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Featherweight, Freestyle (≤62 kg), Men

Date27 – 31 August 1972
StatusOlympic
LocationRinger-Judo-Halle, Messegelände (Halle 14), München
Participants26 from 26 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.

The favorites in 1972 were likely Soviet Zagalav Abdulbekov, the 1971 World Champion, and Iran’s Shamseddin Seyyed Abbasi, the 1970 World Champion and runner-up to Abdulbekov in 1971. In round five Seyyed Abbasi lost a decision to Japan’s Kiyoshi Abe, and was effectively eliminated, and he withdrew. Abdulbekov advanced to the final rounds, along with Bulgarian Ivan Krastev and Turkey’s Vehbi Akdağ, as Abe was eliminated in round six on bad points, despite defeating Akdağ. Abdulbekov then threw Akdağ in the final round, and drew with Krastev to win the gold medal, with Akdağ taking silver by defeating Krastev by decision.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCRound EliminatedBad Points
1364Zagalav AbdulbekovURS––Gold
2348Vehbi AkdağTUR––Silver
332Ivan KrastevBUL––Bronze
4196Kiyoshi AbeJPN––
5182Shamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRI––
6298Petre ComanROU––
7136Joseph BurgeGUA––
AC44Pat BolgerCANeliminated r4/78.0
AC126Gerhard WeisenbergerFRGeliminated r4/78.0
AC86Théodule ToulotteFRAeliminated r4/78.5
AC78Jorma LiimatainenFINeliminated r3/76.0
AC167Satpal SinghINDeliminated r3/76.0
AC278Zdzisław StolarskiPOLeliminated r3/76.0
AC158László SzabóHUNeliminated r3/77.0
AC4Ahmad DjanAFGeliminated r3/77.5
AC387Gene DavisUSAeliminated r3/77.5
AC61José RamosCUBeliminated r3/78.0
AC131Panagiotis KoutsoupakisGREeliminated r3/78.5
AC228Vicente MartínezMEXeliminated r2/76.0
AC325Jakob TannerSUIeliminated r2/76.5
AC344Stanislav TůmaTCHeliminated r2/76.5
AC88Kenneth DawesGBReliminated r2/77.5
AC243Zevegiin OidovMGLeliminated r2/78.0
AC256Carlos HurtadoPEReliminated r2/78.0
AC261Eliseo SalugtaPHIeliminated r2/78.0
AC286Orlando GonçalvesPOReliminated r2/78.0
DNS21Harry Van LandeghemBEL––
DNS189Luigi ChinazzoITA––
DNS251Farzand AliPAK––
DNS255Segundo OlmedoPAN––
DNS316Ismaila NdoyeSEN––
DNS412Bojan RangelovYUG––

Round One

Date27 August 1972 — 10:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad Points
=132Ivan KrastevBUL0.0
=178Jorma LiimatainenFIN0.0
=1136Joseph BurgeGUA0.0
=1298Petre ComanROU0.0
=1348Vehbi AkdağTUR0.0
=1387Gene DavisUSA0.0
=744Pat BolgerCAN0.5
=7182Shamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRI0.5
=7196Kiyoshi AbeJPN0.5
=7364Zagalav AbdulbekovURS0.5
=1161José RamosCUB1.0
=1186Théodule ToulotteFRA1.0
=11167Satpal SinghIND1.0
=14126Gerhard WeisenbergerFRG3.0
=14228Vicente MartínezMEX3.0
=14278Zdzisław StolarskiPOL3.0
=174Ahmad DjanAFG3.5
=1788Kenneth DawesGBR3.5
=17325Jakob TannerSUI3.5
=17344Stanislav TůmaTCH3.5
=21131Panagiotis KoutsoupakisGRE4.0
=21158László SzabóHUN4.0
=21243Zevegiin OidovMGL4.0
=21256Carlos HurtadoPER4.0
=21261Eliseo SalugtaPHI4.0
=21286Orlando GonçalvesPOR4.0
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #127 AugPetre ComanROUFall (2:52)Carlos HurtadoPER
Match #227 AugPat BolgerCANDecisionKenneth DawesGBR
Match #327 AugJorma LiimatainenFINFall (7:00)László SzabóHUN
Match #427 AugIvan KrastevBULFall (0:24)Eliseo SalugtaPHI
Match #527 AugVehbi AkdağTURFall (2:35)Orlando GonçalvesPOR
Match #627 AugSatpal SinghINDDecisionZdzisław StolarskiPOL
Match #727 AugThéodule ToulotteFRADecisionVicente MartínezMEX
Match #827 AugJoseph BurgeGUAFall (2:56)Panagiotis KoutsoupakisGRE
Match #927 AugShamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRIDecisionStanislav TůmaTCH
Match #1027 AugJosé RamosCUBDecisionGerhard WeisenbergerFRG
Match #1127 AugKiyoshi AbeJPNDecisionAhmad DjanAFG
Match #1227 AugGene DavisUSAFall (7:36)Zevegiin OidovMGL
Match #1327 AugZagalav AbdulbekovURSDecisionJakob TannerSUI

Round Two

Date28 August 1972 — 19:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
=1298Petre ComanROU0.0–
=1348Vehbi AkdağTUR0.0–
=344Pat BolgerCAN0.5–
=3364Zagalav AbdulbekovURS0.5–
=532Ivan KrastevBUL1.0–
=5136Joseph BurgeGUA1.0–
=5196Kiyoshi AbeJPN1.0–
8182Shamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRI1.5–
=978Jorma LiimatainenFIN3.0–
=9278Zdzisław StolarskiPOL3.0–
11387Gene DavisUSA3.5–
=1261José RamosCUB4.0–
=1286Théodule ToulotteFRA4.0–
=12126Gerhard WeisenbergerFRG4.0–
=12158László SzabóHUN4.0–
164Ahmad DjanAFG4.5–
=17131Panagiotis KoutsoupakisGRE5.0–
=17167Satpal SinghIND5.0–
19228Vicente MartínezMEX6.0eliminated
=20325Jakob TannerSUI6.5eliminated
=20344Stanislav TůmaTCH6.5eliminated
2288Kenneth DawesGBR7.5eliminated
=23243Zevegiin OidovMGL8.0eliminated
=23256Carlos HurtadoPER8.0eliminated
=23261Eliseo SalugtaPHI8.0eliminated
=23286Orlando GonçalvesPOR8.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 AugPetre ComanROUFall (2:09)Kenneth DawesGBR
Match #228 AugPat BolgerCANFall (7:34)Carlos HurtadoPER
Match #328 AugLászló SzabóHUNFall (1:18)Eliseo SalugtaPHI
Match #428 AugIvan KrastevBULDecisionJorma LiimatainenFIN
Match #528 AugZdzisław StolarskiPOLFall (5:27)Orlando GonçalvesPOR
Match #628 AugVehbi AkdağTURFall (7:26)Satpal SinghIND
Match #728 AugJoseph BurgeGUADecisionThéodule ToulotteFRA
Match #828 AugPanagiotis KoutsoupakisGREDecisionVicente MartínezMEX
Match #928 AugShamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRIDecisionJosé RamosCUB
Match #1028 AugGerhard WeisenbergerFRGDecisionStanislav TůmaTCH
Match #1128 AugKiyoshi AbeJPNDecisionGene DavisUSA
Match #1228 AugAhmad DjanAFGDecisionJakob TannerSUI
Match #1328 AugZagalav AbdulbekovURSFall (2:19)Zevegiin OidovMGL

Round Three

Date29 August 1972 — 10:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
1298Petre ComanROU0.0–
2364Zagalav AbdulbekovURS0.5–
=3196Kiyoshi AbeJPN1.0–
=3348Vehbi AkdağTUR1.0–
=532Ivan KrastevBUL2.0–
=5182Shamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRI2.0–
7136Joseph BurgeGUA4.0–
844Pat BolgerCAN4.5–
=986Théodule ToulotteFRA5.0–
=9126Gerhard WeisenbergerFRG5.0–
=1178Jorma LiimatainenFIN6.0eliminated
=11167Satpal SinghIND6.0eliminated
=11278Zdzisław StolarskiPOL6.0eliminated
14158László SzabóHUN7.0eliminated
=154Ahmad DjanAFG7.5eliminated
=15387Gene DavisUSA7.5eliminated
1761José RamosCUB8.0eliminated
18131Panagiotis KoutsoupakisGRE8.5eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 AugPetre ComanROUFall (8:45)Pat BolgerCAN
Match #229 AugIvan KrastevBULDecisionLászló SzabóHUN
Match #329 AugVehbi AkdağTURDecisionJorma LiimatainenFIN
Match #429 AugThéodule ToulotteFRADecisionZdzisław StolarskiPOL
Match #529 AugSatpal SinghINDDecisionJoseph BurgeGUA
Match #629 AugShamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRIDecisionPanagiotis KoutsoupakisGRE
Match #729 AugKiyoshi AbeJPNFall (4:12)José RamosCUB
Match #829 AugGerhard WeisenbergerFRGDecisionAhmad DjanAFG
Match #929 AugZagalav AbdulbekovURSFall (3:25)Gene DavisUSA

Round Four

Date30 August 1972 — 10:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
=1348Vehbi AkdağTUR1.5–
=1364Zagalav AbdulbekovURS1.5–
3182Shamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRI2.5–
=432Ivan KrastevBUL3.0–
=4298Petre ComanROU3.0–
6196Kiyoshi AbeJPN4.0–
7136Joseph BurgeGUA5.0–
=844Pat BolgerCAN8.0eliminated
=8126Gerhard WeisenbergerFRG8.0eliminated
1086Théodule ToulotteFRA8.5eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #130 AugIvan KrastevBULDecisionPetre ComanROU
Match #230 AugVehbi AkdağTURDecisionPat BolgerCAN
Match #330 AugShamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRIDecisionThéodule ToulotteFRA
Match #430 AugJoseph BurgeGUADecisionGerhard WeisenbergerFRG
Match #530 AugZagalav AbdulbekovURSDecisionKiyoshi AbeJPN

Round Five

Date30 August 1972 — 19:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
1364Zagalav AbdulbekovURS1.5–
2348Vehbi AkdağTUR2.5–
332Ivan KrastevBUL3.0–
4196Kiyoshi AbeJPN5.0–
5182Shamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRI5.5–
6298Petre ComanROU6.0eliminated
7136Joseph BurgeGUA9.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #130 AugVehbi AkdağTURDecisionPetre ComanROU
Match #230 AugIvan KrastevBULFall (8:43)Joseph BurgeGUA
Match #330 AugKiyoshi AbeJPNDecisionShamseddin Seyyed AbbasiIRI
Match #430 AugZagalav AbdulbekovURS

Round Six

Date31 August 1972 — 10:00
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCBad PointsEvent Status
1364Zagalav AbdulbekovURS3.5–
232Ivan KrastevBUL5.0–
3348Vehbi AkdağTUR5.5–
4196Kiyoshi AbeJPN6.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #131 AugZagalav AbdulbekovURSDrawIvan KrastevBUL
Match #231 AugKiyoshi AbeJPNDecisionVehbi AkdağTUR

Final Round

Date31 August 1972 — 19:00
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #131 AugZagalav AbdulbekovURSFall (2:57)Vehbi AkdağTUR
Match #231 AugVehbi AkdağTURDecisionIvan KrastevBUL
Match #331 AugZagalav AbdulbekovURSDrawIvan KrastevBUL