| | Event type
Lightweight, Greco-Roman (≤68 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 | 14 from 14 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 favorite was Finn Tapio Sipilä who, unusually for 1984, came in as the defending World Champion. Sipilä seemed to have things well in hand, winning Group B easily, but he then met Yugoslav Vlado Lisjak in the final match, Lisjak throwing Sipilä in only 57 seconds to win a big upset gold medal. Lisjak had no international record and was only a last-minute substitute on the Yugoslavian team. Sipilä also won World silver medals in 1981 and 1986, and European bronze medals in 1980-81 and 1983. The bronze medal match came down to favored Romanian Ştefan Negrişan, the 1982 and 1984 European silver medalist, against American Jim Martinez, but Martinez prevailed, pinning Negrişan in only 25 seconds.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271 | Vlado Lisjak |  YUG | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 66 | Tapio Sipilä |  FIN | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 264 | Jim Martinez |  USA | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 206 | Ștefan Negrișan |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 5 | 13 | Dietmar Streitler |  AUT | – | – | |||
| 6 | 229 | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali |  SYR | – | – | |||
| 7 | 49 | Shaban Abdelwahab |  EGY | – | – | |||
| 8 | 239 | Sümer Koçak |  TUR | – | – | |||
| 167 | Saïd Souaken |  MAR | eliminated r3/3 Group A | 2.0 | ||||
| 142 | Seiji Nemoto |  JPN | eliminated r2/3 Group A | 1.0 | ||||
| 158 | Lee Yeon-Ik |  KOR | eliminated r2/3 Group A | 1.0 | ||||
| – | Antonios Papadopoulos |  GRE | eliminated r3/5 Group B | 1.0 | ||||
| 1 | Boris Goldstein |  ARG | eliminated r2/5 Group B | 0.0 | ||||
| 227 | Gerry Svensson |  SWE | eliminated r2/5 Group B | 0.0 | ||||
| 87 | Claudio Passarelli |  FRG | – | – | ||||
| 163 | Mohamed Ben Slimane | MAR | – | – | ||||
| 185 | Øystein Haraldsen |  NOR | – | – | ||||
| 198 | José Betancourt |  PUR | – | – |
Group A - Round One
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 13 | Dietmar Streitler | AUT | 3.0 | ||
| =1 | 206 | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU | 3.0 | ||
| =1 | 239 | Sümer Koçak | TUR | 3.0 | ||
| =4 | 142 | Seiji Nemoto | JPN | 1.0 | ||
| =4 | 158 | Lee Yeon-Ik | KOR | 1.0 | ||
| =4 | 167 | Saïd Souaken | MAR | 1.0 | ||
| 7 | 271 | Vlado Lisjak | YUG | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Dietmar Streitler | AUT | Decision (6-5) | Seiji Nemoto | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Sümer Koçak | TUR | Decision (12-9) | Lee Yeon-Ik | KOR | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU | Decision (7-3) | Saïd Souaken | MAR | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Vlado Lisjak | YUG |
Group A - Round Two
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 13 | Dietmar Streitler | AUT | 6.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 206 | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU | 6.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 239 | Sümer Koçak | TUR | 3.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 271 | Vlado Lisjak | YUG | 3.0 | – | ||
| =5 | 142 | Seiji Nemoto | JPN | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| =5 | 158 | Lee Yeon-Ik | KOR | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| =5 | 167 | Saïd Souaken | MAR | 1.0 | – |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Vlado Lisjak | YUG | Decision (7-0) | Seiji Nemoto | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Dietmar Streitler | AUT | Passivity (5:28) | Sümer Koçak | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU | Decision (5-0) | Lee Yeon-Ik | KOR | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Saïd Souaken | MAR |
Group A - Round Three
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Dietmar Streitler | AUT | 9.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 206 | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU | 6.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 271 | Vlado Lisjak | YUG | 6.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 239 | Sümer Koçak | TUR | 4.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 167 | Saïd Souaken | MAR | 2.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Dietmar Streitler | AUT | Decision (7-5) | Saïd Souaken | MAR | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Vlado Lisjak | YUG | Decision (11-4) | Sümer Koçak | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU |
Group A - Final
| Date | 2 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271 | Vlado Lisjak | YUG | 6.0 | ||
| 2 | 206 | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU | 4.5 | ||
| 3 | 13 | Dietmar Streitler | AUT | 1.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Aug | Vlado Lisjak | YUG | Criteria (6:00) | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU | |
| Match #2 | 02 Aug | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU | Passivity (5:33) | Dietmar Streitler | AUT | |
| Match #3 | 02 Aug | Vlado Lisjak | YUG | Decision (8-6) | Dietmar Streitler | AUT |
Group B - Round One
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 229 | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali | SYR | 4.0 | ||
| =1 | 264 | Jim Martinez | USA | 4.0 | ||
| 3 | 66 | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | 3.0 | ||
| =4 | 1 | Boris Goldstein | ARG | 0.0 | ||
| =4 | 49 | Shaban Abdelwahab | EGY | 0.0 | ||
| =4 | – | Antonios Papadopoulos | GRE | 0.0 | ||
| =4 | 227 | Gerry Svensson | SWE | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali | SYR | Decision (12-0) (2:03) | Boris Goldstein | ARG | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | Decision (5-0) | Gerry Svensson | SWE | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Jim Martinez | USA | Fall (2:44) | Antonios Papadopoulos | GRE | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Shaban Abdelwahab | EGY |
Group B - Round Two
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 229 | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali | SYR | 8.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 264 | Jim Martinez | USA | 8.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 66 | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | 7.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 1 | Boris Goldstein | ARG | 0.0 | eliminated | ||
| =4 | 49 | Shaban Abdelwahab | EGY | 0.0 | – | ||
| =4 | – | Antonios Papadopoulos | GRE | 0.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 227 | Gerry Svensson | SWE | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali | SYR | Fall (0:48) | Shaban Abdelwahab | EGY | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | Decision (15-3) (1:10) | Boris Goldstein | ARG | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Jim Martinez | USA | Fall (5:59) | Gerry Svensson | SWE | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug | Antonios Papadopoulos | GRE |
Group B - Round Three
| Date | 1 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | 11.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 229 | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali | SYR | 8.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 264 | Jim Martinez | USA | 8.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 49 | Shaban Abdelwahab | EGY | 3.0 | – | ||
| 5 | – | Antonios Papadopoulos | GRE | 1.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 01 Aug | Shaban Abdelwahab | EGY | Decision (5-3) | Antonios Papadopoulos | GRE | |
| Match #2 | 01 Aug | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | Decision (12-0) (2:18) | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali | SYR | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug | Jim Martinez | USA |
Group B - Round Four
| Date | 2 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | 14.0 | ||
| 2 | 264 | Jim Martinez | USA | 11.0 | ||
| 3 | 229 | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali | SYR | 9.0 | ||
| 4 | 49 | Shaban Abdelwahab | EGY | 3.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Aug | Jim Martinez | USA | Decision (9-7) | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali | SYR | |
| Match #2 | 02 Aug | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | Passivity (1:19) | Shaban Abdelwahab | EGY |
Group B - Final
| Date | 2 August 1984 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | 3.0 | ||
| 2 | 264 | Jim Martinez | USA | 1.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 02 Aug | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | Decision (5-2) | Jim Martinez | USA |
Final Round
| Date | 3 August 1984 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 03 Aug | Vlado Lisjak | YUG | Fall (0:57) | Tapio Sipilä | FIN | |
| Match 3/4 | 03 Aug | Jim Martinez | USA | Fall (0:25) | Ștefan Negrișan | ROU | |
| Match 5/6 | 03 Aug | Dietmar Streitler | AUT | Decision (8-4) | Mohamed Moutei Nakdali | SYR |