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Flyweight, Freestyle (≤52 kg), Men

Date28 – 30 September 1988
StatusOlympic
LocationSang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants30 from 30 countries
FormatTwo groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top four in each group advance to placement matches for 1st-8th place.

The favorite was three-time World and six-time European Champion Valentin Yordanov of Bulgaria. He won his first three matches easily, but was injured and then badly beaten in his final two matches against Yugoslav Šaban Trstena, the defending gold medalist, and Soviet Ukrainian Volodymyr Tohuzov. Trstena advanced to his second consecutive gold medal match, where he faced Japan’s Mitsuru Sato. Sato had been runner-up at the 1986 Worlds and placed third in 1987. He easily defeated Trstena, 13-2, to win the gold medal. Tohuzov won the bronze medal by defeating Hungarian László Bíró even more easily, winning 14-1. Yordanov would win four more World Championships through 1995 but would have to wait until the 1996 Olympics to win his Olympic gold medal.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCRound EliminatedCP
124Mitsuru SatoJPNGold
231Šaban TrstenaYUGSilver
37Volodymyr TohuzovURSBronze
44László BíróHUN
59Aslan SeyhanlıTUR
620Kim Jong-OhKOR
714Tserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGL
825Valentin YordanovBUL
AC15Władysław StecykPOLeliminated r5/7 Group A12.0
AC23Thierry BourdinFRAeliminated r5/7 Group A11.5
AC1Majid TorkanIRIeliminated r4/7 Group A8.5
AC17Bernardo OlveraMEXeliminated r3/7 Group A5.0
AC21Ken ChertowUSAeliminated r3/7 Group A4.5
AC5Chris WoodcroftCANeliminated r2/7 Group A0.0
AC11Edvin Eduardo VázquezGUAeliminated r2/7 Group A0.0
AC29Ousmane DialloGUIeliminated r2/7 Group A0.0
AC11Surya SaputraINAeliminated r2/7 Group A0.0
AC13Garba LameNGReliminated r2/7 Group A0.0
AC27Carlos NegrónPUReliminated r2/7 Group A0.0
AC3Lo Chao-ChengTPEeliminated r2/7 Group A0.0
AC12Óscar MuñozCOLeliminated r4/6 Group B9.0
AC30Herbert TutschFRGeliminated r4/6 Group B9.0
AC8Kuldeep SinghINDeliminated r4/6 Group B9.0
AC28Ahmad NasirAFGeliminated r3/6 Group B4.0
AC6Nguyễn Kim HươngVIEeliminated r3/6 Group B4.0
AC16Fayadh MinatiIRQeliminated r2/6 Group B2.0
AC18Xu JihuaCHNeliminated r2/6 Group B1.0
AC7Jihad SharifJOReliminated r2/6 Group B0.0
AC14Lamachi ElimuKENeliminated r2/6 Group B0.0
AC3Florentino TirantePHIeliminated r2/6 Group B0.0
DNS22Anthony MorrisGBR

Group A - Round One

Date28 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCP
=125Valentin YordanovBUL4.0
=117Bernardo OlveraMEX4.0
=115Władysław StecykPOL4.0
=41Majid TorkanIRI3.5
=431Šaban TrstenaYUG3.5
=49Aslan SeyhanlıTUR3.5
=47Volodymyr TohuzovURS3.5
823Thierry BourdinFRA3.0
921Ken ChertowUSA1.0
=105Chris WoodcroftCAN0.0
=1011Edvin Eduardo VázquezGUA0.0
=1029Ousmane DialloGUI0.0
=1011Surya SaputraINA0.0
=1013Garba LameNGR0.0
=1027Carlos NegrónPUR0.0
=103Lo Chao-ChengTPE0.0
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 SepMajid TorkanIRIDecision (15-0) (2:18)Lo Chao-ChengTPE
Match #228 SepVolodymyr TohuzovURSDecision (16-0) (2:42)Chris WoodcroftCAN
Match #328 SepAslan SeyhanlıTURDecision (15-0) (3:48)Surya SaputraINA
Match #428 SepWładysław StecykPOLFall (5:18)Garba LameNGR
Match #528 SepBernardo OlveraMEXFall (2:41)Edvin Eduardo VázquezGUA
Match #628 SepThierry BourdinFRADecision (5-1)Ken ChertowUSA
Match #728 SepValentin YordanovBULFall (2:02)Carlos NegrónPUR
Match #828 SepŠaban TrstenaYUGDecision (15-0) (3:00)Ousmane DialloGUI

Group A - Round Two

Date28 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCPEvent Status
=125Valentin YordanovBUL8.0
=115Władysław StecykPOL8.0
=31Majid TorkanIRI7.5
=331Šaban TrstenaYUG7.5
=39Aslan SeyhanlıTUR7.5
=37Volodymyr TohuzovURS7.5
723Thierry BourdinFRA6.5
817Bernardo OlveraMEX5.0
921Ken ChertowUSA4.0
=105Chris WoodcroftCAN0.0eliminated
=1011Edvin Eduardo VázquezGUA0.0eliminated
=1029Ousmane DialloGUI0.0eliminated
=1011Surya SaputraINA0.0eliminated
=1013Garba LameNGR0.0eliminated
=1027Carlos NegrónPUR0.0eliminated
=103Lo Chao-ChengTPE0.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 SepMajid TorkanIRIFall (5:42)Chris WoodcroftCAN
Match #228 SepVolodymyr TohuzovURSFall (0:42)Lo Chao-ChengTPE
Match #328 SepAslan SeyhanlıTURDecision (16-1) (5:26)Garba LameNGR
Match #428 SepWładysław StecykPOLFall (1:48)Surya SaputraINA
Match #528 SepKen ChertowUSADecision (10-7)Bernardo OlveraMEX
Match #628 SepThierry BourdinFRADecision (16-0) (2:30)Edvin Eduardo VázquezGUA
Match #728 SepValentin YordanovBULDecision (17-1) (2:57)Ousmane DialloGUI
Match #828 SepŠaban TrstenaYUGDecision (16-1) (4:32)Carlos NegrónPUR

Group A - Round Three

Date28 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCPEvent Status
=125Valentin YordanovBUL11.5
=131Šaban TrstenaYUG11.5
=39Aslan SeyhanlıTUR10.5
=37Volodymyr TohuzovURS10.5
523Thierry BourdinFRA9.5
615Władysław StecykPOL9.0
71Majid TorkanIRI8.5
817Bernardo OlveraMEX5.0eliminated
921Ken ChertowUSA4.5eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 SepVolodymyr TohuzovURSDecision (4-2)Majid TorkanIRI
Match #228 SepAslan SeyhanlıTURDecision (8-4)Władysław StecykPOL
Match #328 SepThierry BourdinFRAPassivity (5:08)Bernardo OlveraMEX
Match #428 SepValentin YordanovBULDecision (19-6)Ken ChertowUSA
Match #528 SepŠaban TrstenaYUG

Group A - Round Four

Date29 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCPEvent Status
=125Valentin YordanovBUL15.5
=131Šaban TrstenaYUG15.5
37Volodymyr TohuzovURS13.5
415Władysław StecykPOL12.0
59Aslan SeyhanlıTUR11.5
623Thierry BourdinFRA10.5
71Majid TorkanIRI8.5eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 SepŠaban TrstenaYUGInjury default (0:21)Majid TorkanIRI
Match #229 SepVolodymyr TohuzovURSDecision (5-4)Aslan SeyhanlıTUR
Match #329 SepWładysław StecykPOLDecision (6-2)Thierry BourdinFRA
Match #429 SepValentin YordanovBUL

Group A - Round Five

Date29 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCPEvent Status
131Šaban TrstenaYUG18.5
27Volodymyr TohuzovURS17.5
325Valentin YordanovBUL16.5
49Aslan SeyhanlıTUR14.5
515Władysław StecykPOL12.0eliminated
623Thierry BourdinFRA11.5eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 SepŠaban TrstenaYUGDecision (11-5)Valentin YordanovBUL
Match #229 SepVolodymyr TohuzovURSDecision (17-1) (2:52)Władysław StecykPOL
Match #329 SepAslan SeyhanlıTURDecision (3-2)Thierry BourdinFRA

Group A - Round Six

Date29 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCP
131Šaban TrstenaYUG21.5
27Volodymyr TohuzovURS21.0
325Valentin YordanovBUL17.0
49Aslan SeyhanlıTUR15.5
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 SepVolodymyr TohuzovURSDecision (14-1)Valentin YordanovBUL
Match #229 SepŠaban TrstenaYUGDecision (7-3)Aslan SeyhanlıTUR

Group A - Round Seven

Date30 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCP
131Šaban TrstenaYUG24.5
27Volodymyr TohuzovURS21.0
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #130 SepŠaban TrstenaYUGDecision (3-0)Volodymyr TohuzovURS

Group B - Round One

Date28 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCP
=112Óscar MuñozCOL4.0
=14László BíróHUN4.0
=18Kuldeep SinghIND4.0
=124Mitsuru SatoJPN4.0
=528Ahmad NasirAFG3.0
=520Kim Jong-OhKOR3.0
=514Tserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGL3.0
=818Xu JihuaCHN1.0
=830Herbert TutschFRG1.0
=816Fayadh MinatiIRQ1.0
=117Jihad SharifJOR0.0
=1114Lamachi ElimuKEN0.0
=113Florentino TirantePHI0.0
=116Nguyễn Kim HươngVIE0.0
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 SepLászló BíróHUNFall (0:16)Florentino TirantePHI
Match #228 SepKuldeep SinghINDDecision (18-3) (5:35)Nguyễn Kim HươngVIE
Match #328 SepÓscar MuñozCOLFall (1:11)Lamachi ElimuKEN
Match #428 SepTserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGLDecision (12-7)Fayadh MinatiIRQ
Match #528 SepKim Jong-OhKORDecision (15-8)Xu JihuaCHN
Match #628 SepMitsuru SatoJPNFall (0:45)Jihad SharifJOR
Match #728 SepAhmad NasirAFGDecision (7-3)Herbert TutschFRG

Group B - Round Two

Date28 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCPEvent Status
124Mitsuru SatoJPN8.0
=212Óscar MuñozCOL7.0
=24László BíróHUN7.0
=214Tserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGL7.0
520Kim Jong-OhKOR6.0
=630Herbert TutschFRG5.0
=68Kuldeep SinghIND5.0
=828Ahmad NasirAFG4.0
=86Nguyễn Kim HươngVIE4.0
1016Fayadh MinatiIRQ2.0eliminated
1118Xu JihuaCHN1.0eliminated
=127Jihad SharifJOR0.0eliminated
=1214Lamachi ElimuKEN0.0eliminated
=123Florentino TirantePHI0.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 SepNguyễn Kim HươngVIEFall (2:02)Florentino TirantePHI
Match #228 SepLászló BíróHUNDecision (11-5)Kuldeep SinghIND
Match #328 SepTserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGLFall (1:02)Lamachi ElimuKEN
Match #428 SepÓscar MuñozCOLDecision (8-1)Fayadh MinatiIRQ
Match #528 SepMitsuru SatoJPNFall (4:02)Xu JihuaCHN
Match #628 SepKim Jong-OhKORDecision (8-5)Ahmad NasirAFG
Match #728 SepHerbert TutschFRGFall (2:16)Jihad SharifJOR

Group B - Round Three

Date28 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCPEvent Status
124Mitsuru SatoJPN12.0
24László BíróHUN10.0
=330Herbert TutschFRG9.0
=320Kim Jong-OhKOR9.0
=512Óscar MuñozCOL8.0
=58Kuldeep SinghIND8.0
=514Tserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGL8.0
=828Ahmad NasirAFG4.0eliminated
=86Nguyễn Kim HươngVIE4.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 SepLászló BíróHUNPassivity (4:16)Nguyễn Kim HươngVIE
Match #228 SepKuldeep SinghINDDecision (12-6)Óscar MuñozCOL
Match #328 SepKim Jong-OhKORDecision (11-3)Tserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGL
Match #428 SepMitsuru SatoJPNFall (1:44)Ahmad NasirAFG
Match #528 SepHerbert TutschFRG

Group B - Round Four

Date29 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCPEvent Status
124Mitsuru SatoJPN16.0
24László BíróHUN14.0
320Kim Jong-OhKOR12.0
414Tserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGL11.0
=512Óscar MuñozCOL9.0eliminated
=530Herbert TutschFRG9.0eliminated
=58Kuldeep SinghIND9.0eliminated
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 SepLászló BíróHUNFall (1:14)Herbert TutschFRG
Match #229 SepTserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGLDecision (16-9)Kuldeep SinghIND
Match #329 SepKim Jong-OhKORDecision (12-4)Óscar MuñozCOL
Match #429 SepMitsuru SatoJPN

Group B - Round Five

Date29 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCP
124Mitsuru SatoJPN20.0
24László BíróHUN17.0
320Kim Jong-OhKOR13.0
414Tserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGL11.0
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 SepMitsuru SatoJPNFall (0:53)Tserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGL
Match #229 SepLászló BíróHUNDecision (8-4)Kim Jong-OhKOR

Group B - Round Six

Date29 September 1988
Pos NumberCompetitorNOCCP
124Mitsuru SatoJPN24.0
=24László BíróHUN17.0
=220Kim Jong-OhKOR17.0
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 SepMitsuru SatoJPNFall (2:55)László BíróHUN
Match #229 SepKim Jong-OhKOR

Final Round

Date30 September 1988
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/230 SepMitsuru SatoJPNDecision (13-2)Šaban TrstenaYUG
Match 3/430 SepVolodymyr TohuzovURSDecision (14-1)László BíróHUN
Match 5/630 SepAslan SeyhanlıTURDecision (5-4)Kim Jong-OhKOR
Match 7/830 SepTserenbaataryn EnkhbayarMGL