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Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kg), Men

Date	20 – 22 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	21 from 21 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.

Nobody had distinguished themselves in this class since 1984 so there was no favorite. Bulgaria’s Stoyan Balov had won the 1985 World Championships and went through Group A undefeated to qualify for the final match. In Group B Hungary’s András Sike was little known but also made it through. Balov and Sike met for the title, with Sike winning easily, 9-0, when Balov had to stop the match because of an injury, giving Sike the gold. The bronze medal went to Greek Babis Kholidis, who had also won a bronze medal in this class in Los Angeles.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	CP
1	2	András Sike	HUN	–	–	Gold
2	19	Stoyan Balov	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	11	Babis Cholidis	GRE	–	–	Bronze
4	6	Yang Changling	CHN	–	–
5	3	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	–	–
6	18	Ghazi Salah	IRQ	–	–
7	9	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS	–	–
8	14	Rifat Yildiz	FRG	–	–
AC	15	Keijo Pehkonen	FIN	eliminated r4/6 Group A	8.0
AC	1	Anthony Amado	USA	eliminated r4/6 Group A	7.0
AC	5	Ronny Sigde	NOR	eliminated r3/6 Group A	5.0
AC	21	Kacem Bouallouche	MAR	eliminated r3/6 Group A	4.0
AC	13	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	eliminated r3/6 Group A	3.0
AC	17	Zoran Galović	YUG	eliminated r2/6 Group A	1.0
AC	7	Ahad Pazach	IRI	eliminated r2/6 Group A	0.0
AC	4	Shunji Nakadome	JPN	eliminated r3/5 Group B	4.5
AC	12	Patrice Mourier	FRA	eliminated r2/5 Group B	7.0
AC	16	Mehdi Chaambi	TUN	eliminated r2/5 Group B	3.5
AC	8	Ryszard Wolny	POL	eliminated r2/5 Group B	1.5
AC	20	Adrián Ponce	MEX	eliminated r2/5 Group B	1.0
AC	10	Ramón Mena	PAN	eliminated r2/5 Group B	1.0

Group A - Round One

Date	20 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
=1	21	Kacem Bouallouche	MAR	4.0
=1	5	Ronny Sigde	NOR	4.0
3	19	Stoyan Balov	BUL	3.5
=4	11	Babis Cholidis	GRE	3.0
=4	3	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	3.0
=4	13	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	3.0
=7	15	Keijo Pehkonen	FIN	0.0
=7	7	Ahad Pazach	IRI	0.0
=7	9	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS	0.0
=7	1	Anthony Amado	USA	0.0
=7	17	Zoran Galović	YUG	0.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	Passivity (6:42)	Anthony Amado	USA
Match #2	20 Sep	Ronny Sigde	NOR	Fall (1:36)	Ahad Pazach	IRI
Match #3	20 Sep	Babis Cholidis	GRE	Passivity (5:07)	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS
Match #4	20 Sep	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	Decision (5-0)	Keijo Pehkonen	FIN
Match #5	20 Sep	Stoyan Balov	BUL	Decision (16-0) (2:29)	Zoran Galović	YUG
Match #6	20 Sep	Kacem Bouallouche	MAR

Group A - Round Two

Date	20 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	19	Stoyan Balov	BUL	7.5	–
2	3	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	6.5	–
3	11	Babis Cholidis	GRE	6.0	–
=4	21	Kacem Bouallouche	MAR	4.0	–
=4	5	Ronny Sigde	NOR	4.0	–
=4	1	Anthony Amado	USA	4.0	–
7	9	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS	3.5	–
=8	15	Keijo Pehkonen	FIN	3.0	–
=8	13	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	3.0	–
10	17	Zoran Galović	YUG	1.0	eliminated
11	7	Ahad Pazach	IRI	0.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	Anthony Amado	USA	Fall (1:05)	Kacem Bouallouche	MAR
Match #2	20 Sep	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	Decision (19-0) (4:33)	Ronny Sigde	NOR
Match #3	20 Sep	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS	Decision (15-0) (1:55)	Ahad Pazach	IRI
Match #4	20 Sep	Babis Cholidis	GRE	Passivity (5:22)	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE
Match #5	20 Sep	Keijo Pehkonen	FIN	Decision (6-1)	Zoran Galović	YUG
Match #6	20 Sep	Stoyan Balov	BUL

Group A - Round Three

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	19	Stoyan Balov	BUL	11.0	–
2	11	Babis Cholidis	GRE	9.0	–
3	3	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	7.5	–
=4	15	Keijo Pehkonen	FIN	7.0	–
=4	1	Anthony Amado	USA	7.0	–
6	9	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS	6.5	–
7	5	Ronny Sigde	NOR	5.0	eliminated
8	21	Kacem Bouallouche	MAR	4.0	eliminated
9	13	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE	3.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Stoyan Balov	BUL	Decision (16-0) (3:42)	Kacem Bouallouche	MAR
Match #2	21 Sep	Anthony Amado	USA	Decision (10-7)	Ronny Sigde	NOR
Match #3	21 Sep	Babis Cholidis	GRE	Decision (7-4)	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR
Match #4	21 Sep	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS	Passivity (3:43)	Benni Ljungbeck	SWE
Match #5	21 Sep	Keijo Pehkonen	FIN

Group A - Round Four

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	19	Stoyan Balov	BUL	14.0	–
2	11	Babis Cholidis	GRE	13.0	–
3	3	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	10.5	–
4	15	Keijo Pehkonen	FIN	8.0	eliminated
5	9	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS	7.5	–
6	1	Anthony Amado	USA	7.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Stoyan Balov	BUL	Decision (3-2)	Keijo Pehkonen	FIN
Match #2	21 Sep	Babis Cholidis	GRE	Fall (2:49)	Anthony Amado	USA
Match #3	21 Sep	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	Decision (10-9)	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS

Group A - Round Five

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
=1	19	Stoyan Balov	BUL	17.0
=1	11	Babis Cholidis	GRE	17.0
3	3	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	11.5

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Stoyan Balov	BUL	Decision (5-2)	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR
Match #2	21 Sep	Babis Cholidis	GRE

Group A - Round Six

Date	22 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	19	Stoyan Balov	BUL	20.0
2	11	Babis Cholidis	GRE	17.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	22 Sep	Stoyan Balov	BUL	Decision (8-0)	Babis Cholidis	GRE

Group B - Round One

Date	20 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	14	Rifat Yildiz	FRG	3.5
=2	6	Yang Changling	CHN	3.0
=2	12	Patrice Mourier	FRA	3.0
=2	2	András Sike	HUN	3.0
=2	18	Ghazi Salah	IRQ	3.0
=6	20	Adrián Ponce	MEX	1.0
=6	10	Ramón Mena	PAN	1.0
=6	8	Ryszard Wolny	POL	1.0
=9	4	Shunji Nakadome	JPN	0.0
=9	16	Mehdi Chaambi	TUN	0.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	András Sike	HUN	Decision (6-0)	Shunji Nakadome	JPN
Match #2	20 Sep	Yang Changling	CHN	Decision (3-2)	Ryszard Wolny	POL
Match #3	20 Sep	Patrice Mourier	FRA	Decision (13-2)	Ramón Mena	PAN
Match #4	20 Sep	Rifat Yildiz	FRG	Decision (12-0)	Mehdi Chaambi	TUN
Match #5	20 Sep	Ghazi Salah	IRQ	Decision (15-8)	Adrián Ponce	MEX

Group B - Round Two

Date	20 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
=1	12	Patrice Mourier	FRA	7.0	eliminated
=1	14	Rifat Yildiz	FRG	7.0	–
=1	2	András Sike	HUN	7.0	–
=4	4	Shunji Nakadome	JPN	3.5	–
=4	16	Mehdi Chaambi	TUN	3.5	eliminated
=6	6	Yang Changling	CHN	3.0	–
=6	18	Ghazi Salah	IRQ	3.0	–
8	8	Ryszard Wolny	POL	1.5	eliminated
=9	20	Adrián Ponce	MEX	1.0	eliminated
=9	10	Ramón Mena	PAN	1.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	András Sike	HUN	Fall (5:41)	Yang Changling	CHN
Match #2	20 Sep	Shunji Nakadome	JPN	Decision (14-1)	Ryszard Wolny	POL
Match #3	20 Sep	Rifat Yildiz	FRG	Decision (16-0) (2:22)	Ramón Mena	PAN
Match #4	20 Sep	Patrice Mourier	FRA	Injury default (1:13)	Ghazi Salah	IRQ
Match #5	20 Sep	Mehdi Chaambi	TUN	Decision (15-0) (5:16)	Adrián Ponce	MEX

Group B - Round Three

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	2	András Sike	HUN	10.0	–
=2	14	Rifat Yildiz	FRG	7.0	–
=2	18	Ghazi Salah	IRQ	7.0	–
4	6	Yang Changling	CHN	6.0	–
5	4	Shunji Nakadome	JPN	4.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	András Sike	HUN	Passivity (5:30)	Rifat Yildiz	FRG
Match #2	21 Sep	Yang Changling	CHN	Decision (11-8)	Shunji Nakadome	JPN
Match #3	21 Sep	Ghazi Salah	IRQ

Group B - Round Four

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	2	András Sike	HUN	13.5
2	6	Yang Changling	CHN	9.0
3	14	Rifat Yildiz	FRG	8.0
4	18	Ghazi Salah	IRQ	7.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	András Sike	HUN	Decision (16-0) (1:41)	Ghazi Salah	IRQ
Match #2	21 Sep	Yang Changling	CHN	Decision (8-5)	Rifat Yildiz	FRG

Group B - Round Five

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	6	Yang Changling	CHN	12.0
2	18	Ghazi Salah	IRQ	8.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Yang Changling	CHN	Decision (10-2)	Ghazi Salah	IRQ

Final Round

Date	22 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	22 Sep	András Sike	HUN	Default (3:38)	Stoyan Balov	BUL
Match 3/4	22 Sep	Babis Cholidis	GRE	Decision (6-1)	Yang Changling	CHN
Match 5/6	22 Sep	Heo Byeong-Ho	KOR	Fall (1:44)	Ghazi Salah	IRQ
Match 7/8	22 Sep	Aleksandr Shestakov	URS