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Bantamweight, Freestyle (≤57 kg), Men

Date27 – 31 August 1972
StatusOlympic
LocationRinger-Judo-Halle, Messegelände (Halle 14), München
Participants28 from 28 countries
FormatScoring 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-2.0; 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.

Japan’s Hideaki Yanagida had won the 1970 and 1971 World Championships and was a slight favorite, but American Rich Sanders, 1968 Olympic silver medalist and 1969 World Champion in flyweight, was expected to challenge him. Form held, but in the fourth round Yanagida defeated Sanders by decision, which would determine the top two places. After six rounds, four wrestlers remained – Yanagida, Sanders, Hungarian László Klinga, and Indian Prem Nath. Yanagida and Sanders won their matches by falls, defeating Nath and Klinga respectively, which eliminated them, giving Yanagida the gold medal and Sanders the silver.

After the Olympics Sanders decided to vacation in Europe but seven weeks later he was killed in a car accident in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now Macedonia). Yanagida never competed again internationally. Klinga won the bronze medal in München, based on fewer bad points than Nath.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCRound EliminatedBad Points
1213Hideaki YanagidaJPN––Gold
2398Rich SandersUSA––Silver
3149László KlingaHUN––Bronze
4166Prem NathIND––
525Ivan ShavovBUL––
6100Horst MayerGDR––
7180Ramezan KhederIRI––
860Jorge RamosCUB––
AC237Megdiin KhoilogdorjMGLeliminated r4/78.0
AC284Zbigniew ŻedzickiPOLeliminated r4/78.5
AC12Eduardo MaggioloARGeliminated r4/79.0
AC406Risto DarlevYUGeliminated r4/79.0
AC374Ivan KuleshovURSeliminated r4/79.5
AC9Ghulam SideerAFGeliminated r3/77.0
AC300Nicolae DumitruROUeliminated r3/77.0
AC52An Jae-WonKOReliminated r3/77.5
AC92Amrik Singh GillGBReliminated r3/78.0
AC129Georgios ChatziioannidisGREeliminated r3/78.0
AC225Moisés LópezMEXeliminated r3/79.0
AC137Luis FuentesGUAeliminated r2/76.0
AC252Ditta AllahPAKeliminated r2/76.0
AC42Egon BeilerCANeliminated r2/76.5
AC362Kazım YıldırımTUReliminated r2/76.5
AC18Ernst HackAUTeliminated r2/77.0
AC258Juan VelardePEReliminated r2/77.5
AC14Raymond BarryAUSeliminated r2/78.0
AC263Arturo TanaquinPHIeliminated r2/78.0
AC292Hsu Chin-HsiungTPEeliminated r2/78.0
DNS289Kang Sok-JuPRK––

Round One

Date27 August 1972 — 10:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad Points
=19Ghulam SideerAFG0.0
=1149László KlingaHUN0.0
=1166Prem NathIND0.0
=1300Nicolae DumitruROU0.0
=1398Rich SandersUSA0.0
=692Amrik Singh GillGBR0.5
=6213Hideaki YanagidaJPN0.5
=812Eduardo MaggioloARG1.0
=825Ivan ShavovBUL1.0
=860Jorge RamosCUB1.0
=8180Ramezan KhederIRI1.0
=8225Moisés LópezMEX1.0
=8284Zbigniew ŻedzickiPOL1.0
=8374Ivan KuleshovURS1.0
=1542Egon BeilerCAN3.0
=15100Horst MayerGDR3.0
=15137Luis FuentesGUA3.0
=1552An Jae-WonKOR3.0
=15237Megdiin KhoilogdorjMGL3.0
=15252Ditta AllahPAK3.0
=15362Kazım YıldırımTUR3.0
=2218Ernst HackAUT3.5
=22258Juan VelardePER3.5
=2414Raymond BarryAUS4.0
=24129Georgios ChatziioannidisGRE4.0
=24263Arturo TanaquinPHI4.0
=24292Hsu Chin-HsiungTPE4.0
=24406Risto DarlevYUG4.0
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #127 AugRamezan KhederIRIDecisionHorst MayerGDR
Match #227 AugAmrik Singh GillGBRDecisionJuan VelardePER
Match #327 AugMoisés LópezMEXDecisionEgon BeilerCAN
Match #427 AugIvan KuleshovURSDecisionMegdiin KhoilogdorjMGL
Match #527 AugLászló KlingaHUNFall (1:22)Arturo TanaquinPHI
Match #627 AugIvan ShavovBULDecisionKazım YıldırımTUR
Match #727 AugZbigniew ŻedzickiPOLDecisionAn Jae-WonKOR
Match #827 AugHideaki YanagidaJPNDecisionErnst HackAUT
Match #927 AugRich SandersUSAFall (5:15)Georgios ChatziioannidisGRE
Match #1027 AugNicolae DumitruROUFall (4:16)Hsu Chin-HsiungTPE
Match #1127 AugEduardo MaggioloARGDecisionLuis FuentesGUA
Match #1227 AugPrem NathINDFall (8:37)Raymond BarryAUS
Match #1327 AugJorge RamosCUBDecisionDitta AllahPAK
Match #1427 AugGhulam SideerAFGFall (5:47)Risto DarlevYUG

Round Two

Date28 August 1972 — 19:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
1398Rich SandersUSA0.0–
2149László KlingaHUN0.5–
=312Eduardo MaggioloARG1.0–
=325Ivan ShavovBUL1.0–
=3166Prem NathIND1.0–
=3180Ramezan KhederIRI1.0–
=3213Hideaki YanagidaJPN1.0–
8374Ivan KuleshovURS1.5–
960Jorge RamosCUB2.0–
=109Ghulam SideerAFG3.0–
=10237Megdiin KhoilogdorjMGL3.0–
=12100Horst MayerGDR3.5–
=1252An Jae-WonKOR3.5–
=1492Amrik Singh GillGBR4.0–
=14129Georgios ChatziioannidisGRE4.0–
=14300Nicolae DumitruROU4.0–
17284Zbigniew ŻedzickiPOL4.5–
=18225Moisés LópezMEX5.0–
=18406Risto DarlevYUG5.0–
=20137Luis FuentesGUA6.0eliminated
=20252Ditta AllahPAK6.0eliminated
=2242Egon BeilerCAN6.5eliminated
=22362Kazım YıldırımTUR6.5eliminated
2418Ernst HackAUT7.0eliminated
25258Juan VelardePER7.5eliminated
=2614Raymond BarryAUS8.0eliminated
=26263Arturo TanaquinPHI8.0eliminated
=26292Hsu Chin-HsiungTPE8.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 AugHorst MayerGDRDecisionAmrik Singh GillGBR
Match #228 AugRamezan KhederIRIFall (5:10)Juan VelardePER
Match #328 AugMegdiin KhoilogdorjMGLFall (8:21)Moisés LópezMEX
Match #428 AugIvan KuleshovURSDecisionEgon BeilerCAN
Match #528 AugLászló KlingaHUNDecisionKazım YıldırımTUR
Match #628 AugIvan ShavovBULFall (0:57)Arturo TanaquinPHI
Match #728 AugHideaki YanagidaJPNDecisionZbigniew ŻedzickiPOL
Match #828 AugAn Jae-WonKORDecisionErnst HackAUT
Match #928 AugGeorgios ChatziioannidisGREFall (3:49)Hsu Chin-HsiungTPE
Match #1028 AugRich SandersUSAFall (5:34)Nicolae DumitruROU
Match #1128 AugEduardo MaggioloARGFall (4:34)Raymond BarryAUS
Match #1228 AugPrem NathINDDecisionLuis FuentesGUA
Match #1328 AugJorge RamosCUBDecisionGhulam SideerAFG
Match #1428 AugRisto DarlevYUGDecisionDitta AllahPAK

Round Three

Date29 August 1972 — 10:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
1398Rich SandersUSA0.0–
=225Ivan ShavovBUL1.0–
=2166Prem NathIND1.0–
=2180Ramezan KhederIRI1.0–
=2213Hideaki YanagidaJPN1.0–
6149László KlingaHUN2.5–
760Jorge RamosCUB3.0–
8100Horst MayerGDR3.5–
9284Zbigniew ŻedzickiPOL4.5–
=1012Eduardo MaggioloARG5.0–
=10237Megdiin KhoilogdorjMGL5.0–
=10406Risto DarlevYUG5.0–
13374Ivan KuleshovURS5.5–
=149Ghulam SideerAFG7.0eliminated
=14300Nicolae DumitruROU7.0eliminated
1652An Jae-WonKOR7.5eliminated
=1792Amrik Singh GillGBR8.0eliminated
=17129Georgios ChatziioannidisGRE8.0eliminated
19225Moisés LópezMEX9.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 AugHorst MayerGDRFall (8:30)Moisés LópezMEX
Match #229 AugRamezan KhederIRIFall (1:25)Amrik Singh GillGBR
Match #329 AugMegdiin KhoilogdorjMGLDrawLászló KlingaHUN
Match #429 AugIvan ShavovBULFall (1:35)Ivan KuleshovURS
Match #529 AugZbigniew ŻedzickiPOLFall (1:16)Georgios ChatziioannidisGRE
Match #629 AugHideaki YanagidaJPNFall (4:20)An Jae-WonKOR
Match #729 AugRich SandersUSAFall (7:32)Eduardo MaggioloARG
Match #829 AugJorge RamosCUBDecisionNicolae DumitruROU
Match #929 AugPrem NathINDFall (6:39)Ghulam SideerAFG
Match #1029 AugRisto DarlevYUG

Round Four

Date30 August 1972 — 10:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
=125Ivan ShavovBUL1.0–
=1166Prem NathIND1.0–
=3180Ramezan KhederIRI2.0–
=3213Hideaki YanagidaJPN2.0–
5149László KlingaHUN2.5–
=660Jorge RamosCUB3.0–
=6398Rich SandersUSA3.0–
8100Horst MayerGDR3.5–
9237Megdiin KhoilogdorjMGL8.0eliminated
10284Zbigniew ŻedzickiPOL8.5eliminated
=1112Eduardo MaggioloARG9.0eliminated
=11406Risto DarlevYUG9.0eliminated
13374Ivan KuleshovURS9.5eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #130 AugHorst MayerGDRFall (5:01)Risto DarlevYUG
Match #230 AugRamezan KhederIRIDecisionMegdiin KhoilogdorjMGL
Match #330 AugLászló KlingaHUNFall (3:24)Ivan KuleshovURS
Match #430 AugIvan ShavovBULFall (1:23)Zbigniew ŻedzickiPOL
Match #530 AugHideaki YanagidaJPNDecisionRich SandersUSA
Match #630 AugPrem NathINDFall (4:33)Eduardo MaggioloARG
Match #730 AugJorge RamosCUB

Round Five

Date30 August 1972 — 19:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
=1213Hideaki YanagidaJPN3.0–
=1398Rich SandersUSA3.0–
3149László KlingaHUN3.5–
425Ivan ShavovBUL4.0–
5100Horst MayerGDR4.5–
=6166Prem NathIND5.0–
=6180Ramezan KhederIRI5.0–
860Jorge RamosCUB6.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #130 AugHorst MayerGDRDecisionJorge RamosCUB
Match #230 AugLászló KlingaHUNDecisionRamezan KhederIRI
Match #330 AugHideaki YanagidaJPNDecisionIvan ShavovBUL
Match #430 AugRich SandersUSAFall (6:47)Prem NathIND

Round Six

Date31 August 1972 — 10:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
=1213Hideaki YanagidaJPN4.0–
=1398Rich SandersUSA4.0–
3149László KlingaHUN4.5–
4166Prem NathIND5.0–
525Ivan ShavovBUL7.0eliminated
6100Horst MayerGDR7.5eliminated
7180Ramezan KhederIRI8.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #131 AugLászló KlingaHUNDecisionHorst MayerGDR
Match #231 AugHideaki YanagidaJPNDecisionRamezan KhederIRI
Match #331 AugRich SandersUSADecisionIvan ShavovBUL
Match #431 AugPrem NathIND

Final Round

Date31 August 1972 — 10:00
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #131 AugHideaki YanagidaJPNFall (5:10)Prem NathIND
Match #231 AugRich SandersUSAFall (6:38)László KlingaHUN