| Date | 18 – 20 September 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam | |
| Participants | 15 from 15 countries | |
| Format | Two groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top 4 in each group advanced to placement matches for 1st-8th place. | |
Italy’s Vincenzo Maenza had won the gold medal in Los Angeles, which was somewhat of an upset and was attributed partly to the Eastern Bloc boycott. The top wrestler in this class since 1984 had been Soviet Azerbaijani Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev, who was World Champion in 1985-87, although Maenza had won the 1987 European title. Maenza won all his matches in Group A to make the final match, although he required an overtime victory over Bulgarian Bratan Tsenov in round five to do so. In Group B Allahverdiyev lost his first match to Poland’s Andrzej Głąb and could never recover, as Głąb won Group B. The final was close but Maenza defended his gold medal with a 3-0 victory on points. Tsenov won the bronze medal match when Allahverdiyev was disqualified for passivity. Maenza would win his third consecutive Olympic medal in this class in 1992, taking silver at Barcelona.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Group Placement | Round Eliminated | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Vincenzo Maenza |  ITA | – | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 2 | Andrzej Głąb |  POL | – | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 13 | Bratan Tsenov |  BUL | – | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 4 | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev |  URS | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | 10 | Khaled El-Farej |  SYR | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | 9 | Markus Scherer |  FRG | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | 15 | Yang Zhizhong |  CHN | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | 14 | Gwon Deok-Yong |  KOR | – | – | – | |||
| =9 | 6 | Dov Grobermann |  ISR | 5th Group B | eliminated r3/4 Group B | 6.0 | |||
| =9 | 3 | Mark Fuller |  USA | 5th Group A | eliminated r3/4 Group A | 5.0 | |||
| =11 | 7 | Lars Rønningen |  NOR | 6th Group A | eliminated r3/4 Group A | 3.5 | |||
| =11 | 16 | József Faragó |  HUN | 6th Group B | eliminated r3/4 Group B | 4.0 | |||
| =13 | 1 | Ikuzo Saito |  JPN | 7th Group A | eliminated r2/4 Group A | 2.0 | |||
| =13 | 12 | Víctor Hugo Capacho |  COL | 7th Group B | eliminated r2/4 Group B | 1.0 | |||
| 15 | 11 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil |  IRI | 8th Group A | eliminated r2/4 Group A | 1.0 | |||
| 8 | Abdullah Al-Izani |  YAR | – | – | – |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 13 | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | 3.5 | ||
| =1 | 5 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | 3.5 | ||
| =3 | 9 | Markus Scherer | FRG | 3.0 | ||
| =3 | 3 | Mark Fuller | USA | 3.0 | ||
| =5 | 11 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | 1 | Ikuzo Saito | JPN | 1.0 | ||
| =7 | 15 | Yang Zhizhong | CHN | 0.0 | ||
| =7 | 7 | Lars Rønningen | NOR | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Mark Fuller | USA | Decision (3-1) | Ikuzo Saito | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | Decision (11-0) | Lars Rønningen | NOR | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Markus Scherer | FRG | Decision (10-5) | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | Passivity (2:10) | Yang Zhizhong | CHN |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | 7.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 5 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | 6.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 3 | Mark Fuller | USA | 4.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 15 | Yang Zhizhong | CHN | 3.5 | – | ||
| =4 | 9 | Markus Scherer | FRG | 3.5 | – | ||
| 6 | 7 | Lars Rønningen | NOR | 3.0 | – | ||
| 7 | 1 | Ikuzo Saito | JPN | 2.0 | eliminated | ||
| 8 | 11 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | 1.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | Decision (9-1) | Ikuzo Saito | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Lars Rønningen | NOR | Decision (6-4) | Mark Fuller | USA | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | Decision (15-3) | Markus Scherer | FRG | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | Yang Zhizhong | CHN | Decision (16-0) (4:44) | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | 10.5 | – | ||
| 2 | 5 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | 9.5 | – | ||
| 3 | 9 | Markus Scherer | FRG | 6.5 | – | ||
| 4 | 3 | Mark Fuller | USA | 5.0 | eliminated | ||
| 5 | 15 | Yang Zhizhong | CHN | 4.5 | – | ||
| 6 | 7 | Lars Rønningen | NOR | 3.5 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | Decision (7-4) | Mark Fuller | USA | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | Decision (16-4) | Lars Rønningen | NOR | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Markus Scherer | FRG | Decision (13-4) | Yang Zhizhong | CHN |
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | 16.0 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | 15.5 | ||
| 3 | 9 | Markus Scherer | FRG | 7.5 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | Decision (15-1) | Markus Scherer | FRG | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | Decision (4-3) | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | |
| Match #3 | 19 Sep | Bratan Tsenov | BUL |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 6 | Dov Grobermann | ISR | 4.0 | ||
| =1 | 10 | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | 4.0 | ||
| =3 | 14 | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR | 3.0 | ||
| =3 | 2 | Andrzej Głąb | POL | 3.0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev | URS | 1.0 | ||
| =6 | 12 | Víctor Hugo Capacho | COL | 0.0 | ||
| =6 | 16 | József Faragó | HUN | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Andrzej Głąb | POL | Decision (10-5) | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev | URS | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Dov Grobermann | ISR | ||||
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | Fall (5:11) | Víctor Hugo Capacho | COL | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR | Decision (1-0) | József Faragó | HUN |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 14 | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR | 6.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 2 | Andrzej Głąb | POL | 6.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 6 | Dov Grobermann | ISR | 5.0 | – | ||
| =4 | 10 | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | 4.5 | – | ||
| =4 | 4 | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev | URS | 4.5 | – | ||
| 6 | 16 | József Faragó | HUN | 4.0 | – | ||
| 7 | 12 | Víctor Hugo Capacho | COL | 1.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Andrzej Głąb | POL | Decision (16-7) | Dov Grobermann | ISR | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev | URS | Decision (16-4) | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR | Decision (2-1) | Víctor Hugo Capacho | COL | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | József Faragó | HUN |
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Andrzej Głąb | POL | 9.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 10 | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | 7.5 | – | ||
| =2 | 4 | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev | URS | 7.5 | – | ||
| 4 | 14 | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR | 7.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 6 | Dov Grobermann | ISR | 6.0 | eliminated | ||
| 6 | 16 | József Faragó | HUN | 4.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Andrzej Głąb | POL | Passivity (5:49) | József Faragó | HUN | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev | URS | Decision (7-1) | Dov Grobermann | ISR | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | Decision (8-5) | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR |
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Andrzej Głąb | POL | 12.0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev | URS | 10.5 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | 8.5 | ||
| 4 | 14 | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR | 8.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Andrzej Głąb | POL | Decision (10-5) | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev | URS | Decision (2-1) | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR |
| Date | 20 September 1988 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 20 Sep | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | Decision (3-0) | Andrzej Głąb | POL | |
| Match 3/4 | 20 Sep | Bratan Tsenov | BUL | Passivity (7:28) | Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev | URS | |
| Match 5/6 | 20 Sep | Khaled El-Farej | SYR | Decision (16-6) | Markus Scherer | FRG | |
| Match 7/8 | 20 Sep | Yang Zhizhong | CHN | Default | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR |
