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Featherweight, Freestyle (≤62 kg), Men

Date	27 – 29 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	28 from 28 countries
Format	Two groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top four in each group advance to placement matches for 1st-8th place.

American John Smith was the 1987 World Champion but, to make the 1988 US Olympic team, he had to defeat Randy Lewis, the 1984 Olympic champion, at the US Trials. Smith defeated Lewis twice to qualify for Seoul. In round two of Group A Smith defeated Bulgarian Simeon Shterev but Smith broke his nose in the process. Despite this he went undefeated in Group A and advanced to the gold medal match again Soviet Armenian Stepan Sargsyan, the 1988 European Champion who was likewise unbeaten in Group B. Smith won the gold medal in a 4-0 workmanlike victory. He would later win the Worlds again in 1989-91 and defended his Olympic gold medal in 1992 at Barcelona.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	CP
1	9	John Smith	USA	–	–	Gold
2	14	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	–	–	Silver
3	13	Simeon Shterev	BUL	–	–	Bronze
4	28	Akbar Fallah	IRI	–	–
5	22	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	–	–
6	19	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	–	–
7	27	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	–	–
8	8	Gary Bohay	CAN	–	–
AC	1	Mika Lehto	FIN	eliminated r4/6 Group A	10
AC	15	Kazuhito Sakae	JPN	eliminated r4/6 Group A	9
AC	5	Marian Skubacz	POL	eliminated r4/6 Group A	5
AC	23	Theodore Dikanda	SWE	eliminated r3/6 Group A	4
AC	17	Dan Cumming	AUS	eliminated r3/6 Group A	3
AC	21	Vicente Cáceres	ESP	eliminated r2/6 Group A	2
AC	11	József Orbán	HUN	eliminated r2/6 Group A	2
AC	3	Arturo Oporta	PAN	eliminated r2/6 Group A	1
AC	25	Huang Chien-Lung	TPE	eliminated r2/6 Group A	0
AC	12	Karsten Polky	GDR	eliminated r5/7 Group B	11.5
AC	20	Ludwig Küng	SUI	eliminated r4/7 Group B	9
AC	2	Selman Kaygusuz	TUR	eliminated r3/7 Group B	8
AC	6	Li Xianji	CHN	eliminated r2/7 Group B	2
AC	24	Kim Yeon-Man	KOR	eliminated r2/7 Group B	2
AC	4	François Yinga	CMR	eliminated r2/7 Group B	0
AC	18	Javier Rincón	COL	eliminated r2/7 Group B	0
AC	16	Ravinder Singh Tut	GBR	eliminated r2/7 Group B	0
AC	26	Paul Farrugia	MLT	eliminated r2/7 Group B	0
AC	10	Steve Reinsfield	NZL	eliminated r2/7 Group B	0
DQ	7	Ali Dad	AFG	[eliminated r3/6 Group A]	[9.0]		1

Group A - Round One

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	27	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	4
2	19	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	3.5
=3	13	Simeon Shterev	BUL	3
=3	1	Mika Lehto	FIN	3
=3	5	Marian Skubacz	POL	3
=3	23	Theodore Dikanda	SWE	3
=3	9	John Smith	USA	3
=8	21	Vicente Cáceres	ESP	1
=8	11	József Orbán	HUN	1
=8	15	Kazuhito Sakae	JPN	1
=8	3	Arturo Oporta	PAN	1
=12	17	Dan Cumming	AUS	0
=12	25	Huang Chien-Lung	TPE	0
DQ	7	Ali Dad	AFG	[3.0]	2

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Mika Lehto	FIN	Decision (10-2)	Arturo Oporta	PAN
Match #2	27 Sep	Marian Skubacz	POL	Decision (8-4)	Ali Dad	AFG
Match #3	27 Sep	John Smith	USA	Decision (11-4)	József Orbán	HUN
Match #4	27 Sep	Simeon Shterev	BUL	Decision (2-1)	Kazuhito Sakae	JPN
Match #5	27 Sep	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	Decision (16-0) (4:03)	Dan Cumming	AUS
Match #6	27 Sep	Theodore Dikanda	SWE	Decision (6-4)	Vicente Cáceres	ESP
Match #7	27 Sep	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	Decision (18-2) (4:25)	Huang Chien-Lung	TPE

Group A - Round Two

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
=1	27	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	7	–
=1	19	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	7	–
=3	1	Mika Lehto	FIN	6	–
=3	9	John Smith	USA	6	–
=5	13	Simeon Shterev	BUL	4	–
=5	15	Kazuhito Sakae	JPN	4	–
=5	5	Marian Skubacz	POL	4	–
=5	23	Theodore Dikanda	SWE	4	–
9	17	Dan Cumming	AUS	3	–
=10	21	Vicente Cáceres	ESP	2	eliminated
=10	11	József Orbán	HUN	2	eliminated
12	3	Arturo Oporta	PAN	1	eliminated
13	25	Huang Chien-Lung	TPE	0	eliminated
DQ	7	Ali Dad	AFG	[6.0]	–	3

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Mika Lehto	FIN	Decision (4-1)	Marian Skubacz	POL
Match #2	27 Sep	Arturo Oporta	PAN		Ali Dad	AFG
Match #3	27 Sep	John Smith	USA	Decision (6-3)	Simeon Shterev	BUL
Match #4	27 Sep	Kazuhito Sakae	JPN	Decision (5-4)	József Orbán	HUN
Match #5	27 Sep	Dan Cumming	AUS	Decision (11-5)	Vicente Cáceres	ESP
Match #6	27 Sep	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	Decision (15-0) (2:18)	Huang Chien-Lung	TPE
Match #7	27 Sep	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	Decision (7-1)	Theodore Dikanda	SWE

Group A - Round Three

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	19	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	10	–
=2	1	Mika Lehto	FIN	9	–
=2	9	John Smith	USA	9	–
=4	13	Simeon Shterev	BUL	8	–
=4	27	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	8	–
=4	15	Kazuhito Sakae	JPN	8	–
7	5	Marian Skubacz	POL	5	–
8	23	Theodore Dikanda	SWE	4	eliminated
9	17	Dan Cumming	AUS	3	eliminated
DQ	7	Ali Dad	AFG	[9.0]	eliminated	4

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Mika Lehto	FIN	Decision (7-0)	Ali Dad	AFG
Match #2	27 Sep	John Smith	USA	Decision (4-2)	Marian Skubacz	POL
Match #3	27 Sep	Simeon Shterev	BUL	Fall (2:45)	Dan Cumming	AUS
Match #4	27 Sep	Kazuhito Sakae	JPN	Fall (5:32)	Theodore Dikanda	SWE
Match #5	27 Sep	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	Decision (6-2)	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA

Group A - Round Four

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	19	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	13	–
=2	27	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	12	–
=2	9	John Smith	USA	12	–
4	13	Simeon Shterev	BUL	11	–
5	1	Mika Lehto	FIN	10	eliminated
6	15	Kazuhito Sakae	JPN	9	eliminated
7	5	Marian Skubacz	POL	5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	John Smith	USA	Decision (16-6)	Mika Lehto	FIN
Match #2	28 Sep	Simeon Shterev	BUL	Decision (2-0)	Marian Skubacz	POL
Match #3	28 Sep	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	Decision (7-1)	Kazuhito Sakae	JPN
Match #4	28 Sep	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA

Group A - Round Five

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	9	John Smith	USA	16
2	13	Simeon Shterev	BUL	14
3	19	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	13
4	27	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	12

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	John Smith	USA	Fall (5:54)	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA
Match #2	28 Sep	Simeon Shterev	BUL	Passivity (5:25)	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL

Group A - Round Six

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	9	John Smith	USA	19
2	19	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL	14

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	John Smith	USA	Decision (12-7)	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL

Group B - Round One

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
=1	20	Ludwig Küng	SUI	4
=1	2	Selman Kaygusuz	TUR	4
3	28	Akbar Fallah	IRI	3.5
=4	8	Gary Bohay	CAN	3
=4	22	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	3
=4	12	Karsten Polky	GDR	3
=4	14	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	3
=8	6	Li Xianji	CHN	1
=8	24	Kim Yeon-Man	KOR	1
=10	4	François Yinga	CMR	0
=10	18	Javier Rincón	COL	0
=10	16	Ravinder Singh Tut	GBR	0
=10	26	Paul Farrugia	MLT	0
=10	10	Steve Reinsfield	NZL	0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Selman Kaygusuz	TUR	Fall (1:20)	François Yinga	CMR
Match #2	27 Sep	Gary Bohay	CAN	Decision (15-10)	Li Xianji	CHN
Match #3	27 Sep	Karsten Polky	GDR	Passivity (5:33)	Steve Reinsfield	NZL
Match #4	27 Sep	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	Decision (16-0)	Ravinder Singh Tut	GBR
Match #5	27 Sep	Ludwig Küng	SUI	Fall (3:30)	Javier Rincón	COL
Match #6	27 Sep	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	Decision (8-4)	Kim Yeon-Man	KOR
Match #7	27 Sep	Akbar Fallah	IRI	Decision (15-0) (2:01)	Paul Farrugia	MLT

Group B - Round Two

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	20	Ludwig Küng	SUI	8	–
=2	8	Gary Bohay	CAN	7	–
=2	12	Karsten Polky	GDR	7	–
=2	2	Selman Kaygusuz	TUR	7	–
=5	28	Akbar Fallah	IRI	6.5	–
=5	14	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	6.5	–
7	22	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	6	–
=8	6	Li Xianji	CHN	2	eliminated
=8	24	Kim Yeon-Man	KOR	2	eliminated
=10	4	François Yinga	CMR	0	eliminated
=10	18	Javier Rincón	COL	0	eliminated
=10	16	Ravinder Singh Tut	GBR	0	eliminated
=10	26	Paul Farrugia	MLT	0	eliminated
=10	10	Steve Reinsfield	NZL	0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Selman Kaygusuz	TUR	Decision (13-5)	Li Xianji	CHN
Match #2	27 Sep	Gary Bohay	CAN	Fall (2:45)	François Yinga	CMR
Match #3	27 Sep	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	Decision (13-0)	Steve Reinsfield	NZL
Match #4	27 Sep	Karsten Polky	GDR	Fall (1:20)	Ravinder Singh Tut	GBR
Match #5	27 Sep	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	Decision (4-0)	Javier Rincón	COL
Match #6	27 Sep	Ludwig Küng	SUI	Fall (0:33)	Paul Farrugia	MLT
Match #7	27 Sep	Akbar Fallah	IRI	Decision (4-3)	Kim Yeon-Man	KOR

Group B - Round Three

Date	27 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	28	Akbar Fallah	IRI	10.5	–
=2	8	Gary Bohay	CAN	10	–
=2	14	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	10	–
4	22	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	9	–
=5	20	Ludwig Küng	SUI	8	–
=5	2	Selman Kaygusuz	TUR	8	eliminated
7	12	Karsten Polky	GDR	7.5	–

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Sep	Gary Bohay	CAN	Decision (6-5)	Selman Kaygusuz	TUR
Match #2	27 Sep	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	Decision (13-1)	Karsten Polky	GDR
Match #3	27 Sep	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	Decision (6-0)	Ludwig Küng	SUI
Match #4	27 Sep	Akbar Fallah	IRI

Group B - Round Four

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	28	Akbar Fallah	IRI	13.5	–
2	14	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	13	–
3	8	Gary Bohay	CAN	11	–
4	12	Karsten Polky	GDR	10.5	–
5	22	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	10	–
6	20	Ludwig Küng	SUI	9	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	Akbar Fallah	IRI	Decision (6-1)	Gary Bohay	CAN
Match #2	28 Sep	Karsten Polky	GDR	Decision (7-3)	Ludwig Küng	SUI
Match #3	28 Sep	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	Decision (7-2)	Jörg Helmdach	FRG

Group B - Round Five

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	28	Akbar Fallah	IRI	16.5	–
2	14	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	16	–
3	22	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	14	–
4	8	Gary Bohay	CAN	12	–
5	12	Karsten Polky	GDR	11.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	Akbar Fallah	IRI	Decision (10-3)	Karsten Polky	GDR
Match #2	28 Sep	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	Decision (8-1)	Gary Bohay	CAN
Match #3	28 Sep	Jörg Helmdach	FRG

Group B - Round Six

Date	28 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	14	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	20
2	28	Akbar Fallah	IRI	19.5
3	22	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	14

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Sep	Akbar Fallah	IRI	Decision (5-0)	Jörg Helmdach	FRG
Match #2	28 Sep	Stepan Sargsyan	URS

Group B - Round Seven

Date	29 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	14	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	23
2	28	Akbar Fallah	IRI	20.5

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Sep	Stepan Sargsyan	URS	Decision (12-1)	Akbar Fallah	IRI

Final Round

Date	29 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	29 Sep	John Smith	USA	Decision (4-0)	Stepan Sargsyan	URS
Match 3/4	29 Sep	Simeon Shterev	BUL	Decision (5-2)	Akbar Fallah	IRI
Match 5/6	29 Sep	Jörg Helmdach	FRG	Decision (5-4)	Avirmediin Enkhee	MGL
Match 7/8	29 Sep	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	Decision (5-0)	Gary Bohay	CAN