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Flyweight, Greco-Roman (≤52 kilograms), Men

Date	23 – 26 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Pista de Hielo Insurgentes, Ciudad de México
Participants	24 from 24 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.

Soviet Vladimir Bakulin was the 1967 World Champion, but he was expected to be challenged by Bulgarian Petar Kirov, the 1967 European Champion. After five rounds four wrestlers remained – Bakulin, Kirov, Czechoslovak Miroslav Zeman, and Hungarian Imre Alker. Bakulin and Kirov won decisions, which eliminated Zeman and Alker, but the bad points Bakulin accumulated also eliminated him and Kirov became the gold medalist. Kirov would win the Worlds in 1970-71 and in 1972, at München, defended his Olympic gold medal. He later won the Europeans again in 1974 and 1976, also winning a third World title in 1974.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	Bad Points
1	Petar Kirov	BUL	–	–	Gold
2	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	–	–	Silver
3	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	–	–	Bronze
4	Imre Alker	HUN	–	–
5	Rolf Lacour	FRG	–	–
6	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN	–	–
AC	Enrique Jiménez	MEX	Eliminated r4/6	6,0
AC	Sin Sang-Sik	KOR	Eliminated r4/6	7,0
AC	Metin Çıkmaz	TUR	Eliminated r4/6	7,0
AC	Domenico Centurioni	ITA	Eliminated r3/6	6,0
AC	Ahmed Charour	SYR	Eliminated r3/6	6,0
AC	Boško Marinko	YUG	Eliminated r3/6	6,5
AC	Vasilios Ganotis	GRE	Eliminated r3/6	7,0
AC	Gheorghe Stoiciu	ROU	Eliminated r3/6	7,5
AC	Alex Børger	DEN	Eliminated r3/6	9,0
AC	Mohamed Salem	EGY	Withdrew r3/6	4,5
AC	Jan Michalik	POL	Eliminated r2/6	6,0
AC	Rich Tamble	USA	Eliminated r2/6	6,0
AC	Sudesh Kumar	IND	Eliminated r2/6	6,0
AC	Mohamed Karmous	MAR	Eliminated r2/6	6,0
AC	Leonel Duarte	POR	Eliminated r2/6	7,5
AC	Gustavo Ramírez	GUA	Eliminated r2/6	8,0
AC	Shuichi Ishiguro	JPN	Eliminated r2/6	8,0
AC	André Gaudinot	FRA	Withdrew r2/6	3,0

Round One (23 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN	0,0
=1	Enrique Jiménez	MEX	0,0
=1	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	0,0
=4	Petar Kirov	BUL	1,0
=4	Vasilios Ganotis	GRE	1,0
=4	Sin Sang-Sik	KOR	1,0
=4	Gheorghe Stoiciu	ROU	1,0
=4	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	1,0
=4	Boško Marinko	YUG	1,0
=10	Mohamed Salem	EGY	2,0
=10	Sudesh Kumar	IND	2,0
=10	Mohamed Karmous	MAR	2,0
=10	Ahmed Charour	SYR	2,0
=14	Rolf Lacour	FRG	2,5
=14	Imre Alker	HUN	2,5
=16	Alex Børger	DEN	3,0
=16	André Gaudinot	FRA	3,0	withdrew
=16	Domenico Centurioni	ITA	3,0
=16	Jan Michalik	POL	3,0
=16	Metin Çıkmaz	TUR	3,0
=16	Rich Tamble	USA	3,0
=22	Gustavo Ramírez	GUA	4,0
=22	Shuichi Ishiguro	JPN	4,0
=22	Leonel Duarte	POR	4,0

Match #1	Ahmed Charour	SYR	draw	Mohamed Salem	EGY
Match #2	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	fall (5:20)	Leonel Duarte	POR
Match #3	Sin Sang-Sik	KOR	decision	Alex Børger	DEN
Match #4	Enrique Jiménez	MEX	fall (1:25)	Gustavo Ramírez	GUA
Match #5	Imre Alker	HUN	draw	Rolf Lacour	FRG
Match #6	Sudesh Kumar	IND	draw	Mohamed Karmous	MAR
Match #7	Boško Marinko	YUG	decision	André Gaudinot	FRA
Match #8	Gheorghe Stoiciu	ROU	decision	Jan Michalik	POL
Match #9	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN	DQ (9:45)	Shuichi Ishiguro	JPN
Match #10	Vasilios Ganotis	GRE	decision	Domenico Centurioni	ITA
Match #11	Petar Kirov	BUL	decision	Metin Çıkmaz	TUR
Match #12	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	decision	Rich Tamble	USA

Round Two (24 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN	1,0
=1	Sin Sang-Sik	KOR	1,0
=1	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	1,0
=1	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	1,0
=5	Petar Kirov	BUL	2,0
=5	Enrique Jiménez	MEX	2,0
=7	Rolf Lacour	FRG	2,5
=7	Imre Alker	HUN	2,5
=7	Ahmed Charour	SYR	2,5
10	Domenico Centurioni	ITA	3,0
=11	Gheorghe Stoiciu	ROU	3,5
=11	Boško Marinko	YUG	3,5
=13	Vasilios Ganotis	GRE	4,0
=13	Metin Çıkmaz	TUR	4,0
=15	Alex Børger	DEN	5,0
=15	Mohamed Salem	EGY	5,0
=17	Jan Michalik	POL	6,0	eliminated
=17	Rich Tamble	USA	6,0	eliminated
=17	Sudesh Kumar	IND	6,0	eliminated
=17	Mohamed Karmous	MAR	6,0	eliminated
21	Leonel Duarte	POR	7,5	eliminated
=22	Gustavo Ramírez	GUA	8,0	eliminated
=22	Shuichi Ishiguro	JPN	8,0	eliminated

Match #1	Ahmed Charour	SYR	superiority	Leonel Duarte	POR
Match #2	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	decision	Mohamed Salem	EGY
Match #3	Alex Børger	DEN	draw	Enrique Jiménez	MEX
Match #4	Sin Sang-Sik	KOR	fall (0:56)	Gustavo Ramírez	GUA
Match #5	Imre Alker	HUN	fall (2:57)	Sudesh Kumar	IND
Match #6	Rolf Lacour	FRG	DQ	Mohamed Karmous	MAR
Match #7	Boško Marinko	YUG	draw	Gheorghe Stoiciu	ROU
Match #8	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN	decision	Jan Michalik	POL
Match #9	Domenico Centurioni	ITA	fall (2:01)	Shuichi Ishiguro	JPN
Match #10	Petar Kirov	BUL	decision	Vasilios Ganotis	GRE
Match #11	Metin Çıkmaz	TUR	decision	Rich Tamble	USA
Match #12	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	bye

Round Three (25 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	1,0
=1	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	1,0
3	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN	2,0
4	Rolf Lacour	FRG	2,5
=5	Petar Kirov	BUL	3,0
=5	Enrique Jiménez	MEX	3,0
7	Imre Alker	HUN	3,5
=8	Sin Sang-Sik	KOR	4,0
=8	Metin Çıkmaz	TUR	4,0
10	Domenico Centurioni	ITA	6,0	eliminated
=11	Boško Marinko	YUG	6,5	eliminated
=11	Ahmed Charour	SYR	6,5	eliminated
13	Vasilios Ganotis	GRE	7,0	eliminated
14	Gheorghe Stoiciu	ROU	7,5	eliminated
15	Alex Børger	DEN	9,0	eliminated

Match #1	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	DQ	Ahmed Charour	SYR
Match #2	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	fall (1:55)	Alex Børger	DEN
Match #3	Enrique Jiménez	MEX	decision	Sin Sang-Sik	KOR
Match #4	Imre Alker	HUN	decision	Boško Marinko	YUG
Match #5	Rolf Lacour	FRG	fall (1:52)	Gheorghe Stoiciu	ROU
Match #6	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN	decision	Vasilios Ganotis	GRE
Match #7	Petar Kirov	BUL	decision	Domenico Centurioni	ITA
Match #8	Metin Çıkmaz	TUR	bye

Round Four (26 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
=1	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	2,0
=1	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	2,0
3	Petar Kirov	BUL	3,0
=4	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN	4,5
=4	Imre Alker	HUN	4,5
6	Rolf Lacour	FRG	5,0
7	Enrique Jiménez	MEX	6,5	eliminated
=8	Sin Sang-Sik	KOR	7,0	eliminated
=8	Metin Çıkmaz	TUR	7,0	eliminated

Match #1	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	decision	Metin Çıkmaz	TUR
Match #2	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	decision	Sin Sang-Sik	KOR
Match #3	Imre Alker	HUN	decision	Enrique Jiménez	MEX
Match #4	Rolf Lacour	FRG	draw	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN
Match #5	Petar Kirov	BUL	bye

Round Five (26 October 1968)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Bad Points
1	Petar Kirov	BUL	4,0
=2	Miroslav Zeman	TCH	5,0
=2	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	5,0
4	Imre Alker	HUN	5,5
5	Rolf Lacour	FRG	6,0	eliminated
6	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN	7,5	eliminated

Match #1	Petar Kirov	BUL	decision	Vladimir Bakulin	URS
Match #2	Rolf Lacour	FRG	decision	Miroslav Zeman	TCH
Match #3	Imre Alker	HUN	decision	Jussi Vesterinen	FIN

Final Round (26 October 1968)

Match #1	Petar Kirov	BUL	decision	Miroslav Zeman	TCH
Match #2	Vladimir Bakulin	URS	decision	Imre Alker	HUN