4 4  Fritz Niebler (FRG) TF / 5:55  Henrik Gál (HUN) 0 0
4 4  Habib Fatah-Gharalar (IRI) TF / 8:55  Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) 0 0
0 0  Giuseppe Bognanni (ITA) TF / 4:59  Emille Kitnurse (ISV) 4 4
0  Julien Mewis (BEL) Bye

Round 2

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
4 4  Julien Mewis (BEL) TF / 1:26  Władysław Stecyk (POL) 0 0
0 0  Yuji Takada (JPN) TF / 1:15  Kamil Özdağ (TUR) 4 7
7.5 3.5  Gordon Bertie (CAN) 3 - 11  Nermedin Selimov (BUL) 0.5 1.5
5 1  Eloy Abreu (CUB) 13 - 12  James Haines (USA) 3 3.5
0 0  Alexander Ivanov (URS) 22 - 4  Constantin Măndilă (ROU) 4 7.5
1 0  Li Bong-Sun (PRK) TF / 4:58  Fritz Niebler (FRG) 4 8
7 4  Diego Lo Brutto (FRA) TF / 7:29  Henrik Gál (HUN) 0 0
4 0  Habib Fattahi (IRI) 24 - 2  Giuseppe Bognanni (ITA) 4 4
0 0  Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) TF / 1:30  Emille Kitnurse (ISV) 4 8
4  Jamsrangiin Mönkh-Ochir (MGL) DNA

Round 3

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 4  Julien Mewis (BEL) TF / 1:16  Yuji Takada (JPN) 0 0
1 1  Władysław Stecyk (POL) 11 - 8  Nermedin Selimov (BUL) 3 4.5
6 1  Eloy Abreu (CUB) 16 - 12  Li Bong-Sun (PRK) 3 4
0.5 0.5  Alexander Ivanov (URS) 18 - 10  James Haines (USA) 3.5 7
0 0  Henrik Gál (HUN) TF / 5:04  Habib Fattahi (IRI) 4 8
0 0  Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) TF / 2:16  Giuseppe Bognanni (ITA) 4 8

Round 4

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
5 4  Władysław Stecyk (POL) TF / 5:39  Yuji Takada (JPN) 0 0
5.5 1  Nermedin Selimov (BUL) 9 - 9  Eloy Abreu (CUB) 3 9
1.5 1  Alexander Ivanov (URS) 22 - 19  Li Bong-Sun (PRK) 3 7
3 3  Henrik Gál (HUN) 8 - 15  Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) 1 1

Round 5

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
9 4  Władysław Stecyk (POL) 5 - 26  Alexander Ivanov (URS) 0 1.5
0 0  Yuji Takada (JPN) TF / 1:54  Henrik Gál (HUN) 4 7
8.5 3  Nermedin Selimov (BUL) 3 - 10  Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) 1 2

Final

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

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
0.5  Yuji Takada (JPN) 20 - 11  Alexander Ivanov (URS) 3.5
4  Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) TF / 1:46  Yuji Takada (JPN) 0 0.5
3.5 0  Alexander Ivanov (URS) TF / 2:53  Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) 4 8

Final standings

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  1.  Yuji Takada (JPN)
  2.  Alexander Ivanov (URS)
  3.  Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR)
  4.  Henrik Gál (HUN)
  5.  Nermedin Selimov (BUL)
  6.  Władysław Stecyk (POL)
  7.  Li Bong-Sun (PRK)
  8.  Eloy Abreu (CUB)

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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