| | Event type
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤90 kg), Men
| 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 of competitors. Placement within each group decided by a series of matches with positive points awarded for each result, from 4.0 for victory by fall, to 0.0 for defeat by fall. When three wrestlers remained within a group, they wrestled a round-robin series to determine the top three placements within the group. The winners of each group then wrestled for 1st and 2nd place. Runners-up in each group wrestled for 3rd and 4th place. Third-place finishers within each group wrestled for 5th and 6th 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 | 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 | – | – | |||
| 218 | Frank Andersson |  SWE | eliminated r4/4 Group A | 12.0 | ||||
| 8 | Edwin Lins |  AUT | eliminated r2/4 Group A | 1.0 | ||||
| 212 | Amadou Katy Diop |  SEN | eliminated r2/4 Group A | 0.0 | ||||
| 205 | Ilie Matei |  ROU | withdrew r2/4 Group A | 0.0 | ||||
| 85 | Bodo Lukowski |  FRG | eliminated r3/3 Group B | 4.0 | ||||
| 115 | Jai Prakash |  IND | eliminated r2/3 Group B | 3.0 | ||||
| – | Abdul Rahman Bressam Mohammed |  IRQ | eliminated r2/3 Group B | 1.0 | ||||
| 177 | Mamadou Diallo |  MTN | eliminated r2/3 Group B | 1.0 |
Group A - Round One
| 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 |
Group A - Round Two
| 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 |
Group A - Round Three
| 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 |
Group A - Round Four
| 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 |
Group A - Final
| 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 |
Group B - Round One
| 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 |
Group B - Round Two
| 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 |
Group B - Round Three
| 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 |
Group B - Final
| 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 |
Final Round
| 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 |