| | Event type
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kg), Men
| Date | 1 – 3 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. | |
This was one of only three Greco-Roman classes in 1984 in which the defending World Champion competed, Masaki Eto of Japan (the other being the featherweight and lightweight classes). His biggest challenger was expected to be West German Pasquale Passarelli, the 1981 World Champion. As expected, Eto won Group A and Passarelli won Group B and they met for the gold medal. Passarelli went ahead on points but Eto had him close to a pin for the last 1½ minutes of the match but could never quite turn him, and Passarelli held on to win gold. Within a year after the Los Angeles Olympics Passarelli was arrested and convicted for smuggling stolen money in France and Paraguay.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Pasquale Passarelli |  FRG | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 130 | Masaki Eto |  JPN | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 105 | Babis Cholidis |  GRE | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 210 | Nicolae Zamfir |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 5 | 256 | Frank Famiano |  USA | – | – | |||
| 6 | 225 | Benni Ljungbeck |  SWE | – | – | |||
| 7 | 236 | Mehmet Serhat Karadağ |  TUR | – | – | |||
| 8 | 159 | Park Byeong-Hyo |  KOR | – | – | |||
| 121 | Antonino Caltabiano |  ITA | eliminated r3/3 Group A | 4.0 | ||||
| 189 | Ronny Sigde |  NOR | eliminated r3/3 Group A | 4.0 | ||||
| 65 | Ilpo Seppälä |  FIN | eliminated r2/3 Group A | 2.0 | ||||
| 165 | Ali Lachkar |  MAR | eliminated r2/3 Group A | 1.0 | ||||
| 41 | Abdel Latif Khalaf |  EGY | eliminated r2/3 Group A | 0.0 | ||||
| 76 | Patrice Mourier |  FRA | eliminated r2/4 Group B | 1.0 | ||||
| – | Servio Severino |  DOM | eliminated r2/4 Group B | 0.0 | ||||
| 171 | Ernesto Bahena |  MEX | eliminated r2/4 Group B | 0.0 | ||||
| 199 | Orlando Cáceres |  PUR | – | – | ||||
| 216 | Josef Gisler |  SUI | – | – |
Group A - Round One
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105 | Babis Cholidis | GRE | 4.0 | ||
| =2 | 130 | Masaki Eto | JPN | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 189 | Ronny Sigde | NOR | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 225 | Benni Ljungbeck | SWE | 3.0 | ||
| =5 | 65 | Ilpo Seppälä | FIN | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | 121 | Antonino Caltabiano | ITA | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | 165 | Ali Lachkar | MAR | 1.0 | ||
| 8 | 41 | Abdel Latif Khalaf | EGY | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Benni Ljungbeck | SWE | Decision (3-1) | Antonino Caltabiano | ITA | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Ronny Sigde | NOR | Decision (10-3) | Ilpo Seppälä | FIN | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Masaki Eto | JPN | Decision (8-4) | Ali Lachkar | MAR | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Babis Cholidis | GRE | Decision (14-0) (2:43) | Abdel Latif Khalaf | EGY |
Group A - Round Two
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 105 | Babis Cholidis | GRE | 7.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 130 | Masaki Eto | JPN | 7.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 225 | Benni Ljungbeck | SWE | 6.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 121 | Antonino Caltabiano | ITA | 4.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 189 | Ronny Sigde | NOR | 4.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 65 | Ilpo Seppälä | FIN | 2.0 | eliminated | ||
| 7 | 165 | Ali Lachkar | MAR | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| 8 | 41 | Abdel Latif Khalaf | EGY | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Antonino Caltabiano | ITA | Decision (8-2) | Ronny Sigde | NOR | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Benni Ljungbeck | SWE | Decision (7-1) | Ilpo Seppälä | FIN | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Masaki Eto | JPN | Decision (16-4) (5:01) | Abdel Latif Khalaf | EGY | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Babis Cholidis | GRE | Decision (2-0) | Ali Lachkar | MAR |
Group A - Round Three
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 130 | Masaki Eto | JPN | 10.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 225 | Benni Ljungbeck | SWE | 10.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 105 | Babis Cholidis | GRE | 7.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 121 | Antonino Caltabiano | ITA | 4.0 | eliminated | ||
| =4 | 189 | Ronny Sigde | NOR | 4.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Masaki Eto | JPN | Passivity (5:44) | Antonino Caltabiano | ITA | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Benni Ljungbeck | SWE | Fall (5:54) | Ronny Sigde | NOR | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Babis Cholidis | GRE |
Group A - Final
| Date | 2 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 130 | Masaki Eto | JPN | 7.0 | ||
| 2 | 105 | Babis Cholidis | GRE | 4.0 | ||
| 3 | 225 | Benni Ljungbeck | SWE | 1.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Aug | Babis Cholidis | GRE | Decision (5-2) | Benni Ljungbeck | SWE | |
| Match #2 | 02 Aug | Masaki Eto | JPN | Decision (6-6) | Babis Cholidis | GRE | |
| Match #3 | 02 Aug | Masaki Eto | JPN | Fall (4:25) | Benni Ljungbeck | SWE |
Group B - Round One
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 88 | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | 4.0 | ||
| =1 | 256 | Frank Famiano | USA | 4.0 | ||
| 3 | 236 | Mehmet Serhat Karadağ | TUR | 3.5 | ||
| 4 | 210 | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | 3.0 | ||
| 5 | 76 | Patrice Mourier | FRA | 1.0 | ||
| 6 | 159 | Park Byeong-Hyo | KOR | 0.5 | ||
| =7 | – | Servio Severino | DOM | 0.0 | ||
| =7 | 171 | Ernesto Bahena | MEX | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | Decision (8-2) | Patrice Mourier | FRA | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Mehmet Serhat Karadağ | TUR | Decision (12-4) | Park Byeong-Hyo | KOR | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Frank Famiano | USA | Decision (13-0) (1:21) | Servio Severino | DOM | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | Decision (13-1) (3:11) | Ernesto Bahena | MEX |
Group B - Round Two
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 88 | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | 8.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 256 | Frank Famiano | USA | 8.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 236 | Mehmet Serhat Karadağ | TUR | 6.5 | – | ||
| 4 | 159 | Park Byeong-Hyo | KOR | 4.5 | – | ||
| 5 | 210 | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | 3.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 76 | Patrice Mourier | FRA | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | – | Servio Severino | DOM | 0.0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | 171 | Ernesto Bahena | MEX | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Park Byeong-Hyo | KOR | Fall (5:23) | Patrice Mourier | FRA | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Mehmet Serhat Karadağ | TUR | Decision (1-0) | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Frank Famiano | USA | Decision (17-5) (2:46) | Ernesto Bahena | MEX | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | Decision (16-2) (1:24) | Servio Severino | DOM |
Group B - Round Three
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | Frank Famiano | USA | 12.0 | ||
| 2 | 88 | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | 8.0 | ||
| 3 | 236 | Mehmet Serhat Karadağ | TUR | 6.5 | ||
| 4 | 210 | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | 6.0 | ||
| 5 | 159 | Park Byeong-Hyo | KOR | 5.5 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | Decision (8-5) | Park Byeong-Hyo | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Frank Famiano | USA | Decision (18-5) | Mehmet Serhat Karadağ | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG |
Group B - Round Four
| Date | 2 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | Frank Famiano | USA | 12.0 | ||
| 2 | 88 | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | 11.0 | ||
| 3 | 210 | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | 9.0 | ||
| 4 | 236 | Mehmet Serhat Karadağ | TUR | 6.5 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Aug | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | Passivity (4:10) | Mehmet Serhat Karadağ | TUR | |
| Match #2 | 02 Aug | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | Passivity (4:30) | Frank Famiano | USA |
Group B - Final
| Date | 2 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | 6.0 | ||
| 2 | 210 | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | 3.0 | ||
| 3 | 256 | Frank Famiano | USA | 0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Aug | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | Passivity (5:47) | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | |
| Match #2 | 02 Aug | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | Decision (14-2) (3:12) | Frank Famiano | USA |
Final Round
| Date | 3 August 1984 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 03 Aug | Pasquale Passarelli | FRG | Decision (8-5) | Masaki Eto | JPN | |
| Match 3/4 | 03 Aug | Babis Cholidis | GRE | Decision (2-1) | Nicolae Zamfir | ROU | |
| Match 5/6 | 03 Aug | Frank Famiano | USA |