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Featherweight, Freestyle (≤63 kilograms), Men

Date	17 – 20 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Pista de Hielo Insurgentes, Ciudad de México
Participants	23 from 23 countries
Format	Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with preliminary results carried forward.

Masaaki Kaneko of Japan had won the 1966-67 World Championships and came in as the favorite. He made the final round along with Bulgarian Enyu Todorov, the 1968 European Champion, and Iranian Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi. Kaneko decisioned Seyyed Abbasi for the gold medal, after fighting to a draw with Todorov. Todorov took the silver and Seyyed Abbasi the bronze. Seyyed Abbasi would become World Champion in 1970 while Todorov won three consecutive European titles (1968-70). Kaneko retired from wrestling after the 1968 Olympics, never having lost internationally, also winning the 1966 Asian Games gold medal.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	–	–	Gold
2	Enyu Todorov	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	–	–	Bronze
4	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	–	–
5	Petre Coman	ROU	–	–
6	Yelkan Tedeyev	URS	–	–
AC	Ismail Al-Karaghouli	IRQ	Eliminated r4/8	6,5
AC	Vehbi Akdağ	TUR	Eliminated r4/8	6,5
AC	Choi Jeong-Hyeok	KOR	Eliminated r4/8	7,0
AC	József Rusznyák	HUN	Eliminated r4/8	7,5
AC	José Ramos	CUB	Eliminated r3/8	6,0
AC	Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj	MGL	Eliminated r3/8	6,5
AC	Josef Engel	TCH	Eliminated r3/8	7,0
AC	Mohammad Ebrahimi	AFG	Withdrew r3/8	5,0
AC	Pat Bolger	CAN	Eliminated r2/8	6,5
AC	Jürgen Luczak	GDR	Eliminated r2/8	6,5
AC	Onesimo Rufino	DOM	Eliminated r2/8	7,0
AC	Tadeusz Godyń	POL	Eliminated r2/8	7,0
AC	John McCourtney	GBR	Eliminated r2/8	7,5
AC	José Luis García	GUA	Eliminated r2/8	8,0
AC	Gabriel Ruz	MEX	Eliminated r2/8	8,0
AC	Antonio Senosa	PHI	Eliminated r2/8	8,0
AC	Bobby Douglas	USA	Withdrew r2/8	3,0

Round One (17 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Enyu Todorov	BUL	0,0
=1	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	0,0
=1	Ismail Al-Karaghouli	IRQ	0,0
=1	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	0,0
=1	Choi Jeong-Hyeok	KOR	0,0
=1	Josef Engel	TCH	0,0
7	Petre Coman	ROU	0,5
=8	József Rusznyák	HUN	1,0
=8	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	1,0
=8	Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj	MGL	1,0
=8	Vehbi Akdağ	TUR	1,0
=8	Yelkan Tedeyev	URS	1,0
=13	Mohammad Ebrahimi	AFG	3,0
=13	Pat Bolger	CAN	3,0
=13	Jürgen Luczak	GDR	3,0
=13	Tadeusz Godyń	POL	3,0
=13	Bobby Douglas	USA	3,0	withdrew
18	John McCourtney	GBR	3,5
=19	José Ramos	CUB	4,0
=19	Onesimo Rufino	DOM	4,0
=19	José Luis García	GUA	4,0
=19	Gabriel Ruz	MEX	4,0
=19	Antonio Senosa	PHI	4,0

Match #1	Vehbi Akdağ	TUR	decision	Jürgen Luczak	GDR
Match #2	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	decision	Bobby Douglas	USA
Match #3	Yelkan Tedeyev	URS	decision	Mohammad Ebrahimi	AFG
Match #4	Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj	MGL	decision	Tadeusz Godyń	POL
Match #5	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	fall (2:47)	Gabriel Ruz	MEX
Match #6	Choi Jeong-Hyeok	KOR	fall (2:24)	Onesimo Rufino	DOM
Match #7	Petre Coman	ROU	superiority	John McCourtney	GBR
Match #8	József Rusznyák	HUN	decision	Pat Bolger	CAN
Match #9	Enyu Todorov	BUL	fall (10:09)	José Ramos	CUB
Match #10	Ismail Al-Karaghouli	IRQ	fall (5:45)	José Luis García	GUA
Match #11	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	fall (6:15)	Antonio Senosa	PHI
Match #12	Josef Engel	TCH	bye

Round Two (18 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	0,0
=1	Choi Jeong-Hyeok	KOR	0,0
3	Enyu Todorov	BUL	0,5
=4	József Rusznyák	HUN	1,0
=4	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	1,0
=4	Petre Coman	ROU	1,0
=4	Yelkan Tedeyev	URS	1,0
8	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	1,5
9	Vehbi Akdağ	TUR	2,0
=10	Josef Engel	TCH	3,0
=10	Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj	MGL	3,0
12	Ismail Al-Karaghouli	IRQ	3,5
13	José Ramos	CUB	4,0
14	Mohammad Ebrahimi	AFG	4,5
=15	Pat Bolger	CAN	6,5	eliminated
=15	Jürgen Luczak	GDR	6,5	eliminated
=17	Onesimo Rufino	DOM	7,0	eliminated
=17	Tadeusz Godyń	POL	7,0	eliminated
19	John McCourtney	GBR	7,5	eliminated
=20	José Luis García	GUA	8,0	eliminated
=20	Gabriel Ruz	MEX	8,0	eliminated
=20	Antonio Senosa	PHI	8,0	eliminated

Match #1	Vehbi Akdağ	TUR	decision	Josef Engel	TCH
Match #2	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	superiority	Jürgen Luczak	GDR
Match #3	Yelkan Tedeyev	URS	fall (9:04)	Tadeusz Godyń	POL
Match #4	Mohammad Ebrahimi	AFG	draw	Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj	MGL
Match #5	Choi Jeong-Hyeok	KOR	fall (2:06)	Gabriel Ruz	MEX
Match #6	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	decision	Onesimo Rufino	DOM
Match #7	Petre Coman	ROU	superiority	Pat Bolger	CAN
Match #8	József Rusznyák	HUN	fall (5:45)	John McCourtney	GBR
Match #9	Enyu Todorov	BUL	superiority	Ismail Al-Karaghouli	IRQ
Match #10	José Ramos	CUB	fall (5:57)	Antonio Senosa	PHI
Match #11	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	fall (4:47)	José Luis García	GUA

Round Three (19 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	0,0
2	Enyu Todorov	BUL	1,0
=3	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	1,5
=3	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	1,5
5	Petre Coman	ROU	2,0
=6	Choi Jeong-Hyeok	KOR	3,0
=6	Yelkan Tedeyev	URS	3,0
8	Vehbi Akdağ	TUR	4.0
9	József Rusznyák	HUN	4.5
10	Ismail Al-Karaghouli	IRQ	5,5
11	José Ramos	CUB	6,0	eliminated
12	Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj	MGL	6,5	eliminated
13	Josef Engel	TCH	7,0	eliminated

Match #1	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	fall (8:39)	Josef Engel	TCH
Match #2	Vehbi Akdağ	TUR	draw	Yelkan Tedeyev	URS
Match #3	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	superiority	Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj	MGL
Match #4	Petre Coman	ROU	decision	Choi Jeong-Hyeok	KOR
Match #5	Enyu Todorov	BUL	superiority	József Rusznyák	HUN
Match #6	José Ramos	CUB	draw	Ismail Al-Karaghouli	IRQ
Match #7	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	bye

Round Four (20 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	1,5
2	Enyu Todorov	BUL	2,0
=3	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	2,5
=3	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	2,5
5	Petre Coman	ROU	5,0
6	Yelkan Tedeyev	URS	6,0	eliminated
=7	Ismail Al-Karaghouli	IRQ	6,5	eliminated
=7	Vehbi Akdağ	TUR	6.5	eliminated
9	Choi Jeong-Hyeok	KOR	7.0	eliminated
10	József Rusznyák	HUN	7,5	eliminated

Match #1	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	draw	Vehbi Akdağ	TUR
Match #2	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	decision	Yelkan Tedeyev	URS
Match #3	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	fall (5:31)	Choi Jeong-Hyeok	KOR
Match #4	Enyu Todorov	BUL	decision	Petre Coman	ROU
Match #5	Ismail Al-Karaghouli	IRQ	decision	József Rusznyák	HUN

Round Five (20 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Enyu Todorov	BUL	2,0
=2	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	2,5
=2	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	2,5
4	Nikos Karypidis	GRE	6,5	eliminated
5	Petre Coman	ROU	8,0	eliminated

Match #1	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	fall (1:39)	Nikos Karypidis	GRE
Match #2	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	decision	Petre Coman	ROU
Match #3	Enyu Todorov	BUL	bye

Round Six (20 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	2,5
2	Enyu Todorov	BUL	4,0
3	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	4,5

Match #1	Enyu Todorov	BUL	draw	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI
Match #2	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	bye

Round Seven (20 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	5,0
=1	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	5,0
3	Enyu Todorov	BUL	7,0	eliminated

Match #1	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	draw	Enyu Todorov	BUL
Match #2	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI	bye

Final Round (20 October 1968)

Match #1	Masaaki Kaneko	JPN	decision	Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi	IRI
Match #2	Enyu Todorov	BUL	bye