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Featherweight, Greco-Roman (≤62 kilograms), Men

Date	18 – 20 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	17 from 17 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.

The last three World titles had been won by Bulgarian Zhivko Vangelov (1985/87) and Soviet Kamandar Madzhidov (1986), with Vangelov defeating Madzhidov in the final match in 1987. They were again the class of this division, both making it through their group matches undefeated. The final was reasonably close but Madzhidov avenged his defeat with a 6-2 victory on points. Korean An Dae-Hyeon won the bronze medal by defeating Hungarian Jenő Bódi when Bódi was disqualified for passivity.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	CP
1	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	–	–	Gold
2	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR	–	–	Bronze
4	Jenő Bódi	HUN	–	–
5	Peter Behl	FRG	–	–
6	Ike Anderson	USA	–	–
7	Gilles Jalabert	FRA	–	–
8	Hugo Dietsche	SUI	–	–
AC	Hu Guohong	CHN	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	5,0
AC	Ahad Javan Saleh	IRI	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	4,0
AC	Mieczysław Tracz	POL	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	4,0
AC	Brahim Loksairi	MAR	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	3,0
AC	Habib Lakhal	TUN	Eliminated r2/5 Group A	1,0
AC	Zeki Şahin	TUR	Eliminated r3/4 Group B	4.5
AC	Shigeki Nishiguchi	JPN	Eliminated r3/4 Group B	3.0
AC	Jukka Loikas	FIN	Eliminated r2/4 Group B	1,0
AC	Carlos Fernández	ESP	Eliminated r2/4 Group B	0,0

Group A - Round One (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Hu Guohong	CHN	4,0
=2	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	3,0
=2	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR	3,0
=2	Brahim Loksairi	MAR	3,0
=2	Ike Anderson	USA	3,0
=6	Ahad Javan Saleh	IRI	1,0
=6	Mieczysław Tracz	POL	1,0
=6	Habib Lakhal	TUN	1,0
9	Gilles Jalabert	FRA	0,0

Match #1	Ike Anderson	USA	decision (3-2)	Mieczysław Tracz	POL
Match #2	Brahim Loksairi	MAR	decision (2-1)	Habib Lakhal	TUN
Match #3	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	decision (8-3)	Ahad Javan Saleh	IRI
Match #4	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR	passivity (3:59)	Gilles Jalabert	FRA
Match #5	Hu Guohong	CHN	bye

Group A - Round Two (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	6,0
=1	Ike Anderson	USA	6,0
=3	Hu Guohong	CHN	4,0
=3	Gilles Jalabert	FRA	4,0
=3	Ahad Javan Saleh	IRI	4,0
=3	Mieczysław Tracz	POL	4,0
=7	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR	3,0
=7	Brahim Loksairi	MAR	3,0
9	Habib Lakhal	TUN	1,0	eliminated

Match #1	Ike Anderson	USA	passivity (4:13)	Hu Guohong	CHN
Match #2	Mieczysław Tracz	POL	passivity (5:31)	Brahim Loksairi	MAR
Match #3	Ahad Javan Saleh	IRI	decision (5-0)	Habib Lakhal	TUN
Match #4	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	passivity (5:24)	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR
Match #5	Gilles Jalabert	FRA	bye

Group A - Round Three (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	9,0
=1	Ike Anderson	USA	9,0
=3	Gilles Jalabert	FRA	7,0
=3	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR	7,0
5	Hu Guohong	CHN	5,0	eliminated
=6	Ahad Javan Saleh	IRI	4,0	eliminated
=6	Mieczysław Tracz	POL	4,0	eliminated
8	Brahim Loksairi	MAR	3,0	eliminated

Match #1	Gilles Jalabert	FRA	decision (13-4)	Hu Guohong	CHN
Match #2	Ike Anderson	USA	passivity (3:21)	Brahim Loksairi	MAR
Match #3	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	decision (3-0)	Mieczysław Tracz	POL
Match #4	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR	DQ (4:55)	Ahad Javan Saleh	IRI

Group A - Round Four (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	12,0
2	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR	10,0
3	Ike Anderson	USA	9,0
4	Gilles Jalabert	FRA	7,0

Match #1	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	passivity (4:14)	Gilles Jalabert	FRA
Match #2	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR	decision (2-0)	Ike Anderson	USA

Group A - Round Five (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	15,0
2	Ike Anderson	USA	10,0

Match #1	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	decision (2-1)	Ike Anderson	USA

Group B - Round One (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Peter Behl	FRG	3,5
=2	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL	3,0
=2	Shigeki Nishiguchi	JPN	3,0
=2	Hugo Dietsche	SUI	3,0
=5	Jukka Loikas	FIN	1,0
=5	Zeki Şahin	TUR	1,0
=7	Carlos Fernández	ESP	0,0
=7	Jenő Bódi	HUN	0,0

Match #1	Shigeki Nishiguchi	JPN	decision (9-6)	Jukka Loikas	FIN
Match #2	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL	decision (1-0)	Jenő Bódi	HUN
Match #3	Peter Behl	FRG	decision (15-0) (5:46)	Carlos Fernández	ESP
Match #4	Hugo Dietsche	SUI	decision (3-2)	Zeki Şahin	TUR

Group B - Round Two (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL	6,0
=1	Hugo Dietsche	SUI	6,0
3	Zeki Şahin	TUR	4,5
4	Peter Behl	FRG	3,5
=5	Jenő Bódi	HUN	3,0
=5	Shigeki Nishiguchi	JPN	3,0
7	Jukka Loikas	FIN	1,0	eliminated
8	Carlos Fernández	ESP	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL	decision (7-0)	Jukka Loikas	FIN
Match #2	Jenő Bódi	HUN	decision (7-0)	Shigeki Nishiguchi	JPN
Match #3	Hugo Dietsche	SUI	passivity (4:59)	Peter Behl	FRG
Match #4	Zeki Şahin	TUR	decision (12-0)	Carlos Fernández	ESP

Group B - Round Three (18 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL	10.0
2	Hugo Dietsche	SUI	7.0
3	Peter Behl	FRG	6.5
4	Jenő Bódi	HUN	6.0
5	Zeki Şahin	TUR	4.5	eliminated
6	Shigeki Nishiguchi	JPN	3.0	eliminated

Match #1	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL	fall (1:06)	Shigeki Nishiguchi	JPN
Match #2	Jenő Bódi	HUN	decision (4-1)	Hugo Dietsche	SUI
Match #3	Peter Behl	FRG	passivity (4:07)	Zeki Şahin	TUR

Group B - Round Four (19 September 1988)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL	14.0
2	Jenő Bódi	HUN	9,0
3	Peter Behl	FRG	7,5
4	Hugo Dietsche	SUI	7,0

Match #1	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL	fall (2:14)	Hugo Dietsche	SUI
Match #2	Jenő Bódi	HUN	decision (10-1)	Peter Behl	FRG

Final Round (20 September 1988)

Match 1/2	Kamandar Madzhydau	URS	decision (6-2)	Zhivko Vangelov	BUL
Match 3/4	An Dae-Hyeon	KOR	passivity (3:15)	Jenő Bódi	HUN
Match 5/6	Peter Behl	FRG	decision (5-1)	Ike Anderson	USA
Match 7/8	Gilles Jalabert	FRA	walkover