| Date | 22 – 24 July 1980 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Legkoatletichesky manezh, Legkoatletichesky Futbolny Kompleks CSKA, Moskva | |
| Participants | 10 from 10 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 1976 Bulgaria’s Aleksandar Tomov had been heavily favored but lost the gold medal to Soviet Oleksandr Kolchynskiy. By 1980 Tomov was not as dominant as he had been in 1973-76, but he had won the 1979 World and European Championships, with Kolchynskiy winning Worlds in 1978 and the World Cup in 1980. They made the final round, both with 0.0 bad points, where they faced Lebanon’s Hassan Bechara. Tomov had already thrown Bechara in round four and Kolchynskiy defeated him by fall in the finals. Tomov and Kolchynskiy then met for the gold medal, with Kolchynskiy defending his Olympic title on a 4-2 decision. This was the third consecutive silver medal in this class for Tomov. Bechara had also competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, but without placing.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | Bad Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 249 | Aleksandr Kolchinsky |  URS | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 36 | Aleksandar Tomov |  BUL | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 276 | Hassan Bechara |  LBN | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 96 | József Farkas |  HUN | – | – | |||
| 5 | 262 | Prvoslav Ilić |  YUG | – | – | |||
| 6 | 50 | Arturo Díaz |  CUB | – | – | |||
| 7 | 180 | Roman Codreanu |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 8 | 159 | Marek Galiński |  POL | – | – | |||
| 130 | Antonio La Penna |  ITA | eliminated r2/5 | 8.0 | ||||
| 223 | Jawdat Jabra |  SYR | eliminated r2/5 | 8.0 | ||||
| 201 | Mamadou Sakho |  SEN | – | – |
| Date | 22 July 1980 — 11:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL | 0.0 | ||
| =1 | József Farkas | HUN | 0.0 | ||
| =1 | Hassan Bechara | LBN | 0.0 | ||
| =1 | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | 0.0 | ||
| =5 | Arturo Díaz | CUB | 4.0 | ||
| =5 | Antonio La Penna | ITA | 4.0 | ||
| =5 | Marek Galiński | POL | 4.0 | ||
| =5 | Roman Codreanu | ROU | 4.0 | ||
| =5 | Jawdat Jabra | SYR | 4.0 | ||
| =5 | Prvoslav Ilić | YUG | 4.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 22 Jul | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL | Disqualification (3:57) | Prvoslav Ilić | YUG | |
| Match #2 | 22 Jul | József Farkas | HUN | Fall (2:44) | Jawdat Jabra | SYR | |
| Match #3 | 22 Jul | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | Disqualification (7:50) | Roman Codreanu | ROU | |
| Match #4 | 22 Jul | Arturo Díaz | CUB | [dq (dual passivity [7:02])] | Marek Galiński | POL | |
| Match #5 | 22 Jul | Hassan Bechara | LBN | Fall (6:57) | Antonio La Penna | ITA |
| Date | 23 July 1980 — 10:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | 0.0 | – | ||
| =3 | Arturo Díaz | CUB | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | József Farkas | HUN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | Hassan Bechara | LBN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | Roman Codreanu | ROU | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | Prvoslav Ilić | YUG | 4.0 | – | ||
| =8 | Antonio La Penna | ITA | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | Marek Galiński | POL | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | Jawdat Jabra | SYR | 8.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Jul | Prvoslav Ilić | YUG | Fall (0:26) | Jawdat Jabra | SYR | |
| Match #2 | 23 Jul | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL | Disqualification (5:16) | József Farkas | HUN | |
| Match #3 | 23 Jul | Roman Codreanu | ROU | Disqualification (4:46) | Marek Galiński | POL | |
| Match #4 | 23 Jul | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | Fall (0:55) | Antonio La Penna | ITA | |
| Match #5 | 23 Jul | Arturo Díaz | CUB | Disqualification (4:31) | Hassan Bechara | LBN |
| Date | 23 July 1980 — 20:00 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | 0.0 | – | ||
| =3 | József Farkas | HUN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | Hassan Bechara | LBN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | Arturo Díaz | CUB | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =5 | Roman Codreanu | ROU | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =5 | Prvoslav Ilić | YUG | 8.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Jul | József Farkas | HUN | Disqualification (7:11) | Prvoslav Ilić | YUG | |
| Match #2 | 23 Jul | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL | Disqualification (7:25) | Roman Codreanu | ROU | |
| Match #3 | 23 Jul | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | Fall (2:09) | Arturo Díaz | CUB | |
| Match #4 | 23 Jul | Hassan Bechara | LBN |
| Date | 24 July 1980 — 11:30 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Bad Points | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL | 0.0 | – | ||
| =1 | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | 0.0 | – | ||
| =3 | József Farkas | HUN | 8.0 | eliminated | ||
| =3 | Hassan Bechara | LBN | 8.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL | Fall (0:55) | Hassan Bechara | LBN | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | Disqualification (6:43) | József Farkas | HUN |
| Date | 24 July 1980 — 20:00 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | Fall (1:40) | Hassan Bechara | LBN | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL |
| Date | 24 July 1980 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul | Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS | Decision (4-2) | Aleksandar Tomov | BUL | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul | Hassan Bechara | LBN |
