| Date | 7 – 9 August 1984 — 12:00-15:00-18:00-20:30 (all days) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, USA | |
| Participants | 16 from 16 countries | |
| Format | Two groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top 4 in each group advanced to placement matches for 1st-8th place. | |
The world’s top wrestlers in this class were not present due to the Soviet-led boycott. In their absence the groups were won by American Ed Banach and Japan’s Akira Ota, who went through undefeated. The final lasted only 4:02 when it was stopped with Banach ahead, 15-3, winning the gold medal on technical superiority. Banach’s twin brother, Lou, also won a gold medal in Los Angeles, winning the heavyweight division two nights later. Ota never medalled at the World Championships, but he would return in 1988 at Seoul and repeat as Olympic silver medalist.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Group Placement | Round Eliminated | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 249 | Ed Banach |  USA | – | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 144 | Akira Ota |  JPN | – | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 98 | Noel Loban |  GBR | – | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 15 | Clark Davis |  CAN | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | 182 | Macauley Appah |  NGR | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | 248 | İsmail Temiz |  TUR | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | 193 | Abdul Majeed |  PAK | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | 120 | Michele Azzola |  ITA | – | – | – | |||
| =9 | 218 | Frank Andersson |  SWE | 5th Group A | eliminated r4/4 Group A | 12.0 | |||
| =9 | 85 | Bodo Lukowski |  FRG | 5th Group B | eliminated r3/3 Group B | 4.0 | |||
| =11 | 8 | Edwin Lins |  AUT | 6th Group A | eliminated r2/4 Group A | 1.0 | |||
| =11 | 115 | Jai Prakash |  IND | 6th Group B | eliminated r2/3 Group B | 3.0 | |||
| =13 | 212 | Amadou Katy Diop |  SEN | =7th Group A | eliminated r2/4 Group A | 0.0 | |||
| =13 | – | Abdul Rahman Bressam Mohammed |  IRQ | =7th Group B | eliminated r2/3 Group B | 1.0 | |||
| =13 | 205 | Ilie Matei |  ROU | =7th Group A | withdrew r2/4 Group A | 0.0 | |||
| =13 | 177 | Mamadou Diallo |  MTN | =7th Group B | eliminated r2/3 Group B | 1.0 |
| Date | 7 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 15 | Clark Davis | CAN | 4.0 | ||
| =1 | 193 | Abdul Majeed | PAK | 4.0 | ||
| =1 | 249 | Ed Banach | USA | 4.0 | ||
| 4 | 248 | İsmail Temiz | TUR | 3.0 | ||
| 5 | 218 | Frank Andersson | SWE | 1.0 | ||
| =6 | 8 | Edwin Lins | AUT | 0.0 | ||
| =6 | 205 | Ilie Matei | ROU | 0.0 | ||
| =6 | 212 | Amadou Katy Diop | SEN | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Aug | Ed Banach | USA | Decision (15-2) (3:42) | Edwin Lins | AUT | |
| Match #2 | 07 Aug | Abdul Majeed | PAK | Decision (12-0) (3:37) | Ilie Matei | ROU | |
| Match #3 | 07 Aug | İsmail Temiz | TUR | Decision (6-5) | Frank Andersson | SWE | |
| Match #4 | 07 Aug | Clark Davis | CAN | Fall (2:05) | Amadou Katy Diop | SEN |
| Date | 7 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 218 | Frank Andersson | SWE | 9.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 249 | Ed Banach | USA | 7.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 193 | Abdul Majeed | PAK | 7.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 15 | Clark Davis | CAN | 4.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 248 | İsmail Temiz | TUR | 3.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 8 | Edwin Lins | AUT | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| 7 | 212 | Amadou Katy Diop | SEN | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Aug | Abdul Majeed | PAK | Decision (11-6) | Edwin Lins | AUT | |
| Match #2 | 07 Aug | Ed Banach | USA | Decision (11-0) | İsmail Temiz | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 07 Aug | Frank Andersson | SWE | Fall (1:17) | Amadou Katy Diop | SEN | |
| Match #4 | 07 Aug | Clark Davis | CAN |
| Date | 7 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 218 | Frank Andersson | SWE | 13.0 | ||
| 2 | 249 | Ed Banach | USA | 11.0 | ||
| 3 | 193 | Abdul Majeed | PAK | 8.0 | ||
| 4 | 248 | İsmail Temiz | TUR | 6.0 | ||
| 5 | 15 | Clark Davis | CAN | 4.5 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Aug | Ed Banach | USA | Decision (11-2) | Clark Davis | CAN | |
| Match #2 | 07 Aug | İsmail Temiz | TUR | Decision (3-3) | Abdul Majeed | PAK | |
| Match #3 | 07 Aug | Frank Andersson | SWE |
| Date | 8 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 249 | Ed Banach | USA | 15.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 218 | Frank Andersson | SWE | 12.0 | eliminated | ||
| 3 | 193 | Abdul Majeed | PAK | 8.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 15 | Clark Davis | CAN | 7.5 | – |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 08 Aug | Clark Davis | CAN | Decision (8-5) | Frank Andersson | SWE | |
| Match #2 | 08 Aug | Ed Banach | USA | Fall (0:48) | Abdul Majeed | PAK |
| Date | 8 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 249 | Ed Banach | USA | 7.0 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Clark Davis | CAN | 4.5 | ||
| 3 | 248 | İsmail Temiz | TUR | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 08 Aug | Clark Davis | CAN | Fall (5:05) | İsmail Temiz | TUR | |
| Match #2 | 08 Aug | Ed Banach | USA | Decision (11-0) | İsmail Temiz | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 08 Aug | Ed Banach | USA | Decision (11-2) | Clark Davis | CAN |
| Date | 7 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 98 | Noel Loban | GBR | 3.0 | ||
| =1 | 115 | Jai Prakash | IND | 3.0 | ||
| =1 | 144 | Akira Ota | JPN | 3.0 | ||
| =1 | 182 | Macauley Appah | NGR | 3.0 | ||
| =5 | – | Abdul Rahman Bressam Mohammed | IRQ | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | 120 | Michele Azzola | ITA | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | 177 | Mamadou Diallo | MTN | 1.0 | ||
| 8 | 85 | Bodo Lukowski | FRG | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Aug | Akira Ota | JPN | Decision (7-1) | Michele Azzola | ITA | |
| Match #2 | 07 Aug | Jai Prakash | IND | Decision (9-2) | Abdul Rahman Bressam Mohammed | IRQ | |
| Match #3 | 07 Aug | Noel Loban | GBR | Passivity (5:45) | Bodo Lukowski | FRG | |
| Match #4 | 07 Aug | Macauley Appah | NGR | Decision (6-5) | Mamadou Diallo | MTN |
| Date | 7 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 98 | Noel Loban | GBR | 7.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 144 | Akira Ota | JPN | 7.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 120 | Michele Azzola | ITA | 5.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 85 | Bodo Lukowski | FRG | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 115 | Jai Prakash | IND | 3.0 | eliminated | ||
| =5 | 182 | Macauley Appah | NGR | 3.0 | – | ||
| =7 | – | Abdul Rahman Bressam Mohammed | IRQ | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | 177 | Mamadou Diallo | MTN | 1.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Aug | Akira Ota | JPN | Fall (1:15) | Abdul Rahman Bressam Mohammed | IRQ | |
| Match #2 | 07 Aug | Michele Azzola | ITA | Fall (0:47) | Jai Prakash | IND | |
| Match #3 | 07 Aug | Bodo Lukowski | FRG | Fall (4:01) | Macauley Appah | NGR | |
| Match #4 | 07 Aug | Noel Loban | GBR | Fall (1:37) | Mamadou Diallo | MTN |
| Date | 7 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 98 | Noel Loban | GBR | 11.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 144 | Akira Ota | JPN | 11.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 120 | Michele Azzola | ITA | 5.0 | eliminated | ||
| 4 | 85 | Bodo Lukowski | FRG | 4.0 | eliminated | ||
| 5 | 182 | Macauley Appah | NGR | 3.0 | – |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Aug | Akira Ota | JPN | Fall (2:09) | Bodo Lukowski | FRG | |
| Match #2 | 07 Aug | Noel Loban | GBR | Fall (4:22) | Michele Azzola | ITA | |
| Match #3 | 07 Aug | Macauley Appah | NGR |
| Date | 8 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 144 | Akira Ota | JPN | 7.0 | ||
| 2 | 98 | Noel Loban | GBR | 5.0 | ||
| 3 | 182 | Macauley Appah | NGR | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 08 Aug | Akira Ota | JPN | Decision (13-0) (3:48) | Macauley Appah | NGR | |
| Match #2 | 08 Aug | Noel Loban | GBR | Fall (1:59) | Macauley Appah | NGR | |
| Match #3 | 08 Aug | Akira Ota | JPN | Decision (4-2) | Noel Loban | GBR |
| Date | 9 August 1984 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 09 Aug | Ed Banach | USA | Decision (15-3) (4:02) | Akira Ota | JPN | |
| Match 3/4 | 09 Aug | Noel Loban | GBR | Decision (5-1) | Clark Davis | CAN | |
| Match 5/6 | 09 Aug | Macauley Appah | NGR |
