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Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤90 kg), Men

Date	20 – 22 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Legkoatletichesky manezh, Legkoatletichesky Futbolny Kompleks CSKA, Moskva
Participants	15 from 15 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.

Sweden’s Frank Andersson came in as the favorite, having won the 1979 World Championship and the 1978-79 Europeans. He won his first three matches but then lost on a close decision to Soviet Ivan Kanygin, the 1980 European Champion. Andersson then lost again to Romania’s Petre Dicu, again losing narrowly on points, 3-2, and was eliminated. Dicu and Kanygin made the final round along with Hungarian Norbert Növényi. Kanygin had already faced both finalists, defeating Dicu on a passivity charge, but losing to Növényi, 7-6, in round five. Növényi then faced Dicu, winning by a 4-1 decision to secure the gold medal, with Kanygin taking silver and Dicu bronze. Andersson placed fourth, after finishing fifth in 1976. He would continue to win international meets, including the 1981 Europeans and 1982 Worlds, and improved to a bronze medal in 1984 at Los Angeles. Kanygin was World Champion in 1981 and 1983 but could not compete at the 1984 Olympics.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	106	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	–	–	Gold
2	248	Igor Kanygin	URS	–	–	Silver
3	181	Petre Dicu	ROU	–	–	Bronze
4	206	Frank Andersson	SWE	–	–
5	81	Thomas Horschel	GDR	–	–
6	53	José Poll	CUB	–	–
7	70	Christophe Andanson	FRA	–	–
8	92	Georgios Pozidis	GRE	–	–
AC	27	Stoyan Nikolov	BUL	eliminated r3/6	7.0
AC	16	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	eliminated r3/6	8.0
AC	162	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	eliminated r3/6	8.0
AC	65	Keijo Manni	FIN	eliminated r3/6	9.0
AC	266	Darko Nišavić	YUG	eliminated r2/6	6.0
AC	140	Jamtsyn Bor	MGL	eliminated r2/6	7.5
AC	226	Atef Mahayri	SYR	eliminated r2/6	8.0

Round One

Date	20 July 1980 — 11:30

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	70	Christophe Andanson	FRA	0.0
=1	81	Thomas Horschel	GDR	0.0
=1	106	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	0.0
=1	181	Petre Dicu	ROU	0.0
=1	248	Igor Kanygin	URS	0.0
6	162	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	0.5
7	206	Frank Andersson	SWE	1.0
8	266	Darko Nišavić	YUG	2.0
9	92	Georgios Pozidis	GRE	3.0
10	140	Jamtsyn Bor	MGL	3.5
=11	16	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	4.0
=11	27	Stoyan Nikolov	BUL	4.0
=11	53	José Poll	CUB	4.0
=11	65	Keijo Manni	FIN	4.0
=11	226	Atef Mahayri	SYR	4.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	Fall (2:22)	Keijo Manni	FIN
Match #2	20 Jul	Thomas Horschel	GDR	Fall (5:39)	Atef Mahayri	SYR
Match #3	20 Jul	Frank Andersson	SWE	Decision (16-13)	Georgios Pozidis	GRE
Match #4	20 Jul	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	Decision (11-3)	Jamtsyn Bor	MGL
Match #5	20 Jul	Petre Dicu	ROU	Dq (7:50)	Franz Pitschmann	AUT
Match #6	20 Jul	Igor Kanygin	URS	Dq (7:09)	Stoyan Nikolov	BUL
Match #7	20 Jul	Darko Nišavić	YUG	Dq (4:38)	José Poll	CUB
Match #8	20 Jul	Christophe Andanson	FRA

Round Two

Date	20 July 1980 — 18:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	106	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	0.0	–
2	206	Frank Andersson	SWE	1.0	–
3	248	Igor Kanygin	URS	2.0	–
=4	70	Christophe Andanson	FRA	3.0	–
=4	92	Georgios Pozidis	GRE	3.0	–
=6	16	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	4.0	–
=6	27	Stoyan Nikolov	BUL	4.0	–
=6	53	José Poll	CUB	4.0	–
=6	81	Thomas Horschel	GDR	4.0	–
=6	181	Petre Dicu	ROU	4.0	–
11	162	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	4.5	–
12	65	Keijo Manni	FIN	5.0	–
13	266	Darko Nišavić	YUG	6.0	eliminated
14	140	Jamtsyn Bor	MGL	7.5	eliminated
15	226	Atef Mahayri	SYR	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	Keijo Manni	FIN	Decision (15-9)	Christophe Andanson	FRA
Match #2	20 Jul	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	Fall (2:38)	Atef Mahayri	SYR
Match #3	20 Jul	Georgios Pozidis	GRE	Fall (1:10)	Thomas Horschel	GDR
Match #4	20 Jul	Frank Andersson	SWE	Decision (19-0)	Czesław Kwieciński	POL
Match #5	20 Jul	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	Fall (5:53)	Jamtsyn Bor	MGL
Match #6	20 Jul	Igor Kanygin	URS	Dq (6:50)	Petre Dicu	ROU
Match #7	20 Jul	Stoyan Nikolov	BUL	Fall (1:05)	Darko Nišavić	YUG
Match #8	20 Jul	José Poll	CUB

Round Three

Date	20 July 1980

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	106	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	0.0	–
2	206	Frank Andersson	SWE	1.0	–
3	248	Igor Kanygin	URS	2.5	–
4	81	Thomas Horschel	GDR	4.0	–
5	53	José Poll	CUB	4.5	–
6	181	Petre Dicu	ROU	5.0	–
7	70	Christophe Andanson	FRA	6.5	eliminated
=8	27	Stoyan Nikolov	BUL	7.0	eliminated
=8	92	Georgios Pozidis	GRE	7.0	eliminated
=10	16	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	8.0	eliminated
=10	162	Czesław Kwieciński	POL	8.0	eliminated
12	65	Keijo Manni	FIN	9.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Jul	José Poll	CUB	Decision (9-1)	Christophe Andanson	FRA
Match #2	20 Jul	Thomas Horschel	GDR	Fall (4:46)	Keijo Manni	FIN
Match #3	20 Jul	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	Fall (5:25)	Georgios Pozidis	GRE
Match #4	20 Jul	Frank Andersson	SWE	Fall (1:45)	Franz Pitschmann	AUT
Match #5	20 Jul	Igor Kanygin	URS	Decision (10-2)	Czesław Kwieciński	POL
Match #6	20 Jul	Petre Dicu	ROU	Decision (6-2)	Stoyan Nikolov	BUL

Round Four

Date	21 July 1980 — 12:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	106	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	0.0	–
2	248	Igor Kanygin	URS	3.5	–
3	206	Frank Andersson	SWE	4.0	–
4	181	Petre Dicu	ROU	5.0	–
5	81	Thomas Horschel	GDR	8.0	eliminated
6	53	José Poll	CUB	8.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Jul	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	Fall (5:57)	José Poll	CUB
Match #2	21 Jul	Petre Dicu	ROU	Fall (5:29)	Thomas Horschel	GDR
Match #3	21 Jul	Igor Kanygin	URS	Decision (7-5)	Frank Andersson	SWE

Round Five

Date	21 July 1980 — 20:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	106	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	1.0	–
2	181	Petre Dicu	ROU	6.0	–
3	248	Igor Kanygin	URS	6.5	eliminated
4	206	Frank Andersson	SWE	7.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Jul	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	Decision (7-6)	Igor Kanygin	URS
Match #2	21 Jul	Petre Dicu	ROU	Decision (3-2)	Frank Andersson	SWE

Final Round

Date	22 July 1980 — 20:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	22 Jul	Norbert Növényi, Jr.	HUN	Decision (4-1)	Petre Dicu	ROU
Match #2	22 Jul	Igor Kanygin	URS