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Lightweight, Freestyle (≤68 kg), Men

Date	29 – 31 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Legkoatletichesky manezh, Legkoatletichesky Futbolny Kompleks CSKA, Moskva
Participants	18 from 18 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.

The 1976 gold medalist, Pavel Pinigin, had won the 1977-78 World titles, but he competed as a welterweight in Moskva, with the Soviet team choosing Saypulla Absaidov, the 1980 European Champion, for this class. Absaidov had an easy time of it, winning his first three matches by falls, and then defeating the 1979-80 European silver medalist, Bulgaria’s Ivan Yankov, on points, 6-1. Absaidov then threw Yugoslav Macedonian Šaban Sejdi in 7:45 to win the gold medal. Absaidov and Sejdi would again meet in the final of the 1981 World Championships, with Absaidov also winning that match and title. Yankov won the silver medal in Moskva by decisioning Sejdi in the final match, 6-2.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	239	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	–	–	Gold
2	38	Ivan Yankov	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	268	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	–	–	Bronze
4	–	Jagmander Singh	IND	–	–
5	84	Eberhard Probst	GDR	–	–
6	183	Octavian Dușa	ROU	–	–
7	124	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	–	–
8	67	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	–	–
AC	146	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	withdrew r4/6	5.0
AC	102	János Kocsis	HUN	eliminated r3/6	6.5
AC	54	José Ramos	CUB	eliminated r3/6	7.0
AC	154	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	eliminated r3/6	7.0
AC	18	Oscar Segers	BEL	eliminated r3/6	8.0
AC	10	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS	eliminated r2/6	7.0
AC	6	Saïd Admane	ALG	eliminated r2/6	8.0
AC	43	Victor Koualaigue	CMR	eliminated r2/6	8.0
AC	230	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR	eliminated r2/6	8.0
AC	274	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE	eliminated r2/6	8.0
DNS	5	Ghulam Zargar	AFG	–	–
DNS	75	Joe Gilligan	GBR	–	–

Round One

Date	29 July 1980 — 10:30

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	38	Ivan Yankov	BUL	0.0
=1	84	Eberhard Probst	GDR	0.0
=1	102	János Kocsis	HUN	0.0
=1	124	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	0.0
=1	183	Octavian Dușa	ROU	0.0
=1	239	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	0.0
=1	268	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	0.0
8	54	José Ramos	CUB	0.5
9	146	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	1.0
10	–	Jagmander Singh	IND	3.0
11	67	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	3.5
=12	6	Saïd Admane	ALG	4.0
=12	10	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS	4.0
=12	18	Oscar Segers	BEL	4.0
=12	43	Victor Koualaigue	CMR	4.0
=12	154	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	4.0
=12	230	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR	4.0
=12	274	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE	4.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	Decision (9-2)	Jagmander Singh	IND
Match #2	29 Jul	János Kocsis	HUN	Fall (1:44)	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE
Match #3	29 Jul	José Ramos	CUB	Decision (13-5)	Pekka Rauhala	FIN
Match #4	29 Jul	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	Dq (5:38)	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS
Match #5	29 Jul	Ivan Yankov	BUL	Decision (15-1)	Oscar Segers	BEL
Match #6	29 Jul	Eberhard Probst	GDR	Fall (1:18)	Victor Koualaigue	CMR
Match #7	29 Jul	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	Fall (5:34)	Stanisław Chiliński	POL
Match #8	29 Jul	Octavian Dușa	ROU	Dq (8:36)	Saïd Admane	ALG
Match #9	29 Jul	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	Dq (5:18)	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR

Round Two

Date	29 July 1980 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	124	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	0.0	–
=1	239	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	0.0	–
3	38	Ivan Yankov	BUL	0.5	–
4	268	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	1.0	–
5	146	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	2.0	–
=6	102	János Kocsis	HUN	3.0	–
=6	–	Jagmander Singh	IND	3.0	–
=8	54	José Ramos	CUB	3.5	–
=8	84	Eberhard Probst	GDR	3.5	–
=10	18	Oscar Segers	BEL	4.0	–
=10	154	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	4.0	–
=10	183	Octavian Dușa	ROU	4.0	–
13	67	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	4.5	–
14	10	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS	7.0	eliminated
=15	6	Saïd Admane	ALG	8.0	eliminated
=15	43	Victor Koualaigue	CMR	8.0	eliminated
=15	230	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR	8.0	eliminated
=15	274	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Jagmander Singh	IND	Fall (2:17)	Nguyễn Ðình Chi	VIE
Match #2	29 Jul	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	Decision (7-4)	János Kocsis	HUN
Match #3	29 Jul	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	Decision (9-2)	Zsigmond Kelevitz	AUS
Match #4	29 Jul	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	Decision (10-3)	José Ramos	CUB
Match #5	29 Jul	Ivan Yankov	BUL	Decision (11-3)	Eberhard Probst	GDR
Match #6	29 Jul	Oscar Segers	BEL	Default (injury)	Victor Koualaigue	CMR
Match #7	29 Jul	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	Fall (7:16)	Saïd Admane	ALG
Match #8	29 Jul	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	Fall (4:29)	Mazen Tuleimat	SYR
Match #9	29 Jul	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	Fall (4:38)	Octavian Dușa	ROU

Round Three

Date	30 July 1980 — 11:30

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	124	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	0.0	–
=1	239	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	0.0	–
=3	38	Ivan Yankov	BUL	1.0	–
=3	268	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	1.0	–
5	–	Jagmander Singh	IND	3.5	–
6	84	Eberhard Probst	GDR	4.5	–
7	146	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL	5.0	–
8	67	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	5.5	–
9	102	János Kocsis	HUN	6.5	eliminated
=10	54	José Ramos	CUB	7.0	eliminated
=10	154	Stanisław Chiliński	POL	7.0	eliminated
=12	18	Oscar Segers	BEL	8.0	eliminated
=12	183	Octavian Dușa	ROU	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Jul	Jagmander Singh	IND	Decision (13-1)	János Kocsis	HUN
Match #2	30 Jul	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	Decision (13-12)	Zevegiin Oidov	MGL
Match #3	30 Jul	Ivan Yankov	BUL	Decision (11-3)	José Ramos	CUB
Match #4	30 Jul	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	Fall (3:22)	Oscar Segers	BEL
Match #5	30 Jul	Eberhard Probst	GDR	Decision (6-5)	Stanisław Chiliński	POL
Match #6	30 Jul	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	Fall (5:59)	Octavian Dușa	ROU
Match #7	30 Jul	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ

Round Four

Date	30 July 1980 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	239	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	1.0	–
=1	268	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	1.0	–
3	–	Jagmander Singh	IND	3.5	–
=4	38	Ivan Yankov	BUL	4.0	–
=4	124	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ	4.0	–
6	84	Eberhard Probst	GDR	5.5	–
7	67	Pekka Rauhala	FIN	9.5	eliminated
8	183	Octavian Dușa	ROU	11.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Jul	Jagmander Singh	IND	Decision (19-1)	Ali Hussain Faris	IRQ
Match #2	30 Jul	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	Fall (3:18)	Pekka Rauhala	FIN
Match #3	30 Jul	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	Decision (6-1)	Ivan Yankov	BUL
Match #4	30 Jul	Eberhard Probst	GDR	Decision (6-3)	Octavian Dușa	ROU

Round Five

Date	31 July 1980 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	239	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	1.0	–
2	268	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	2.0	–
3	38	Ivan Yankov	BUL	5.0	–
4	–	Jagmander Singh	IND	6.5	eliminated
5	84	Eberhard Probst	GDR	8.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul	Ivan Yankov	BUL	Decision (11-7)	Jagmander Singh	IND
Match #2	31 Jul	Šaban Sejdi	YUG	Decision (6-2)	Eberhard Probst	GDR
Match #3	31 Jul	Saypulla Absaidov	URS

Final Round One

Date	31 July 1980 — 19:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul	Saypulla Absaidov	URS	Fall (7:45)	Šaban Sejdi	YUG
Match #2	31 Jul	Ivan Yankov	BUL

Final Round Two

Date	31 July 1980

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul	Ivan Yankov	BUL	Decision (6-2)	Šaban Sejdi	YUG
Match #2	31 Jul	Saypulla Absaidov	URS