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Lightweight, Greco-Roman (≤68 kg), Men

Date	20 – 22 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	31 from 31 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.

This was a huge group with 31 wrestlers, which required seven rounds to finish Group A. As with several other divisions in 1988 Greco-Roman, it was difficult to choose a favorite as no dominant wrestler came into Seoul. The group winners were Soviet Levon Julfalakyan and Korean Kim Seong-Mun. Julfalakyan had won the Worlds and Europeans in 1986 but not done much since, while Kim was completely unknown. Julfalakyan had his way in the final, winning the gold medal on decision, 9-3. The bronze medal went to Tapio Sipilä of Finland, the silver medalist in 1984.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	CP
1	24	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	–	–	Gold
2	11	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	–	–	Silver
3	31	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	–	–	Bronze
4	20	Petrică Cărare	ROU	–	–
5	2	Jerzy Kopański	POL	–	–
6	15	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	–	–
7	8	Morten Brekke	NOR	–	–
8	30	Attila Repka	HUN	–	–
AC	3	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	eliminated r5/7 Group A	10.0
AC	23	Claudio Passarelli	FRG	eliminated r4/7 Group A	7.0
AC	29	Nandor Sabo	YUG	eliminated r4/7 Group A	7.0
AC	21	Franck Abrial	FRA	eliminated r3/7 Group A	5.0
AC	1	Zouheir Hory	SYR	eliminated r3/7 Group A	3.5
AC	5	Francisco Barcia	ESP	eliminated r3/7 Group A	3.0
AC	17	Masoud Ghadimi	IRI	eliminated r3/7 Group A	3.0
AC	25	Saïd Souaken	MAR	eliminated r3/7 Group A	3.0
AC	19	Zhao Jianqiang	CHN	eliminated r2/7 Group A	2.0
AC	7	Daniel Navarrete	ARG	eliminated r2/7 Group A	1.0
AC	27	Gustavo Manzur	ESA	eliminated r2/7 Group A	0.0
AC	13	Abdullah Al-Shamsi	YAR	eliminated r2/7 Group A	0.0
AC	16	Andy Seras	USA	eliminated r4/5 Group B	8.0
AC	28	Georgi Karamanliev	BUL	eliminated r4/5 Group B	7.5
AC	4	Sümer Koçak	TUR	eliminated r4/5 Group B	7.0
AC	8	Lars Lagerborg	SWE	eliminated r4/5 Group B	6.0
AC	14	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER	eliminated r3/5 Group B	4.0
AC	10	Aristidis Grigorakis	GRE	eliminated r3/5 Group B	3.5
AC	18	Markus Pittner	AUT	eliminated r2/5 Group B	1.0
AC	22	Doug Yeats	CAN	eliminated r2/5 Group B	0.0
AC	6	Abdel Latif Khalaf	EGY	eliminated r2/5 Group B	0.0
AC	12	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR	eliminated r2/5 Group B	0.0
AC	26	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN	eliminated r2/5 Group B	0.0

Group A - Round One

Date	20 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	15	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	4.0
2	31	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	3.5
=3	5	Francisco Barcia	ESP	3.0
=3	23	Claudio Passarelli	FRG	3.0
=3	17	Masoud Ghadimi	IRI	3.0
=3	11	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	3.0
=3	25	Saïd Souaken	MAR	3.0
=3	3	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	3.0
=9	7	Daniel Navarrete	ARG	1.0
=9	19	Zhao Jianqiang	CHN	1.0
=11	27	Gustavo Manzur	ESA	0.0
=11	21	Franck Abrial	FRA	0.0
=11	8	Morten Brekke	NOR	0.0
=11	1	Zouheir Hory	SYR	0.0
=11	13	Abdullah Al-Shamsi	YAR	0.0
=11	29	Nandor Sabo	YUG	0.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	Passivity (4:25)	Zouheir Hory	SYR
Match #2	20 Sep	Francisco Barcia	ESP	Decision (7-5)	Daniel Navarrete	ARG
Match #3	20 Sep	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	Decision (5-0)	Morten Brekke	NOR
Match #4	20 Sep	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	Fall (2:43)	Abdullah Al-Shamsi	YAR
Match #5	20 Sep	Masoud Ghadimi	IRI	Decision (2-1)	Zhao Jianqiang	CHN
Match #6	20 Sep	Claudio Passarelli	FRG	Decision (7-0)	Franck Abrial	FRA
Match #7	20 Sep	Saïd Souaken	MAR	Passivity (5:40)	Gustavo Manzur	ESA
Match #8	20 Sep	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	Decision (13-0)	Nandor Sabo	YUG

Group A - Round Two

Date	20 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	31	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	7.0	–
=2	23	Claudio Passarelli	FRG	6.0	–
=2	11	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	6.0	–
=2	3	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	6.0	–
5	15	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	5.0	–
6	21	Franck Abrial	FRA	4.0	–
=7	8	Morten Brekke	NOR	3.5	–
=7	1	Zouheir Hory	SYR	3.5	–
=9	5	Francisco Barcia	ESP	3.0	–
=9	17	Masoud Ghadimi	IRI	3.0	–
=9	25	Saïd Souaken	MAR	3.0	–
=9	29	Nandor Sabo	YUG	3.0	–
13	19	Zhao Jianqiang	CHN	2.0	eliminated
14	7	Daniel Navarrete	ARG	1.0	eliminated
=15	27	Gustavo Manzur	ESA	0.0	eliminated
=15	13	Abdullah Al-Shamsi	YAR	0.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	Zouheir Hory	SYR	Decision (15-0) (1:24)	Francisco Barcia	ESP
Match #2	20 Sep	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	Passivity (5:42)	Daniel Navarrete	ARG
Match #3	20 Sep	Morten Brekke	NOR	Decision (17-0) (1:38)	Abdullah Al-Shamsi	YAR
Match #4	20 Sep	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	Decision (10-1)	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN
Match #5	20 Sep	Franck Abrial	FRA	Fall (1:07)	Masoud Ghadimi	IRI
Match #6	20 Sep	Claudio Passarelli	FRG	Decision (8-1)	Zhao Jianqiang	CHN
Match #7	20 Sep	Nandor Sabo	YUG	Passivity (1:59)	Saïd Souaken	MAR
Match #8	20 Sep	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	Decision (15-0) (0:55)	Gustavo Manzur	ESA

Group A - Round Three

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
=1	31	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	10.0	–
=1	11	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	10.0	–
3	3	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	9.0	–
4	15	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	8.0	–
5	23	Claudio Passarelli	FRG	7.0	–
6	8	Morten Brekke	NOR	6.5	–
7	29	Nandor Sabo	YUG	6.0	–
8	21	Franck Abrial	FRA	5.0	eliminated
9	1	Zouheir Hory	SYR	3.5	eliminated
=10	5	Francisco Barcia	ESP	3.0	eliminated
=10	17	Masoud Ghadimi	IRI	3.0	eliminated
=10	25	Saïd Souaken	MAR	3.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Morten Brekke	NOR	Passivity (5:24)	Zouheir Hory	SYR
Match #2	21 Sep	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	Passivity (4:31)	Francisco Barcia	ESP
Match #3	21 Sep	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	Dq (5:46)	Masoud Ghadimi	IRI
Match #4	21 Sep	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	Decision (7-6)	Franck Abrial	FRA
Match #5	21 Sep	Nandor Sabo	YUG	Decision (4-3)	Claudio Passarelli	FRG
Match #6	21 Sep	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	Decision (7-0)	Saïd Souaken	MAR

Group A - Round Four

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	31	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	14.0	–
2	11	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	13.0	–
3	15	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	11.0	–
4	3	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	10.0	–
5	8	Morten Brekke	NOR	9.5	–
=6	23	Claudio Passarelli	FRG	7.0	eliminated
=6	29	Nandor Sabo	YUG	7.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Morten Brekke	NOR	Decision (4-1)	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN
Match #2	21 Sep	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	Passivity (5:08)	Claudio Passarelli	FRG
Match #3	21 Sep	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	Decision (2-1) (7:02)	Nandor Sabo	YUG
Match #4	21 Sep	Tapio Sipilä	FIN

Group A - Round Five

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
=1	31	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	17.0	–
=1	11	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	17.0	–
3	15	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	15.0	–
4	3	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN	10.0	eliminated
5	8	Morten Brekke	NOR	9.5	–

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	Decision (2-0)	Morten Brekke	NOR
Match #2	21 Sep	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	Decision (18-2) (4:37)	Herminio Hidalgo	PAN
Match #3	21 Sep	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN

Group A - Round Six

Date	22 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	11	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	21.0
2	31	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	20.5
3	15	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN	15.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	22 Sep	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	Decision (10-0)	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN
Match #2	22 Sep	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR

Group A - Round Seven

Date	22 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	11	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	24.0
2	31	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	21.5

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	22 Sep	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR	Decision (8-3)	Tapio Sipilä	FIN

Group B - Round One

Date	20 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	30	Attila Repka	HUN	4.0
=2	28	Georgi Karamanliev	BUL	3.5
=2	10	Aristidis Grigorakis	GRE	3.5
=2	24	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	3.5
=2	16	Andy Seras	USA	3.5
=6	2	Jerzy Kopański	POL	3.0
=6	20	Petrică Cărare	ROU	3.0
=6	8	Lars Lagerborg	SWE	3.0
9	18	Markus Pittner	AUT	1.0
=10	22	Doug Yeats	CAN	0.0
=10	6	Abdel Latif Khalaf	EGY	0.0
=10	12	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR	0.0
=10	26	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN	0.0
=10	14	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER	0.0
=10	4	Sümer Koçak	TUR	0.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	Jerzy Kopański	POL	Passivity (5:36)	Sümer Koçak	TUR
Match #2	20 Sep	Lars Lagerborg	SWE	Decision (9-0)	Abdel Latif Khalaf	EGY
Match #3	20 Sep	Aristidis Grigorakis	GRE	Decision (15-0) (3:31)	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR
Match #4	20 Sep	Andy Seras	USA	Decision (16-0) (1:53)	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER
Match #5	20 Sep	Petrică Cărare	ROU	Decision (5-2)	Markus Pittner	AUT
Match #6	20 Sep	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	Decision (15-0) (2:10)	Doug Yeats	CAN
Match #7	20 Sep	Georgi Karamanliev	BUL	Decision (15-0) (1:09)	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN
Match #8	20 Sep	Attila Repka	HUN

Group B - Round Two

Date	20 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	28	Georgi Karamanliev	BUL	7.5	–
=2	24	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	7.0	–
=2	16	Andy Seras	USA	7.0	–
=4	2	Jerzy Kopański	POL	6.0	–
=4	20	Petrică Cărare	ROU	6.0	–
=4	8	Lars Lagerborg	SWE	6.0	–
=7	30	Attila Repka	HUN	4.0	–
=7	14	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER	4.0	–
=7	4	Sümer Koçak	TUR	4.0	–
10	10	Aristidis Grigorakis	GRE	3.5	–
11	18	Markus Pittner	AUT	1.0	eliminated
=12	22	Doug Yeats	CAN	0.0	eliminated
=12	6	Abdel Latif Khalaf	EGY	0.0	eliminated
=12	12	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR	0.0	eliminated
=12	26	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN	0.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	Jerzy Kopański	POL	Decision (4-0)	Attila Repka	HUN
Match #2	20 Sep	Sümer Koçak	TUR	Fall (4:34)	Abdel Latif Khalaf	EGY
Match #3	20 Sep	Lars Lagerborg	SWE	Passivity (5:17)	Aristidis Grigorakis	GRE
Match #4	20 Sep	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER	Fall (1:16)	Muneir Al-Masri	JOR
Match #5	20 Sep	Andy Seras	USA	Decision (15-0) (5:17)	Markus Pittner	AUT
Match #6	20 Sep	Petrică Cărare	ROU	Passivity (3:45)	Doug Yeats	CAN
Match #7	20 Sep	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	Decision (16-0) (1:00)	Kiptoo Salbei	KEN
Match #8	20 Sep	Georgi Karamanliev	BUL

Group B - Round Three

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	24	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	10.0	–
2	20	Petrică Cărare	ROU	9.5	–
3	16	Andy Seras	USA	8.0	–
4	28	Georgi Karamanliev	BUL	7.5	–
=5	30	Attila Repka	HUN	7.0	–
=5	4	Sümer Koçak	TUR	7.0	–
=7	2	Jerzy Kopański	POL	6.0	–
=7	8	Lars Lagerborg	SWE	6.0	–
9	14	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER	4.0	eliminated
10	10	Aristidis Grigorakis	GRE	3.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Attila Repka	HUN	Passivity (5:10)	Georgi Karamanliev	BUL
Match #2	21 Sep	Jerzy Kopański	POL	Dq (double passivity)	Lars Lagerborg	SWE
Match #3	21 Sep	Sümer Koçak	TUR	Passivity (4:14)	Aristidis Grigorakis	GRE
Match #4	21 Sep	Petrică Cărare	ROU	Decision (19-0) (1:46)	Edmundo Ichillumpa	PER
Match #5	21 Sep	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	Decision (9-2)	Andy Seras	USA

Group B - Round Four

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	24	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	13.0	–
2	20	Petrică Cărare	ROU	10.5	–
3	30	Attila Repka	HUN	10.0	–
4	2	Jerzy Kopański	POL	9.0	–
5	16	Andy Seras	USA	8.0	eliminated
6	28	Georgi Karamanliev	BUL	7.5	eliminated
7	4	Sümer Koçak	TUR	7.0	eliminated
8	8	Lars Lagerborg	SWE	6.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Jerzy Kopański	POL	Passivity (5:29)	Georgi Karamanliev	BUL
Match #2	21 Sep	Attila Repka	HUN	Passivity (3:35)	Sümer Koçak	TUR
Match #3	21 Sep	Lars Lagerborg	SWE	Dq (double passivity)	Andy Seras	USA
Match #4	21 Sep	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	Decision (8-4)	Petrică Cărare	ROU

Group B - Round Five

Date	21 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	24	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	17.0
2	20	Petrică Cărare	ROU	13.5
3	30	Attila Repka	HUN	10.0
4	2	Jerzy Kopański	POL	9.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	21 Sep	Petrică Cărare	ROU	Decision (1-0)	Attila Repka	HUN
Match #2	21 Sep	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	Fall (0:34)	Jerzy Kopański	POL

Final Round

Date	22 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	22 Sep	Levon Julfalakyan	URS	Decision (9-3)	Kim Seong-Mun	KOR
Match 3/4	22 Sep	Tapio Sipilä	FIN	Decision (7-4)	Petrică Cărare	ROU
Match 5/6	22 Sep	Jerzy Kopański	POL	Passivity (5:07)	Yasuhiro Okubo	JPN
Match 7/8	22 Sep	Morten Brekke	NOR	Decision (6-5) (6:42)	Attila Repka	HUN