| | Event type
Welterweight, Greco-Roman (≤74 kg), Men
| Date | 19 – 21 September 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam | |
| Participants | 19 from 19 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. | |
Jouko Salomäki of Finland was the defending Olympic champion and the 1987 World Champion, but he lost his first match to Sweden’s Roger Tallroth, who Salomäki had defeated in the 1984 Olympic final. Salomäki then lost to France’s Martial Mischler and was eliminated. This left the favorite’s role to Daulet Turlykhanov, the 1987 European Champion, who had usually been beaten out by his teammate, Mikhail Mamiashvili, multiple international champion, for a spot on the Soviet team, but Mamiashvili moved up to middleweight in seoul. Turlykhanov went to the final where he met Korean Kim Yeong-Nam, the 1986 Asian Games champion, but with little further international record. Kim prevailed, however, defeating Turlykhanov on decision, 2-1, to win the gold medal. Turlykhanov would return in 1992 and win a bronze medal in the middleweight division.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Kim Yeong-Nam |  KOR | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 12 | Daulet Turlykhanov |  URS | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 1 | Józef Tracz |  POL | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 16 | János Takács |  HUN | – | – | |||
| 5 | 6 | Martial Mischler |  FRA | – | – | |||
| 6 | 17 | Borislav Velichkov |  BUL | – | – | |||
| 7 | 2 | Roger Tallroth |  SWE | – | – | |||
| 8 | 9 | Hiromichi Ito |  JPN | – | – | |||
| 7 | Franc Podlesek |  YUG | eliminated r4/6 Group A | 7.0 | ||||
| 3 | David Butler |  USA | eliminated r4/6 Group A | 6.0 | ||||
| 11 | Wei Qingkun |  CHN | eliminated r2/6 Group A | 1.0 | ||||
| 19 | Jean Manga |  CMR | eliminated r2/6 Group A | 0.0 | ||||
| 5 | Óscar Sánchez-Silva |  ESP | eliminated r2/6 Group A | 0.0 | ||||
| 13 | Zouheir Al-Balah |  SYR | eliminated r2/6 Group A | 0.0 | ||||
| 18 | Abdel Aziz Tahir |  MAR | eliminated r3/6 Group B | 5.0 | ||||
| 8 | Erhan Balcı |  TUR | eliminated r3/6 Group B | 3.0 | ||||
| 4 | Jouko Salomäki |  FIN | eliminated r2/6 Group B | 2.0 | ||||
| 14 | Jaroslav Zeman |  TCH | eliminated r2/6 Group B | 1.0 | ||||
| 10 | Reza Andouz |  IRI | eliminated r2/6 Group B | 0.0 |
Group A - Round One
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Franc Podlesek | YUG | 4.0 | ||
| =2 | 17 | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 9 | Hiromichi Ito | JPN | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 15 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | 1 | Józef Tracz | POL | 3.0 | ||
| =6 | 11 | Wei Qingkun | CHN | 1.0 | ||
| =6 | 3 | David Butler | USA | 1.0 | ||
| =8 | 19 | Jean Manga | CMR | 0.0 | ||
| =8 | 5 | Óscar Sánchez-Silva | ESP | 0.0 | ||
| =8 | 13 | Zouheir Al-Balah | SYR | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Józef Tracz | POL | Decision (6-3) | David Butler | USA | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | Franc Podlesek | YUG | Fall (2:40) | Óscar Sánchez-Silva | ESP | |
| Match #3 | 19 Sep | Hiromichi Ito | JPN | Decision (8-4) | Wei Qingkun | CHN | |
| Match #4 | 19 Sep | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | Decision (8-0) | Zouheir Al-Balah | SYR | |
| Match #5 | 19 Sep | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | Decision (16-0) | Jean Manga | CMR |
Group A - Round Two
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 15 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 7.0 | – | ||
| =1 | 1 | Józef Tracz | POL | 7.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 17 | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | 6.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 9 | Hiromichi Ito | JPN | 6.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 7 | Franc Podlesek | YUG | 4.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 3 | David Butler | USA | 3.0 | – | ||
| 7 | 11 | Wei Qingkun | CHN | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | 19 | Jean Manga | CMR | 0.0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | 5 | Óscar Sánchez-Silva | ESP | 0.0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | 13 | Zouheir Al-Balah | SYR | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Józef Tracz | POL | Fall (1:51) | Óscar Sánchez-Silva | ESP | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | David Butler | USA | Passivity (5:31) | Franc Podlesek | YUG | |
| Match #3 | 19 Sep | Hiromichi Ito | JPN | Passivity (4:19) | Zouheir Al-Balah | SYR | |
| Match #4 | 19 Sep | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | Decision (4-0) | Wei Qingkun | CHN | |
| Match #5 | 19 Sep | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | Fall (1:49) | Jean Manga | CMR |
Group A - Round Three
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 10.0 | ||
| =2 | 17 | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | 7.0 | ||
| =2 | 9 | Hiromichi Ito | JPN | 7.0 | ||
| =2 | 1 | Józef Tracz | POL | 7.0 | ||
| =2 | 7 | Franc Podlesek | YUG | 7.0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | David Butler | USA | 6.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Franc Podlesek | YUG | Decision (5-0) | Józef Tracz | POL | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | David Butler | USA | Decision (6-2) | Hiromichi Ito | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 19 Sep | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | Decision (3-1) | Borislav Velichkov | BUL |
Group A - Round Four
| Date | 20 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 13.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 17 | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | 10.0 | – | ||
| =2 | 1 | Józef Tracz | POL | 10.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 9 | Hiromichi Ito | JPN | 8.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 7 | Franc Podlesek | YUG | 7.0 | eliminated | ||
| 6 | 3 | David Butler | USA | 6.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 20 Sep | Józef Tracz | POL | Decision (4-1) | Hiromichi Ito | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 20 Sep | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | Decision (2-0) | David Butler | USA | |
| Match #3 | 20 Sep | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | Decision (1-0) | Franc Podlesek | YUG |
Group A - Round Five
| Date | 20 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | 14.0 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | 13.0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Józef Tracz | POL | 10.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 20 Sep | Józef Tracz | POL | Dq (double passivity) | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 20 Sep | Borislav Velichkov | BUL |
Group A - Round Six
| Date | 21 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | 15.0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Józef Tracz | POL | 13.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 21 Sep | Józef Tracz | POL | Decision (5-4) | Borislav Velichkov | BUL |
Group B - Round One
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 12 | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | 4.0 | ||
| =1 | 18 | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR | 4.0 | ||
| =3 | 6 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 3.0 | ||
| =3 | 16 | János Takács | HUN | 3.0 | ||
| =3 | 2 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 3.0 | ||
| =6 | 14 | Jaroslav Zeman | TCH | 1.0 | ||
| =6 | 4 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | 1.0 | ||
| =8 | 10 | Reza Andouz | IRI | 0.0 | ||
| =8 | 8 | Erhan Balcı | TUR | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Roger Tallroth | SWE | Decision (7-5) | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | Martial Mischler | FRA | Passivity (4:13) | Erhan Balcı | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 19 Sep | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | Fall (2:06) | Reza Andouz | IRI | |
| Match #4 | 19 Sep | János Takács | HUN | Decision (5-2) | Jaroslav Zeman | TCH | |
| Match #5 | 19 Sep | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR |
Group B - Round Two
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | 8.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 16 | János Takács | HUN | 7.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 6 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 6.0 | – | ||
| =3 | 2 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 6.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 18 | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR | 4.0 | – | ||
| 6 | 8 | Erhan Balcı | TUR | 3.0 | – | ||
| 7 | 4 | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | 2.0 | eliminated | ||
| 8 | 14 | Jaroslav Zeman | TCH | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| 9 | 10 | Reza Andouz | IRI | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | Roger Tallroth | SWE | Passivity (3:27) | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | Martial Mischler | FRA | Decision (4-3) | Jouko Salomäki | FIN | |
| Match #3 | 19 Sep | Erhan Balcı | TUR | Passivity (4:10) | Reza Andouz | IRI | |
| Match #4 | 19 Sep | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | Fall (3:24) | Jaroslav Zeman | TCH | |
| Match #5 | 19 Sep | János Takács | HUN |
Group B - Round Three
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | 11.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 16 | János Takács | HUN | 10.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 6 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 9.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 2 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 7.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 18 | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR | 5.0 | eliminated | ||
| 6 | 8 | Erhan Balcı | TUR | 3.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Sep | János Takács | HUN | Decision (7-1) | Abdel Aziz Tahir | MAR | |
| Match #2 | 19 Sep | Martial Mischler | FRA | Decision (3-2) (7:11) | Roger Tallroth | SWE | |
| Match #3 | 19 Sep | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | Passivity (2:27) | Erhan Balcı | TUR |
Group B - Round Four
| Date | 20 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | 15.0 | ||
| =2 | 16 | János Takács | HUN | 10.0 | ||
| =2 | 2 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 10.0 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 9.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 20 Sep | Roger Tallroth | SWE | Passivity (4:38) | János Takács | HUN | |
| Match #2 | 20 Sep | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | Fall (4:30) | Martial Mischler | FRA |
Group B - Round Five
| Date | 20 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | 18.0 | ||
| 2 | 16 | János Takács | HUN | 13.0 | ||
| =3 | 6 | Martial Mischler | FRA | 10.0 | ||
| =3 | 2 | Roger Tallroth | SWE | 10.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 20 Sep | János Takács | HUN | Decision (4-1) | Martial Mischler | FRA | |
| Match #2 | 20 Sep | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | Passivity (5:04) | Roger Tallroth | SWE |
Group B - Round Six
| Date | 21 September 1988 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | 21.5 | ||
| 2 | 16 | János Takács | HUN | 13.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 21 Sep | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | Decision (10-0) | János Takács | HUN |
Final Round
| Date | 21 September 1988 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 21 Sep | Kim Yeong-Nam | KOR | Decision (2-1) | Daulet Turlykhanov | URS | |
| Match 3/4 | 21 Sep | Józef Tracz | POL | Decision (2-0) | János Takács | HUN | |
| Match 5/6 | 21 Sep | Martial Mischler | FRA | Decision (4-1) | Borislav Velichkov | BUL | |
| Match 7/8 | 21 Sep | Roger Tallroth | SWE | Decision (5-1) | Hiromichi Ito | JPN |