| | Event type
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kg), Men
| Date | 5 – 10 September 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Ringer-Judo-Halle, Messegelände (Halle 14), München | |
| Participants | 29 from 29 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-2.0; 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 1969 and 1971 World Champion was Rustem Kazakov and he was favored. It took seven rounds to eliminate all but two wrestlers, with Kazakov meeting German favorite Hans-Jürgen Veil for the title. Kazakov had little trouble, throwing Veil in 2:58 to win the gold medal, as expected. He defending gold medalist was Hungarian János Varga, who was eliminated in the seventh round, and placed fourth, just behind Finn Risto Björlin, the 1969 European Champion.
Kazakov won another World title in 1973 but retired in 1975. Veil never appeared on the podium at any other major international tournament. Björlin was competing in his third Olympics, winning his first medal.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 371 | Rustem Kazakov |  URS | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 125 | Hans-Jürgen Veil |  FRG | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 72 | Risto Björlin |  FIN | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 160 | János Varga |  HUN | – | – | |||
| 5 | 40 | Hristo Traykov |  BUL | – | – | |||
| 6 | 295 | Ion Baciu |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 7 | 212 | Ikuei Yamamoto |  JPN | – | – | |||
| 272 | Józef Lipień |  POL | eliminated r4/8 | 8.0 | ||||
| 287 | Luís Grilo |  POR | eliminated r4/8 | 8.5 | ||||
| 343 | Jan Neckář |  TCH | eliminated r4/8 | 9.5 | ||||
| 133 | Othon Moschidis |  GRE | eliminated r4/8 | 9.5 | ||||
| 330 | Per Lindholm |  SWE | eliminated r4/8 | 9.5 | ||||
| 404 | Karlo Čović |  YUG | eliminated r3/8 | 6.0 | ||||
| 219 | Ali Lachkar |  MAR | eliminated r3/8 | 6.5 | ||||
| 193 | Francesco Scuderi |  ITA | eliminated r3/8 | 7.0 | ||||
| 233 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav |  MGL | eliminated r3/8 | 7.5 | ||||
| 61 | An Cheon-Yeong |  KOR | eliminated r3/8 | 8.0 | ||||
| 247 | Harald Hervig |  NOR | withdrew r3/8 | 4.0 | ||||
| 18 | Ernst Hack |  AUT | eliminated r2/8 | 6.0 | ||||
| 391 | Dave Hazewinkel |  USA | eliminated r2/8 | 6.0 | ||||
| 12 | Eduardo Maggiolo |  ARG | eliminated r2/8 | 7.0 | ||||
| 105 | Wolfgang Radmacher |  GDR | eliminated r2/8 | 7.0 | ||||
| 7 | Alam Mir |  AFG | eliminated r2/8 | 7.5 | ||||
| 258 | Juan Velarde |  PER | eliminated r2/8 | 8.0 | ||||
| 260 | Rogelio Famatid |  PHI | eliminated r2/8 | 8.0 | ||||
| 336 | Fawzi Salloum |  SYR | withdrew r2/8 | 2.0 | ||||
| 63 | Jørn Krogsgaard |  DEN | withdrew r2/8 | 4.0 | ||||
| 171 | Firouz Alizadeh |  IRI | withdrew r2/8 | 4.0 | ||||
| 224 | Alfredo López |  MEX | withdrew r2/8 | 4.0 | ||||
| 71 | Ibrahim El-Sayed |  EGY | – | – | ||||
| 137 | Luis Fuentes |  GUA | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 5 September 1972 — 10:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 72 | Risto Björlin | FIN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 125 | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 133 | Othon Moschidis | GRE | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 160 | János Varga | HUN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 212 | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 295 | Ion Baciu | ROU | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 330 | Per Lindholm | SWE | 0.0 | – | ||
| 8 | 371 | Rustem Kazakov | URS | 0.5 | – | ||
| =9 | 40 | Hristo Traykov | BUL | 1.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 61 | An Cheon-Yeong | KOR | 1.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 233 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | MGL | 1.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 272 | Józef Lipień | POL | 1.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 287 | Luís Grilo | POR | 1.0 | – | ||
| =14 | 219 | Ali Lachkar | MAR | 2.0 | – | ||
| =14 | 336 | Fawzi Salloum | SYR | 2.0 | withdrew | ||
| =16 | 12 | Eduardo Maggiolo | ARG | 3.0 | – | ||
| =16 | 18 | Ernst Hack | AUT | 3.0 | – | ||
| =16 | 193 | Francesco Scuderi | ITA | 3.0 | – | ||
| =16 | 391 | Dave Hazewinkel | USA | 3.0 | – | ||
| =16 | 404 | Karlo Čović | YUG | 3.0 | – | ||
| 21 | 7 | Alam Mir | AFG | 3.5 | – | ||
| =22 | 63 | Jørn Krogsgaard | DEN | 4.0 | withdrew | ||
| =22 | 343 | Jan Neckář | TCH | 4 | – | ||
| =22 | 105 | Wolfgang Radmacher | GDR | 4.0 | – | ||
| =22 | 171 | Firouz Alizadeh | IRI | 4.0 | withdrew | ||
| =22 | 224 | Alfredo López | MEX | 4.0 | withdrew | ||
| =22 | 247 | Harald Hervig | NOR | 4.0 | – | ||
| =22 | 258 | Juan Velarde | PER | 4.0 | – | ||
| =22 | 260 | Rogelio Famatid | PHI | 4.0 | – |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Sep | Luís Grilo | POR | Decision | Eduardo Maggiolo | ARG | |
| Match #2 | 05 Sep | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | Fall (1:51) | Juan Velarde | PER | |
| Match #3 | 05 Sep | Per Lindholm | SWE | Fall (6:44) | Alfredo López | MEX | |
| Match #4 | 05 Sep | Ion Baciu | ROU | Fall (2:06) | Rogelio Famatid | PHI | |
| Match #5 | 05 Sep | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | Fall (2:59) | Firouz Alizadeh | IRI | |
| Match #6 | 05 Sep | Hristo Traykov | BUL | Decision | Karlo Čović | YUG | |
| Match #7 | 05 Sep | Rustem Kazakov | URS | Decision | Alam Mir | AFG | |
| Match #8 | 05 Sep | Józef Lipień | POL | Decision | Francesco Scuderi | ITA | |
| Match #9 | 05 Sep | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | MGL | Decision | Ernst Hack | AUT | |
| Match #10 | 05 Sep | Othon Moschidis | GRE | ||||
| Match #11 | 05 Sep | Jan Neckář | TCH | Dq (both) (8:46) | Wolfgang Radmacher | GDR | |
| Match #12 | 05 Sep | Ali Lachkar | MAR | Draw | Fawzi Salloum | SYR | |
| Match #13 | 05 Sep | Risto Björlin | FIN | Fall (2:48) | Jørn Krogsgaard | DEN | |
| Match #14 | 05 Sep | An Cheon-Yeong | KOR | Decision | Dave Hazewinkel | USA | |
| Match #15 | 05 Sep | János Varga | HUN | Fall (0:53) | Harald Hervig | NOR |
Round Two
| Date | 7 September 1972 — 19:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 125 | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 160 | János Varga | HUN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 212 | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 72 | Risto Björlin | FIN | 1.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 272 | Józef Lipień | POL | 1.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 287 | Luís Grilo | POR | 1.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 295 | Ion Baciu | ROU | 1.0 | – | ||
| 8 | 40 | Hristo Traykov | BUL | 2.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 133 | Othon Moschidis | GRE | 3.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 219 | Ali Lachkar | MAR | 3.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 330 | Per Lindholm | SWE | 3.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 404 | Karlo Čović | YUG | 3.0 | – | ||
| 13 | 371 | Rustem Kazakov | URS | 3.5 | – | ||
| =14 | 193 | Francesco Scuderi | ITA | 4.0 | – | ||
| =14 | 247 | Harald Hervig | NOR | 4.0 | – | ||
| =16 | 343 | Jan Neckář | TCH | 5 | – | ||
| =16 | 61 | An Cheon-Yeong | KOR | 5.0 | – | ||
| =16 | 233 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | MGL | 5.0 | – | ||
| =19 | 18 | Ernst Hack | AUT | 6.0 | eliminated | ||
| =19 | 391 | Dave Hazewinkel | USA | 6.0 | eliminated | ||
| =21 | 12 | Eduardo Maggiolo | ARG | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| =21 | 105 | Wolfgang Radmacher | GDR | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 23 | 7 | Alam Mir | AFG | 7.5 | eliminated | ||
| =24 | 258 | Juan Velarde | PER | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =24 | 260 | Rogelio Famatid | PHI | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =24 | 63 | Jørn Krogsgaard | DEN | 8.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Sep | Luís Grilo | POR | Fall (7:17) | Juan Velarde | PER | |
| Match #2 | 07 Sep | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | Fall (4:38) | Eduardo Maggiolo | ARG | |
| Match #3 | 07 Sep | Ion Baciu | ROU | Decision | Per Lindholm | SWE | |
| Match #4 | 07 Sep | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | Fall (1:43) | Rogelio Famatid | PHI | |
| Match #5 | 07 Sep | Karlo Čović | YUG | Fall (8:09) | Alam Mir | AFG | |
| Match #6 | 07 Sep | Hristo Traykov | BUL | Decision | Rustem Kazakov | URS | |
| Match #7 | 07 Sep | Francesco Scuderi | ITA | Decision | Ernst Hack | AUT | |
| Match #8 | 07 Sep | Józef Lipień | POL | Fall (1:17) | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | MGL | |
| Match #9 | 07 Sep | Jan Neckář | TCH | Decision | Othon Moschidis | GRE | |
| Match #10 | 07 Sep | Ali Lachkar | MAR | Decision | Wolfgang Radmacher | GDR | |
| Match #11 | 07 Sep | Risto Björlin | FIN | Decision | Dave Hazewinkel | USA | |
| Match #12 | 07 Sep | Harald Hervig | NOR | Fall (2:23) | Jørn Krogsgaard | DEN | |
| Match #13 | 07 Sep | János Varga | HUN |
Round Three
| Date | 8 September 1972 — 10:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 125 | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 160 | János Varga | HUN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 72 | Risto Björlin | FIN | 2.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 295 | Ion Baciu | ROU | 2.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 212 | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | 2.5 | – | ||
| 6 | 40 | Hristo Traykov | BUL | 3.0 | – | ||
| 7 | 371 | Rustem Kazakov | URS | 3.5 | – | ||
| 8 | 247 | Harald Hervig | NOR | 4.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 272 | Józef Lipień | POL | 5.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 287 | Luís Grilo | POR | 5.0 | – | ||
| =11 | 343 | Jan Neckář | TCH | 5.5 | – | ||
| =11 | 133 | Othon Moschidis | GRE | 5.5 | – | ||
| =11 | 330 | Per Lindholm | SWE | 5.5 | – | ||
| 14 | 404 | Karlo Čović | YUG | 6.0 | eliminated | ||
| 15 | 219 | Ali Lachkar | MAR | 6.5 | eliminated | ||
| 16 | 193 | Francesco Scuderi | ITA | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 17 | 233 | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | MGL | 7.5 | eliminated | ||
| 18 | 61 | An Cheon-Yeong | KOR | 8.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 08 Sep | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | Fall (2:31) | Luís Grilo | POR | |
| Match #2 | 08 Sep | Per Lindholm | SWE | Draw | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 08 Sep | Ion Baciu | ROU | Decision | Karlo Čović | YUG | |
| Match #4 | 08 Sep | Hristo Traykov | BUL | Decision | Francesco Scuderi | ITA | |
| Match #5 | 08 Sep | Rustem Kazakov | URS | Fall (8:39) | Józef Lipień | POL | |
| Match #6 | 08 Sep | Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav | MGL | Draw | Othon Moschidis | GRE | |
| Match #7 | 08 Sep | Jan Neckář | TCH | Decision | Ali Lachkar | MAR | |
| Match #8 | 08 Sep | Risto Björlin | FIN | Decision | An Cheon-Yeong | KOR | |
| Match #9 | 08 Sep | János Varga | HUN |
Round Four
| Date | 9 September 1972 — 10:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125 | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | 0.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 160 | János Varga | HUN | 0.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 72 | Risto Björlin | FIN | 2.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 295 | Ion Baciu | ROU | 3.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 371 | Rustem Kazakov | URS | 3.5 | – | ||
| 6 | 40 | Hristo Traykov | BUL | 4.0 | – | ||
| 7 | 212 | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | 5.5 | – | ||
| 8 | 272 | Józef Lipień | POL | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| 9 | 287 | Luís Grilo | POR | 8.5 | eliminated | ||
| 10 | 343 | Jan Neckář | TCH | 9.5 | eliminated | ||
| =11 | 133 | Othon Moschidis | GRE | 9.5 | eliminated | ||
| =11 | 330 | Per Lindholm | SWE | 9.5 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 09 Sep | János Varga | HUN | Decision | Luís Grilo | POR | |
| Match #2 | 09 Sep | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | Fall (8:53) | Per Lindholm | SWE | |
| Match #3 | 09 Sep | Ion Baciu | ROU | Decision | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | |
| Match #4 | 09 Sep | Hristo Traykov | BUL | Decision | Józef Lipień | POL | |
| Match #5 | 09 Sep | Rustem Kazakov | URS | Fall (4:36) | Othon Moschidis | GRE | |
| Match #6 | 09 Sep | Risto Björlin | FIN | Fall (1:21) | Jan Neckář | TCH |
Round Five
| Date | 9 September 1972 — 19:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125 | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | 0.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 72 | Risto Björlin | FIN | 2.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 160 | János Varga | HUN | 4.5 | – | ||
| =3 | 371 | Rustem Kazakov | URS | 4.5 | – | ||
| 5 | 40 | Hristo Traykov | BUL | 5.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 295 | Ion Baciu | ROU | 6.0 | eliminated | ||
| 7 | 212 | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | 8.5 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 09 Sep | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | Fall (8:35) | János Varga | HUN | |
| Match #2 | 09 Sep | Hristo Traykov | BUL | Decision | Ion Baciu | ROU | |
| Match #3 | 09 Sep | Rustem Kazakov | URS | Decision | Ikuei Yamamoto | JPN | |
| Match #4 | 09 Sep | Risto Björlin | FIN |
Round Six
| Date | 10 September 1972 — 19:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125 | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | 3.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 371 | Rustem Kazakov | URS | 4.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 72 | Risto Björlin | FIN | 5.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 160 | János Varga | HUN | 5.5 | – | ||
| 5 | 40 | Hristo Traykov | BUL | 6.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 10 Sep | János Varga | HUN | Decision | Risto Björlin | FIN | |
| Match #2 | 10 Sep | Hristo Traykov | BUL | Decision | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | |
| Match #3 | 10 Sep | Rustem Kazakov | URS |
Round Seven
| Date | 10 September 1972 — 19:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125 | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | 4.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 371 | Rustem Kazakov | URS | 5.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 72 | Risto Björlin | FIN | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| 4 | 160 | János Varga | HUN | 9.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 10 Sep | Rustem Kazakov | URS | Decision | János Varga | HUN | |
| Match #2 | 10 Sep | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG | Decision | Risto Björlin | FIN |
Final Round
| Date | 10 September 1972 — 19:00 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 10 Sep 19:00 | Rustem Kazakov | URS | Fall (2:58) | Hans-Jürgen Veil | FRG |