| | Event type
Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤82 kg), Men
| Date | 20 – 24 July 1976 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec | |
| Participants | 17 from 17 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. | |
Serbian Yugoslav Momir Petković was known for his magnificent moustache, but, prior to 1976, not for his wrestling. He came to Montréal with no international record, having never competed at the Worlds or Europeans, but he left a gold medalist. Petković was helped by a weak field with no major favorites. In round three he faced Soviet Vladimir Cheboksarov in a desperately close match which ended in a 6-6 tie, but Petković was declared the winner on criteria, or various tie-breaking methods. Petković won all six of his matches, winning by disqualification in round one, and then taking six straight decisions to win the gold medal. He would later win silver medals at the World Championships in 1978-79 and 1981, but never again won a major international. Cheboksarov won silver while the bronze went to Bulgarian Ivan Kolev, who lost his final match to Petković.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 361 | Momir Petković |  YUG | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 322 | Vladimir Cheboksarov |  URS | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 22 | Ivan Kolev |  BUL | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 294 | Leif Andersson |  SWE | – | – | |||
| 5 | 303 | Miroslav Janota |  TCH | – | – | |||
| 6 | 189 | Kazuhiro Takanishi |  JPN | – | – | |||
| 7 | 277 | Ion Enache |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 8 | 243 | Adam Ostrowski |  POL | – | – | |||
| 68 | Keijo Manni |  FIN | eliminated r4/6 | 8.5 | ||||
| 73 | André Bouchoule |  FRA | eliminated r3/6 | 7.0 | ||||
| 339 | Dan Chandler |  USA | eliminated r3/6 | 8.5 | ||||
| 126 | Csaba Hegedűs |  HUN | eliminated r2/6 | 6.0 | ||||
| 8 | Franz Pitschmann |  AUT | eliminated r2/6 | 8.0 | ||||
| 35 | David Cummings |  CAN | eliminated r2/6 | 8.0 | ||||
| 149 | Houshang Montazeralzohour |  IRI | eliminated r2/6 | 8.0 | ||||
| – | Pino Vitucci |  ITA | eliminated r2/6 | 8.0 | ||||
| 288 | Ibrahim Diop |  SEN | withdrew r2/6 | 4.0 | ||||
| 61 | Nabawi El-Ashram |  EGY | – | – | ||||
| 225 | Dogsom Palia |  MGL | – | – | ||||
| 229 | David Aspin |  NZL | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 20 July 1976 — 20:44 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 22 | Ivan Kolev | BUL | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 68 | Keijo Manni | FIN | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 243 | Adam Ostrowski | POL | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 277 | Ion Enache | ROU | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 294 | Leif Andersson | SWE | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 303 | Miroslav Janota | TCH | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 322 | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 361 | Momir Petković | YUG | 0.0 | – | ||
| 9 | 339 | Dan Chandler | USA | 1.0 | – | ||
| 10 | 126 | Csaba Hegedűs | HUN | 3.0 | – | ||
| =11 | 8 | Franz Pitschmann | AUT | 4.0 | – | ||
| =11 | 35 | David Cummings | CAN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =11 | 73 | André Bouchoule | FRA | 4.0 | – | ||
| =11 | 149 | Houshang Montazeralzohour | IRI | 4.0 | – | ||
| =11 | – | Pino Vitucci | ITA | 4.0 | – | ||
| =11 | 189 | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =11 | 288 | Ibrahim Diop | SEN | 4.0 | withdrew |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 20 Jul | Keijo Manni | FIN | Fall (4:21) | Pino Vitucci | ITA | |
| Match #2 | 20 Jul | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | Fall (1:18) | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 20 Jul | Momir Petković | YUG | Dq (5:05) | Houshang Montazeralzohour | IRI | |
| Match #4 | 20 Jul | Dan Chandler | USA | Decision (9-8) | Csaba Hegedűs | HUN | |
| Match #5 | 20 Jul | Miroslav Janota | TCH | Dq (7:31) | Ibrahim Diop | SEN | |
| Match #6 | 20 Jul | Ion Enache | ROU | Injury (7:40) | David Cummings | CAN | |
| Match #7 | 20 Jul | Ivan Kolev | BUL | Decision (16-2) | André Bouchoule | FRA | |
| Match #8 | 20 Jul | Leif Andersson | SWE | Fall (2:12) | Franz Pitschmann | AUT | |
| Match #9 | 20 Jul | Adam Ostrowski | POL |
Round Two
| Date | 21 July 1976 — 20:50 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 22 | Ivan Kolev | BUL | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 243 | Adam Ostrowski | POL | 0.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 361 | Momir Petković | YUG | 0.5 | – | ||
| =4 | 277 | Ion Enache | ROU | 1.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 303 | Miroslav Janota | TCH | 1.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 322 | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | 1.0 | – | ||
| =7 | 68 | Keijo Manni | FIN | 3.0 | – | ||
| =7 | 294 | Leif Andersson | SWE | 3.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 73 | André Bouchoule | FRA | 4.0 | – | ||
| =9 | 189 | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | 4.0 | – | ||
| 11 | 339 | Dan Chandler | USA | 4.5 | – | ||
| 12 | 126 | Csaba Hegedűs | HUN | 6.0 | eliminated | ||
| =13 | 8 | Franz Pitschmann | AUT | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =13 | 35 | David Cummings | CAN | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =13 | 149 | Houshang Montazeralzohour | IRI | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =13 | – | Pino Vitucci | ITA | 8.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 21 Jul | Adam Ostrowski | POL | Dq (7:19) | Pino Vitucci | ITA | |
| Match #2 | 21 Jul | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | Decision (16-9) | Keijo Manni | FIN | |
| Match #3 | 21 Jul | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | Fall (3:20) | Houshang Montazeralzohour | IRI | |
| Match #4 | 21 Jul | Momir Petković | YUG | Decision (14-5) | Dan Chandler | USA | |
| Match #5 | 21 Jul | Miroslav Janota | TCH | Decision (10-4) | Csaba Hegedűs | HUN | |
| Match #6 | 21 Jul | André Bouchoule | FRA | Injury (6:00) | David Cummings | CAN | |
| Match #7 | 21 Jul | Ion Enache | ROU | Decision (6-4) | Leif Andersson | SWE | |
| Match #8 | 21 Jul | Ivan Kolev | BUL | Fall (1:22) | Franz Pitschmann | AUT |
Round Three
| Date | 22 July 1976 — 20:20 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ivan Kolev | BUL | 1.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 361 | Momir Petković | YUG | 1.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 303 | Miroslav Janota | TCH | 2.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 294 | Leif Andersson | SWE | 3.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 189 | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 243 | Adam Ostrowski | POL | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 277 | Ion Enache | ROU | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 322 | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | 4.0 | – | ||
| 9 | 68 | Keijo Manni | FIN | 5.0 | – | ||
| 10 | 73 | André Bouchoule | FRA | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 11 | 339 | Dan Chandler | USA | 8.5 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 22 Jul | Keijo Manni | FIN | Dq (7:56) | Adam Ostrowski | POL | |
| Match #2 | 22 Jul | Momir Petković | YUG | Criteria (6-6) | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | |
| Match #3 | 22 Jul | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | Fall (6:49) | Dan Chandler | USA | |
| Match #4 | 22 Jul | Miroslav Janota | TCH | Decision (7-2) | André Bouchoule | FRA | |
| Match #5 | 22 Jul | Ivan Kolev | BUL | Criteria (8-8) | Ion Enache | ROU | |
| Match #6 | 22 Jul | Leif Andersson | SWE |
Round Four
| Date | 23 July 1976 — 20:19 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ivan Kolev | BUL | 1.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 361 | Momir Petković | YUG | 2.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 294 | Leif Andersson | SWE | 4.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 189 | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | 4.5 | – | ||
| =5 | 303 | Miroslav Janota | TCH | 5.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 322 | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | 5.0 | – | ||
| =7 | 243 | Adam Ostrowski | POL | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | 277 | Ion Enache | ROU | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 9 | 68 | Keijo Manni | FIN | 8.5 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Jul | Leif Andersson | SWE | Decision (9-6) | Adam Ostrowski | POL | |
| Match #2 | 23 Jul | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | Decision (15-6) | Keijo Manni | FIN | |
| Match #3 | 23 Jul | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | Decision (8-3) | Miroslav Janota | TCH | |
| Match #4 | 23 Jul | Momir Petković | YUG | Decision (3-2) | Ion Enache | ROU | |
| Match #5 | 23 Jul | Ivan Kolev | BUL |
Round Five
| Date | 23 July 1976 — 22:05 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 361 | Momir Petković | YUG | 3.5 | – | ||
| =2 | 22 | Ivan Kolev | BUL | 4.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 294 | Leif Andersson | SWE | 4.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 322 | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | 6.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 303 | Miroslav Janota | TCH | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| 6 | 189 | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | 8.5 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Jul | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | Decision (14-7) | Ivan Kolev | BUL | |
| Match #2 | 23 Jul | Leif Andersson | SWE | Fall (0:29) | Kazuhiro Takanishi | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 23 Jul | Momir Petković | YUG | Decision (8-2) | Miroslav Janota | TCH |
Final Round
| Date | 24 July 1976 — 10:59 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul | Momir Petković | YUG | Decision (9-5) | Ivan Kolev | BUL | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul | Vladimir Cheboksarov | URS | Fall (2:07) | Leif Andersson | SWE |