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Lightweight, Freestyle (≤68 kilograms), Men

Date	29 September – 1 October 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	30 from 30 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.

Soviet Arsen Fadzayev was the overwhelming favorite, having won the 1983 and 1985-87 World Championships. He easily won Group A, with no class matches, and then met Korean Park Jang-Sun in the final, defeating him on points 6-0, to win the expected gold medal. Fadzayev won the Worlds again in 1990-91 and defended his gold medal at Barcelona in 1992. He also competed at the 1996 Olympics, that time representing his native Uzbekistan, but was well past his prime and did not challenge for the podium. American Nate Carr won the bronze medal by defeating Japan’s Kosei Akaishi by decision. Akaishi had won a silver medal in 1984 as a featherweight, and in 1992, won Olympic bronze in this class.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	CP
1	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	–	–	Gold
2	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	–	–	Silver
3	Nate Carr	USA	–	–	Bronze
4	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	–	–
5	David McKay	CAN	–	–
6	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	–	–
7	Alexander Leipold	FRG	–	–
8	Angel Yasenov	BUL	–	–
AC	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	Eliminated r5/7 Group A	13,5
AC	Amar Wattar	SYR	Eliminated r5/7 Group A	10,5
AC	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	Eliminated r4/7 Group A	9,5
AC	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	Eliminated r4/7 Group A	7,5
AC	Issam El-Khodary	EGY	Eliminated r3/7 Group A	5,0
AC	Ho Bisgaltu	CHN	Eliminated r2/7 Group A	1,0
AC	Gustavo Manzur	ESA	Eliminated r2/7 Group A	0,5
AC	Juan Caride	ESP	Eliminated r2/7 Group A	0,0
AC	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN	Eliminated r2/7 Group A	0,0
AC	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER	Eliminated r2/7 Group A	0,0
AC	Dean-Carlos Manibog	PHI	Eliminated r2/7 Group A	0,0
AC	Cris Brown	AUS	Eliminated r5/7 Group B	10,0
AC	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL	Eliminated r5/7 Group B	10,0
AC	Fevzi Şeker	TUR	Eliminated r4/7 Group B	10,0
AC	Andrzej Kubiak	POL	Eliminated r3/7 Group B	7,0
AC	Daniel Navarrete	ARG	Eliminated r3/7 Group B	4,5
AC	Attila Podolszki	HUN	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	4,5
AC	Gérard Santoro	FRA	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	2,0
AC	Satyawan	IND	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	2,0
AC	René Neyer	SUI	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	1,0
AC	Mohammad Shir	AFG	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	0,0
AC	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR	Eliminated r2/7 Group B	0,0

Group A - Round One (29 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Issam El-Khodary	EGY	4,0
=1	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	4,0
=1	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	4,0
=1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	4,0
=1	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	4,0
=1	Amar Wattar	SYR	4,0
7	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	3,5
8	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	3,0
9	Angel Yasenov	BUL	1,0
=10	Ho Bisgaltu	CHN	0,0
=10	Gustavo Manzur	ESA	0,0
=10	Juan Caride	ESP	0,0
=10	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN	0,0
=10	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER	0,0
=10	Dean-Carlos Manibog	PHI	0,0

Match #1	Issam El-Khodary	EGY	decision (19-3) (3:57)	Gustavo Manzur	ESA
Match #2	Amar Wattar	SYR	decision (17-2) (4:32)	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER
Match #3	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	fall (1:13)	Dean-Carlos Manibog	PHI
Match #4	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	decision (19-3) (4:34)	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN
Match #5	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	decision (15-0) (4:03)	Ho Bisgaltu	CHN
Match #6	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	decision (12-4)	Angel Yasenov	BUL
Match #7	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	fall (4:05)	Juan Caride	ESP
Match #8	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	bye

Group A - Round Two (29 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	8,0
=2	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	7,5
=2	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	7,5
=2	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	7,5
=2	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	7,5
=2	Amar Wattar	SYR	7,5
7	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	7,0
=8	Angel Yasenov	BUL	4,0
=8	Issam El-Khodary	EGY	4,0
10	Ho Bisgaltu	CHN	1,0	eliminated
11	Gustavo Manzur	ESA	0,5	eliminated
=12	Juan Caride	ESP	0,0	eliminated
=12	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN	0,0	eliminated
=12	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER	0,0	eliminated
=12	Dean-Carlos Manibog	PHI	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	decision (16-0) (2:04)	Issam El-Khodary	EGY
Match #2	Amar Wattar	SYR	decision (16-3)	Gustavo Manzur	ESA
Match #3	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	decision (15-0) (1:15)	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER
Match #4	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	decision (15-0) (3:56)	Dean-Carlos Manibog	PHI
Match #5	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	fall (0:17)	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN
Match #6	Angel Yasenov	BUL	decision (12-3)	Ho Bisgaltu	CHN
Match #7	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	fall (3:50)	Juan Caride	ESP
Match #8	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	bye

Group A - Round Three (29 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	11,0
=1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	11,0
=1	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	11,0
4	Amar Wattar	SYR	10,5
=5	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	8,5
=5	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	8,5
7	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	7,5
8	Angel Yasenov	BUL	7,0
9	Issam El-Khodary	EGY	5,0	eliminated

Match #1	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	decision (8-7)	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI
Match #2	Amar Wattar	SYR	decision (14-3)	Issam El-Khodary	EGY
Match #3	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	decision (15-0) (2:11)	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN
Match #4	Angel Yasenov	BUL	decision (3-2)	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE
Match #5	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	bye

Group A - Round Four (30 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	14,0
=1	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	14,0
3	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	12,5
4	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	12,0
5	Angel Yasenov	BUL	11,0
6	Amar Wattar	SYR	10,5
7	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	9,5	eliminated
8	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	7,5	eliminated

Match #1	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	decision (10-1)	Jukka Rauhala	FIN
Match #2	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	decision (17-1) (5:08)	Amar Wattar	SYR
Match #3	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	decision (5-4)	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE
Match #4	Angel Yasenov	BUL	fall (1:31)	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN

Group A - Round Five (30 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	17,0
=1	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	17,0
3	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	15,5
4	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	13,5	eliminated
5	Angel Yasenov	BUL	12,0
6	Amar Wattar	SYR	10,5	eliminated

Match #1	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	decision (12-4)	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI
Match #2	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	decision (12-0)	Amar Wattar	SYR
Match #3	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	decision (5-3)	Angel Yasenov	BUL

Group A - Round Six (30 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	20,0
2	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	19,5
3	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	17,0

Match #1	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	decision (9-0)	Kosei Akaishi	JPN
Match #2	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	bye

Group A - Round Seven (1 October 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	24,0
2	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	20,0
3	Jukka Rauhala	FIN	19,5

Match #1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	decision (5-0)	Jukka Rauhala	FIN
Match #2	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	bye

Group B - Round One (29 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Fevzi Şeker	TUR	4,0
=1	Nate Carr	USA	4,0
3	David McKay	CAN	3,5
=4	Cris Brown	AUS	3,0
=4	Alexander Leipold	FRG	3,0
=4	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	3,0
=4	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL	3,0
=4	Andrzej Kubiak	POL	3,0
=9	Daniel Navarrete	ARG	1,0
=9	Gérard Santoro	FRA	1,0
=9	Satyawan	IND	1,0
=9	René Neyer	SUI	1,0
13	Attila Podolszki	HUN	0,5
=14	Mohammad Shir	AFG	0,0
=14	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR	0,0

Match #1	Cris Brown	AUS	decision (13-3)	Daniel Navarrete	ARG
Match #2	David McKay	CAN	decision (15-0) (2:24)	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR
Match #3	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	decision (9-4)	Gérard Santoro	FRA
Match #4	Andrzej Kubiak	POL	decision (14-8)	René Neyer	SUI
Match #5	Alexander Leipold	FRG	decision (11-1)	Satyawan	IND
Match #6	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL	decision (15-0)	Mohammad Shir	AFG
Match #7	Nate Carr	USA	decision (16-1)	Attila Podolszki	HUN
Match #8	Fevzi Şeker	TUR	bye

Group B - Round Two (29 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Nate Carr	USA	7,0
=2	David McKay	CAN	6,5
=2	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	6,5
=4	Cris Brown	AUS	6,0
=4	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL	6,0
=4	Andrzej Kubiak	POL	6,0
7	Fevzi Şeker	TUR	5,0
=8	Daniel Navarrete	ARG	4,5
=8	Attila Podolszki	HUN	4,5	eliminated
10	Alexander Leipold	FRG	4,0
=11	Gérard Santoro	FRA	2,0	eliminated
=11	Satyawan	IND	2,0	eliminated
13	René Neyer	SUI	1,0	eliminated
=14	Mohammad Shir	AFG	0,0	eliminated
=14	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Cris Brown	AUS	decision (3-2)	Fevzi Şeker	TUR
Match #2	Daniel Navarrete	ARG	decision (15-0) (3:25)	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR
Match #3	David McKay	CAN	decision (7-1)	Gérard Santoro	FRA
Match #4	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	decision (15-0) (4:46)	René Neyer	SUI
Match #5	Andrzej Kubiak	POL	decision (3-2)	Alexander Leipold	FRG
Match #6	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL	decision (7-2)	Satyawan	IND
Match #7	Nate Carr	USA	decision (15-0)	Mohammad Shir	AFG
Match #8	Attila Podolszki	HUN	bye

Group B - Round Three (29 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	10,0
=1	Nate Carr	USA	10,0
=3	Cris Brown	AUS	9,0
=3	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL	9,0
=3	Fevzi Şeker	TUR	9,0
6	David McKay	CAN	7,5
7	Andrzej Kubiak	POL	7,0	eliminated
8	Alexander Leipold	FRG	5,0
9	Daniel Navarrete	ARG	4,5	eliminated

Match #1	Fevzi Şeker	TUR	walkover
Match #2	Cris Brown	AUS	decision (7-1)	David McKay	CAN
Match #3	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	decision (15-0) (3:38)	Daniel Navarrete	ARG
Match #4	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL	decision (4-2)	Andrzej Kubiak	POL
Match #5	Nate Carr	USA	decision (11-3)	Alexander Leipold	FRG

Group B - Round Four (30 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Nate Carr	USA	14,0
2	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	13,0
3	David McKay	CAN	10,5
=4	Cris Brown	AUS	10,0
=4	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL	10,0
=4	Fevzi Şeker	TUR	10,0	eliminated
7	Alexander Leipold	FRG	8,0

Match #1	David McKay	CAN	decision (9-7)	Fevzi Şeker	TUR
Match #2	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	decision (5-2)	Cris Brown	AUS
Match #3	Alexander Leipold	FRG	decision (5-3)	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL
Match #4	Nate Carr	USA	bye

Group B - Round Five (30 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Nate Carr	USA	17,0
2	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	16,0
3	David McKay	CAN	13,5
=4	Cris Brown	AUS	10,0	eliminated
=4	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL	10,0	eliminated
6	Alexander Leipold	FRG	9,0

Match #1	Nate Carr	USA	decision (6-0)	Cris Brown	AUS
Match #2	David McKay	CAN	decision (11-7)	Alexander Leipold	FRG
Match #3	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	decision (5-0)	Khenmedekhiin Amaraa	MGL

Group B - Round Six (30 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	20,0
=1	Nate Carr	USA	20,0
3	David McKay	CAN	13,5

Match #1	Nate Carr	USA	decision (9-0)	David McKay	CAN
Match #2	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	bye

Group B - Round Seven (1 October 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	23,0
2	Nate Carr	USA	21,0
6	David McKay	CAN	15,0

Match #1	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	decision (3-2)	Nate Carr	USA
Match #2	David McKay	CAN	bye
Match #3	Park Jang-Sun	KOR	decision (13-4)	David McKay	CAN
Match #4	Nate Carr	USA	bye

Final Round (1 October 1988)

Match 1/2	Arsen Fadzayev	URS	decision (6-0)	Park Jang-Sun	KOR
Match 3/4	Nate Carr	USA	decision (5-1)	Kosei Akaishi	JPN
Match 5/6	David McKay	CAN	decision (4-1)	Jukka Rauhala	FIN
Match 7/8	Alexander Leipold	FRG	decision (14-10)	Angel Yasenov	BUL