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Lightweight, Greco-Roman (≤70 kg), Men

Date	23 – 26 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Pista de Hielo Insurgentes, Ciudad de México
Participants	26 from 26 countries
Format	Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall (win by fall-0.0; win by superior decision-0.5; win by decision-1.0; draw-2.5; loss by decision-3.0; loss by superior decision-3.5; loss by fall-4.0). 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.

Yugoslavian Serb Stevan Horvat had been a favorite at the 1964 Olympics, after winning the 1963 World Championships, but placed a disappointing fifth. He again came in as a favorite in 1968, after winning the 1966 Worlds, and was expected to be challenged by Finn Eero Tapio, the 1967 World Champion and second at the 1967 Europeans to Soviet Gennady Sapunov, another contender in 1968. After five rounds, Tapio and Sapunov were eliminated on bad points. After six rounds, three wrestlers remained – Horvat, Greek Petros Galaktopoulos and Japan’s Munji Munemura, neither of whom had ever made a podium at a major international. Horvat drew with Munemura and Galaktopoulos, which gave the gold medal to the little-known Munemura, who had defeated Galaktopoulos in round six, as Horvat settled for silver and Galaktopoulos took bronze.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	9	Muneji Munemura	JPN	–	–	Gold
2	23	Stevan Horvat	YUG	–	–	Silver
3	18	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	–	–	Bronze
4	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	–	–
5	6	Eero Tapio	FIN	–	–
=6	21	Gennady Sapunov	URS	–	–
=6	25	Werner Holzer	USA	–	–
AC	7	Antal Steer	HUN	eliminated r4/8	6.0
AC	19	Vítězslav Mácha	TCH	eliminated r4/8	6.5
AC	13	Seo Hun-Gyo	KOR	eliminated r4/8	7.0
AC	20	Klaus Pohl	GDR	eliminated r4/8	9.5
AC	10	Piero Bellotti	ITA	eliminated r3/8	6.0
AC	16	Gord Garvie	CAN	eliminated r3/8	7.0
AC	22	Jan Karlsson	SWE	eliminated r3/8	7.0
AC	3	Ion Enache	ROU	eliminated r3/8	7.5
AC	24	Kurt Madsen	DEN	eliminated r3/8	8.0
AC	12	Guy Marchand	FRA	eliminated r3/8	8.0
AC	15	António Galantinho	POR	eliminated r3/8	8.0
AC	4	Kazım Ayvaz	TUR	withdrew r3/8	4.5
AC	1	Mahmoud El-Sherbini	EGY	eliminated r2/8	6.0
AC	11	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG	eliminated r2/8	6.5
AC	8	Stoyan Apostolov	BUL	eliminated r2/8	7.0
AC	26	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR	eliminated r2/8	7.0
AC	14	Ángel Aldana	GUA	eliminated r2/8	8.0
AC	17	Mario Tovar	MEX	eliminated r2/8	8.0
AC	5	Eliseo Salugta	PHI	eliminated r2/8	8.0
DNS	–	Tömöriin Artag	MGL	–	–
DNS	–	Janusz Pająk	POL	–	–
DNS	–	Matti Poikala	SWE	–	–

Round One

Date	23 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	6	Eero Tapio	FIN	0.0
=1	18	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	0.0
=1	9	Muneji Munemura	JPN	0.0
=1	13	Seo Hun-Gyo	KOR	0.0
=1	21	Gennady Sapunov	URS	0.0
=1	25	Werner Holzer	USA	0.0
=1	23	Stevan Horvat	YUG	0.0
8	20	Klaus Pohl	GDR	0.5
=9	12	Guy Marchand	FRA	1.0
=9	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	1.0
=9	7	Antal Steer	HUN	1.0
=9	15	António Galantinho	POR	1.0
=13	3	Ion Enache	ROU	2.5
=13	4	Kazım Ayvaz	TUR	2.5
=15	11	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG	3.0
=15	8	Stoyan Apostolov	BUL	3.0
=15	16	Gord Garvie	CAN	3.0
=15	1	Mahmoud El-Sherbini	EGY	3.0
19	19	Vítězslav Mácha	TCH	3.5
=20	24	Kurt Madsen	DEN	4.0
=20	14	Ángel Aldana	GUA	4.0
=20	10	Piero Bellotti	ITA	4.0
=20	26	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR	4.0
=20	17	Mario Tovar	MEX	4.0
=20	5	Eliseo Salugta	PHI	4.0
=20	22	Jan Karlsson	SWE	4.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	23 Oct	Klaus Rost	FRG	Decision	Mahmoud El-Sherbini	EGY
Match #2	23 Oct	Ion Enache	ROU	Draw	Kazım Ayvaz	TUR
Match #3	23 Oct	Eero Tapio	FIN	Fall (1:19)	Eliseo Salugta	PHI
Match #4	23 Oct	Antal Steer	HUN	Decision	Stoyan Apostolov	BUL
Match #5	23 Oct	Muneji Munemura	JPN	Dq	Piero Bellotti	ITA
Match #6	23 Oct	Guy Marchand	FRA	Decision	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG
Match #7	23 Oct	Seo Hun-Gyo	KOR	Fall (0:45)	Ángel Aldana	GUA
Match #8	23 Oct	António Galantinho	POR	Decision	Gord Garvie	CAN
Match #9	23 Oct	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	Fall (4:44)	Mario Tovar	MEX
Match #10	23 Oct	Klaus Pohl	GDR	Superiority	Vítězslav Mácha	TCH
Match #11	23 Oct	Gennady Sapunov	URS	Fall (6:07)	Jan Karlsson	SWE
Match #12	23 Oct	Stevan Horvat	YUG	Fall (2:56)	Kurt Madsen	DEN
Match #13	23 Oct	Werner Holzer	USA	Fall (9:52)	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR

Round Two

Date	24 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	6	Eero Tapio	FIN	0.0	–
=1	18	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	0.0	–
3	9	Muneji Munemura	JPN	0.5	–
=4	7	Antal Steer	HUN	1.0	–
=4	13	Seo Hun-Gyo	KOR	1.0	–
=4	21	Gennady Sapunov	URS	1.0	–
=7	16	Gord Garvie	CAN	3.0	–
=7	23	Stevan Horvat	YUG	3.0	–
=7	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	3.0	–
=10	3	Ion Enache	ROU	3.5	–
=10	19	Vítězslav Mácha	TCH	3.5	–
=12	12	Guy Marchand	FRA	4.0	–
=12	15	António Galantinho	POR	4.0	–
=12	22	Jan Karlsson	SWE	4.0	–
=12	25	Werner Holzer	USA	4.0	–
=16	20	Klaus Pohl	GDR	4.5	–
=16	4	Kazım Ayvaz	TUR	4.5	–
=18	24	Kurt Madsen	DEN	5.0	–
=18	10	Piero Bellotti	ITA	5.0	–
20	1	Mahmoud El-Sherbini	EGY	6.0	eliminated
21	11	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG	6.5	eliminated
=22	8	Stoyan Apostolov	BUL	7.0	eliminated
=22	26	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR	7.0	eliminated
=24	14	Ángel Aldana	GUA	8.0	eliminated
=24	17	Mario Tovar	MEX	8.0	eliminated
=24	5	Eliseo Salugta	PHI	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	24 Oct	Ion Enache	ROU	Decision	Mahmoud El-Sherbini	EGY
Match #2	24 Oct	Klaus Rost	FRG	Draw	Kazım Ayvaz	TUR
Match #3	24 Oct	Antal Steer	HUN	Fall (0:49)	Eliseo Salugta	PHI
Match #4	24 Oct	Eero Tapio	FIN	Fall (9:03)	Stoyan Apostolov	BUL
Match #5	24 Oct	Muneji Munemura	JPN	Superiority	Carlos Alberto Vario	ARG
Match #6	24 Oct	Piero Bellotti	ITA	Decision	Guy Marchand	FRA
Match #7	24 Oct	Seo Hun-Gyo	KOR	Decision	António Galantinho	POR
Match #8	24 Oct	Gord Garvie	CAN	Fall (6:17)	Ángel Aldana	GUA
Match #9	24 Oct	Vítězslav Mácha	TCH	Fall (1:33)	Mario Tovar	MEX
Match #10	24 Oct	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	Fall (2:50)	Klaus Pohl	GDR
Match #11	24 Oct	Gennady Sapunov	URS	Decision	Stevan Horvat	YUG
Match #12	24 Oct	Jan Karlsson	SWE	Fall (2:10)	Werner Holzer	USA
Match #13	24 Oct	Kurt Madsen	DEN	Decision	Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour	MAR

Round Three

Date	25 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	18	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	0.0	–
2	9	Muneji Munemura	JPN	0.5	–
3	6	Eero Tapio	FIN	2.0	–
=4	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	3.0	–
=4	7	Antal Steer	HUN	3.0	–
6	19	Vítězslav Mácha	TCH	3.5	–
=7	13	Seo Hun-Gyo	KOR	4.0	–
=7	21	Gennady Sapunov	URS	4.0	–
=7	23	Stevan Horvat	YUG	4.0	–
10	25	Werner Holzer	USA	5.0	–
11	20	Klaus Pohl	GDR	5.5	–
12	10	Piero Bellotti	ITA	6.0	eliminated
=13	16	Gord Garvie	CAN	7.0	eliminated
=13	22	Jan Karlsson	SWE	7.0	eliminated
15	3	Ion Enache	ROU	7.5	eliminated
=16	24	Kurt Madsen	DEN	8.0	eliminated
=16	12	Guy Marchand	FRA	8.0	eliminated
=16	15	António Galantinho	POR	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	25 Oct	Klaus Rost	FRG	Dq	Ion Enache	ROU
Match #2	25 Oct	Eero Tapio	FIN	Draw	Antal Steer	HUN
Match #3	25 Oct	Muneji Munemura	JPN	Fall (10:27)	Guy Marchand	FRA
Match #4	25 Oct	Piero Bellotti	ITA	Decision	Seo Hun-Gyo	KOR
Match #5	25 Oct	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	Fall (1:12)	António Galantinho	POR
Match #6	25 Oct	Vítězslav Mácha	TCH	Dq	Gord Garvie	CAN
Match #7	25 Oct	Klaus Pohl	GDR	Decision	Gennady Sapunov	URS
Match #8	25 Oct	Stevan Horvat	YUG	Decision	Jan Karlsson	SWE
Match #9	25 Oct	Werner Holzer	USA	Decision	Kurt Madsen	DEN

Round Four

Date	26 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	18	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	1.0	–
2	9	Muneji Munemura	JPN	1.5	–
=3	23	Stevan Horvat	YUG	4.0	–
=3	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	4.0	–
=5	21	Gennady Sapunov	URS	5.0	–
=5	25	Werner Holzer	USA	5.0	–
=5	6	Eero Tapio	FIN	5.0	–
8	7	Antal Steer	HUN	6.0	eliminated
9	19	Vítězslav Mácha	TCH	6.5	eliminated
10	13	Seo Hun-Gyo	KOR	7.0	eliminated
11	20	Klaus Pohl	GDR	9.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	26 Oct	Klaus Rost	FRG	Decision	Eero Tapio	FIN
Match #2	26 Oct	Muneji Munemura	JPN	Decision	Antal Steer	HUN
Match #3	26 Oct	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	Decision	Seo Hun-Gyo	KOR
Match #4	26 Oct	Gennady Sapunov	URS	Decision	Vítězslav Mácha	TCH
Match #5	26 Oct	Stevan Horvat	YUG	Fall (9:40)	Klaus Pohl	GDR
Match #6	26 Oct	Werner Holzer	USA

Round Five

Date	26 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	18	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	2.0	–
=2	9	Muneji Munemura	JPN	4.0	–
=2	23	Stevan Horvat	YUG	4.0	–
4	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	5.0	–
5	6	Eero Tapio	FIN	7.5	eliminated
=6	21	Gennady Sapunov	URS	8.0	eliminated
=6	25	Werner Holzer	USA	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	26 Oct	Klaus Rost	FRG	Decision	Werner Holzer	USA
Match #2	26 Oct	Eero Tapio	FIN	Draw	Muneji Munemura	JPN
Match #3	26 Oct	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	Decision	Gennady Sapunov	URS
Match #4	26 Oct	Stevan Horvat	YUG

Round Six

Date	26 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	18	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	5.0	–
=1	9	Muneji Munemura	JPN	5.0	–
=1	23	Stevan Horvat	YUG	5.0	–
4	2	Klaus Rost	FRG	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	26 Oct	Stevan Horvat	YUG	Decision	Klaus Rost	FRG
Match #2	26 Oct	Muneji Munemura	JPN	Decision	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE

Round Seven

Date	26 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	18	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	5.0	–
=2	9	Muneji Munemura	JPN	7.5	eliminated
=2	23	Stevan Horvat	YUG	7.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	26 Oct	Stevan Horvat	YUG	Draw	Muneji Munemura	JPN
Match #2	26 Oct	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE

Final Round

Date	26 October 1968

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	26 Oct	Petros Galaktopoulos	GRE	Draw	Stevan Horvat	YUG
Match #2	26 Oct	Muneji Munemura	JPN