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Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤90 kg), Men

Date	27 – 31 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Aréna Maurice-Richard, Montréal, Québec / Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec
Participants	21 from 21 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-0.0; win by decision-1.0; draw-2.0; loss by decision-3.0; loss by superior decision-4.0; loss by fall-4.0). Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler, but a wrestler could not be eliminated after a victory. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with preliminary results carried forward.

In 1972 Soviet Georgian Levan Tediashvili had defeated the American John Petersen in the middleweight class, while Petersen’s brother Ben had won a gold medal as a light-heavyweight. In Montréal both Petersen brothers were back in the same classes, but Tediashvili had moved up to light-heavyweight, where he won another gold, shunting Ben Petersen back to the silver medal position. Tediashvili was considered the world’s greatest freestyler in this era and had not lost a match since 1971, having won the 1973-75 World Championships and the 1974/1976 European titles. After six rounds in Montréal only “Teddy” and Petersen remained with Tediashvili winning by decision, 11-5.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	334	Levan Tediashvili	URS	–	–	Gold
2	352	Ben Peterson	USA	–	–	Silver
3	282	Stelica Morcov	ROU	–	–	Bronze
4	95	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	–	–
5	43	Terry Paice	CAN	–	–
6	237	Paweł Kurczewski	POL	–	–
7	293	Frank Andersson	SWE	–	–
8	55	Bárbaro Morgan	CUB	–	–
AC	68	Keijo Manni	FIN	eliminated r4/7	8.0
AC	190	Yoshiaki Yatsu	JPN	eliminated r4/7	9.0
AC	25	Shukri Lyutviev	BUL	eliminated r3/7	7.0
AC	79	Maurice Allan	GBR	eliminated r3/7	8.0
AC	104	Peter Neumair	FRG	eliminated r3/7	8.0
AC	145	Ali Reza Soleimani	IRI	eliminated r3/7	8.0
AC	233	Muhammad Salah-ud-din	PAK	eliminated r3/7	8.0
AC	292	Ambroise Sarr	SEN	eliminated r3/7	8.0
AC	314	İsmail Temiz	TUR	eliminated r2/7	6.5
AC	130	Géza Molnár	HUN	eliminated r2/7	7.0
AC	74	Michel Grangier	FRA	eliminated r2/7	8.0
AC	162	Wayne Thomas	ISV	eliminated r2/7	8.0
AC	226	Dashdorjiin Tserentogtokh	MGL	eliminated r2/7	8.0

Round One

Date	27 July 1976 — 20:55

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	25	Shukri Lyutviev	BUL	0.0
=1	43	Terry Paice	CAN	0.0
=1	95	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	0.0
=1	190	Yoshiaki Yatsu	JPN	0.0
=1	233	Muhammad Salah-ud-din	PAK	0.0
=1	292	Ambroise Sarr	SEN	0.0
=1	293	Frank Andersson	SWE	0.0
=1	334	Levan Tediashvili	URS	0.0
9	55	Bárbaro Morgan	CUB	0.5
=10	237	Paweł Kurczewski	POL	1.0
=10	352	Ben Peterson	USA	1.0
=12	130	Géza Molnár	HUN	3.0
=12	282	Stelica Morcov	ROU	3.0
14	314	İsmail Temiz	TUR	3.5
=15	68	Keijo Manni	FIN	4.0
=15	74	Michel Grangier	FRA	4.0
=15	79	Maurice Allan	GBR	4.0
=15	104	Peter Neumair	FRG	4.0
=15	145	Ali Reza Soleimani	IRI	4.0
=15	162	Wayne Thomas	ISV	4.0
=15	226	Dashdorjiin Tserentogtokh	MGL	4.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Jul	Frank Andersson	SWE	Decision (32-4)	Maurice Allan	GBR
Match #2	27 Jul	Levan Tediashvili	URS	Fall (1:47)	Wayne Thomas	ISV
Match #3	27 Jul	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	Fall (0:46)	Peter Neumair	FRG
Match #4	27 Jul	Paweł Kurczewski	POL	Decision (6-3)	Géza Molnár	HUN
Match #5	27 Jul	Muhammad Salah-ud-din	PAK	Fall (3:53)	Dashdorjiin Tserentogtokh	MGL
Match #6	27 Jul	Shukri Lyutviev	BUL	Fall (2:59)	Keijo Manni	FIN
Match #7	27 Jul	Ben Peterson	USA	Decision (7-4)	Stelica Morcov	ROU
Match #8	27 Jul	Bárbaro Morgan	CUB	Decision (13-5)	İsmail Temiz	TUR
Match #9	27 Jul	Yoshiaki Yatsu	JPN	Fall (8:32)	Ali Reza Soleimani	IRI
Match #10	27 Jul	Terry Paice	CAN	Fall (0:59)	Michel Grangier	FRA
Match #11	27 Jul	Ambroise Sarr	SEN

Round Two

Date	28 July 1976 — 20:52

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	43	Terry Paice	CAN	0.0	–
=1	95	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	0.0	–
=1	334	Levan Tediashvili	URS	0.0	–
=4	190	Yoshiaki Yatsu	JPN	1.0	–
=4	237	Paweł Kurczewski	POL	1.0	–
6	352	Ben Peterson	USA	2.0	–
7	25	Shukri Lyutviev	BUL	3.0	–
8	55	Bárbaro Morgan	CUB	3.5	–
=9	68	Keijo Manni	FIN	4.0	–
=9	79	Maurice Allan	GBR	4.0	–
=9	104	Peter Neumair	FRG	4.0	–
=9	145	Ali Reza Soleimani	IRI	4.0	–
=9	233	Muhammad Salah-ud-din	PAK	4.0	–
=9	282	Stelica Morcov	ROU	4.0	–
=9	292	Ambroise Sarr	SEN	4.0	–
=9	293	Frank Andersson	SWE	4.0	–
17	314	İsmail Temiz	TUR	6.5	eliminated
18	130	Géza Molnár	HUN	7.0	eliminated
=19	74	Michel Grangier	FRA	8.0	eliminated
=19	162	Wayne Thomas	ISV	8.0	eliminated
=19	226	Dashdorjiin Tserentogtokh	MGL	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Jul	Maurice Allan	GBR	Fall (3:59)	Ambroise Sarr	SEN
Match #2	28 Jul	Levan Tediashvili	URS	Decision (16-2)	Frank Andersson	SWE
Match #3	28 Jul	Peter Neumair	FRG	Fall (0:40)	Wayne Thomas	ISV
Match #4	28 Jul	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	Dq (5:46)	Géza Molnár	HUN
Match #5	28 Jul	Paweł Kurczewski	POL	Fall (1:50)	Muhammad Salah-ud-din	PAK
Match #6	28 Jul	Keijo Manni	FIN	Fall (5:35)	Dashdorjiin Tserentogtokh	MGL
Match #7	28 Jul	Ben Peterson	USA	Decision (14-13)	Shukri Lyutviev	BUL
Match #8	28 Jul	Stelica Morcov	ROU	Decision (9-8)	Bárbaro Morgan	CUB
Match #9	28 Jul	Yoshiaki Yatsu	JPN	Decision (13-7)	İsmail Temiz	TUR
Match #10	28 Jul	Ali Reza Soleimani	IRI	Decision (21-7)	Michel Grangier	FRA
Match #11	28 Jul	Terry Paice	CAN

Round Three

Date	29 July 1976 — 20:19

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	43	Terry Paice	CAN	0.0	–
=1	95	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	0.0	–
=1	334	Levan Tediashvili	URS	0.0	–
4	352	Ben Peterson	USA	2.0	–
5	55	Bárbaro Morgan	CUB	3.5	–
=6	68	Keijo Manni	FIN	4.0	–
=6	282	Stelica Morcov	ROU	4.0	–
=6	293	Frank Andersson	SWE	4.0	–
=9	190	Yoshiaki Yatsu	JPN	5.0	–
=9	237	Paweł Kurczewski	POL	5.0	–
11	25	Shukri Lyutviev	BUL	7.0	eliminated
=12	79	Maurice Allan	GBR	8.0	eliminated
=12	104	Peter Neumair	FRG	8.0	eliminated
=12	145	Ali Reza Soleimani	IRI	8.0	eliminated
=12	233	Muhammad Salah-ud-din	PAK	8.0	eliminated
=12	292	Ambroise Sarr	SEN	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Terry Paice	CAN	Dq (5:20)	Ambroise Sarr	SEN
Match #2	29 Jul	Levan Tediashvili	URS	Fall (1:05)	Maurice Allan	GBR
Match #3	29 Jul	Frank Andersson	SWE	Fall (3:56)	Peter Neumair	FRG
Match #4	29 Jul	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	Fall (5:11)	Paweł Kurczewski	POL
Match #5	29 Jul	Keijo Manni	FIN	Fall (5:17)	Muhammad Salah-ud-din	PAK
Match #6	29 Jul	Stelica Morcov	ROU	Dq (7:26)	Shukri Lyutviev	BUL
Match #7	29 Jul	Ben Peterson	USA	Decision (19-2)	Yoshiaki Yatsu	JPN
Match #8	29 Jul	Bárbaro Morgan	CUB	Fall (2:55)	Ali Reza Soleimani	IRI

Round Four

Date	30 July 1976 — 21:28

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	334	Levan Tediashvili	URS	0.0	–
2	352	Ben Peterson	USA	2.0	–
3	43	Terry Paice	CAN	3.0	–
=4	95	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	4.0	–
=4	282	Stelica Morcov	ROU	4.0	–
=6	237	Paweł Kurczewski	POL	5.0	–
=6	293	Frank Andersson	SWE	5.0	–
8	55	Bárbaro Morgan	CUB	7.5	eliminated
9	68	Keijo Manni	FIN	8.0	eliminated
10	190	Yoshiaki Yatsu	JPN	9.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Jul	Frank Andersson	SWE	Decision (8-3)	Terry Paice	CAN
Match #2	30 Jul	Levan Tediashvili	URS	Decision (17-3)	Horst Stottmeister	GDR
Match #3	30 Jul	Paweł Kurczewski	POL	Fall (0:57)	Keijo Manni	FIN
Match #4	30 Jul	Ben Peterson	USA	Fall (7:39)	Bárbaro Morgan	CUB
Match #5	30 Jul	Stelica Morcov	ROU	Dq (8:36)	Yoshiaki Yatsu	JPN

Round Five

Date	30 July 1976 — 22:16

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	334	Levan Tediashvili	URS	0.0	–
2	352	Ben Peterson	USA	2.5	–
3	282	Stelica Morcov	ROU	4.0	–
4	95	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	4.5	–
5	43	Terry Paice	CAN	7.0	eliminated
=6	237	Paweł Kurczewski	POL	8.5	eliminated
=6	293	Frank Andersson	SWE	8.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Jul	Levan Tediashvili	URS	Dq (4:30)	Terry Paice	CAN
Match #2	30 Jul	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	Decision (17-6)	Frank Andersson	SWE
Match #3	30 Jul	Ben Peterson	USA	Decision (13-4)	Paweł Kurczewski	POL
Match #4	30 Jul	Stelica Morcov	ROU

Round Six

Date	31 July 1976 — 11:31

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	334	Levan Tediashvili	URS	1.0	–
2	352	Ben Peterson	USA	3.5	–
3	282	Stelica Morcov	ROU	7.0	eliminated
4	95	Horst Stottmeister	GDR	7.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul	Levan Tediashvili	URS	Decision (7-2)	Stelica Morcov	ROU
Match #2	31 Jul	Ben Peterson	USA	Decision (13-8)	Horst Stottmeister	GDR

Final Round

Date	31 July 1976 — 22:05

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul 22:05	Levan Tediashvili	URS	Decision (11-5)	Ben Peterson	USA