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Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤90 kg), Men

Date	18 – 20 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Sang-mu Che-yuk-gwan, Seongnam
Participants	22 from 22 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 was considered a favorite, and there was little drama in this competition. Bulgaria’s Atanas Komshev, the 1984 and 1986 European Champion and runner-up at the 1986 Worlds, and Finland’s Harri Koskela, bronze medalist at the 1986 Europeans, went undefeated in group matches and met each other in the final, with Komshev winning a desultory match, 4-0. In the match for a bronze medal, Soviet Vladimir Popov threw Sweden’s Christer Gulldén in only 1:36 to fill out the podium.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	CP
1	7	Atanas Komshev	BUL	–	–	Gold
2	8	Harri Koskela	FIN	–	–	Silver
3	4	Vladimir Popov	URS	–	–	Bronze
4	13	Christer Gulldén	SWE	–	–
5	20	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	–	–
6	1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	–	–
7	14	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	–	–
8	11	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	–	–
AC	19	Kamal Abdah	EGY	eliminated r4/5 Group A	8.5
AC	17	Evan Bernstein	ISR	eliminated r4/5 Group A	7.0
AC	21	Roberto Leitão	BRA	eliminated r3/5 Group A	4.0
AC	15	Jean-François Court	FRA	eliminated r3/5 Group A	3.0
AC	3	Andrzej Malina	POL	eliminated r3/5 Group A	3.0
AC	5	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN	eliminated r2/5 Group A	0.0
AC	9	Samba Adama	MTN	eliminated r2/5 Group A	0.0
AC	16	Mike Foy	USA	eliminated r4/6 Group B	11.0
AC	22	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	eliminated r4/6 Group B	7.0
AC	10	Sándor Major	HUN	eliminated r4/6 Group B	7.0
AC	2	Tapha Guèye	SEN	eliminated r2/6 Group B	1.0
AC	18	Doug Cox	CAN	eliminated r2/6 Group B	0.0
AC	12	Eom Jin-Han	KOR	eliminated r2/6 Group B	0.0
AC	6	Bernard Ban	YUG	eliminated r2/6 Group B	0.0

Group A - Round One

Date	18 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
=1	1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	4.0
=1	21	Roberto Leitão	BRA	4.0
=1	11	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	4.0
=4	7	Atanas Komshev	BUL	3.0
=4	17	Evan Bernstein	ISR	3.0
=4	13	Christer Gulldén	SWE	3.0
7	19	Kamal Abdah	EGY	1.0
=8	15	Jean-François Court	FRA	0.0
=8	5	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN	0.0
=8	9	Samba Adama	MTN	0.0
=8	3	Andrzej Malina	POL	0.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	Fall (4:47)	Andrzej Malina	POL
Match #2	18 Sep	Atanas Komshev	BUL	Decision (2-0)	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN
Match #3	18 Sep	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	Fall (2:45)	Samba Adama	MTN
Match #4	18 Sep	Christer Gulldén	SWE	Passivity (3:24)	Jean-François Court	FRA
Match #5	18 Sep	Evan Bernstein	ISR	Decision (11-8)	Kamal Abdah	EGY
Match #6	18 Sep	Roberto Leitão	BRA

Group A - Round Two

Date	18 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	7.5	–
2	7	Atanas Komshev	BUL	7.0	–
3	13	Christer Gulldén	SWE	6.0	–
=4	19	Kamal Abdah	EGY	5.0	–
=4	11	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	5.0	–
6	21	Roberto Leitão	BRA	4.0	–
=7	15	Jean-François Court	FRA	3.0	–
=7	17	Evan Bernstein	ISR	3.0	–
=7	3	Andrzej Malina	POL	3.0	–
=10	5	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN	0.0	eliminated
=10	9	Samba Adama	MTN	0.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	Decision (14-0)	Roberto Leitão	BRA
Match #2	18 Sep	Andrzej Malina	POL	Decision (2-0)	Yasutoshi Moriyama	JPN
Match #3	18 Sep	Atanas Komshev	BUL	Fall (1:10)	Samba Adama	MTN
Match #4	18 Sep	Christer Gulldén	SWE	Decision (5-1)	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE
Match #5	18 Sep	Jean-François Court	FRA	Passivity (4:02)	Evan Bernstein	ISR
Match #6	18 Sep	Kamal Abdah	EGY

Group A - Round Three

Date	18 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	7	Atanas Komshev	BUL	10.0	–
2	13	Christer Gulldén	SWE	9.0	–
=3	1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	8.5	–
=3	19	Kamal Abdah	EGY	8.5	–
5	11	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	8.0	–
6	17	Evan Bernstein	ISR	7.0	–
7	21	Roberto Leitão	BRA	4.0	eliminated
=8	15	Jean-François Court	FRA	3.0	eliminated
=8	3	Andrzej Malina	POL	3.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Kamal Abdah	EGY	Decision (17-0) (2:36)	Roberto Leitão	BRA
Match #2	18 Sep	Atanas Komshev	BUL	Decision (12-2)	Franz Pitschmann	AUT
Match #3	18 Sep	Christer Gulldén	SWE	Decision (1-0)	Andrzej Malina	POL
Match #4	18 Sep	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	Passivity (5:13)	Jean-François Court	FRA
Match #5	18 Sep	Evan Bernstein	ISR

Group A - Round Four

Date	19 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	7	Atanas Komshev	BUL	13.0	–
2	1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	11.5	–
3	11	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	11.0	–
4	13	Christer Gulldén	SWE	9.0	–
5	19	Kamal Abdah	EGY	8.5	eliminated
6	17	Evan Bernstein	ISR	7.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Sep	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	Passivity (5:26)	Evan Bernstein	ISR
Match #2	19 Sep	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	Decision (9-0)	Kamal Abdah	EGY
Match #3	19 Sep	Atanas Komshev	BUL	Decision (4-0)	Christer Gulldén	SWE

Group A - Round Five

Date	19 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	7	Atanas Komshev	BUL	16.0
2	1	Franz Pitschmann	AUT	12.5
=3	11	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE	12.0
=3	13	Christer Gulldén	SWE	12.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Sep	Christer Gulldén	SWE	Decision (3-1)	Franz Pitschmann	AUT
Match #2	19 Sep	Atanas Komshev	BUL	Decision (6-3)	Georgios Poikilidis	GRE

Group B - Round One

Date	18 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
=1	22	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	4.0
=1	14	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	4.0
=1	4	Vladimir Popov	URS	4.0
4	20	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	3.5
=5	8	Harri Koskela	FIN	3.0
=5	10	Sándor Major	HUN	3.0
=7	18	Doug Cox	CAN	0.0
=7	12	Eom Jin-Han	KOR	0.0
=7	2	Tapha Guèye	SEN	0.0
=7	16	Mike Foy	USA	0.0
=7	6	Bernard Ban	YUG	0.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Vladimir Popov	URS	Fall (1:12)	Tapha Guèye	SEN
Match #2	18 Sep	Harri Koskela	FIN	Decision (4-0)	Bernard Ban	YUG
Match #3	18 Sep	Sándor Major	HUN	Decision (3-0)	Eom Jin-Han	KOR
Match #4	18 Sep	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	Fall (4:20)	Mike Foy	USA
Match #5	18 Sep	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	Decision (16-0) (3:48)	Doug Cox	CAN
Match #6	18 Sep	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR

Group B - Round Two

Date	18 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
=1	20	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	7.5	–
=1	4	Vladimir Popov	URS	7.5	–
=3	22	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	7.0	–
=3	14	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	7.0	–
5	8	Harri Koskela	FIN	6.0	–
=6	10	Sándor Major	HUN	4.0	–
=6	16	Mike Foy	USA	4.0	–
8	2	Tapha Guèye	SEN	1.0	eliminated
=9	18	Doug Cox	CAN	0.0	eliminated
=9	12	Eom Jin-Han	KOR	0.0	eliminated
=9	6	Bernard Ban	YUG	0.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	Decision (11-5)	Tapha Guèye	SEN
Match #2	18 Sep	Vladimir Popov	URS	Decision (15-0) (4:50)	Bernard Ban	YUG
Match #3	18 Sep	Harri Koskela	FIN	Decision (3-2)	Sándor Major	HUN
Match #4	18 Sep	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	Decision (4-0)	Eom Jin-Han	KOR
Match #5	18 Sep	Mike Foy	USA	Fall (0:19)	Doug Cox	CAN
Match #6	18 Sep	Andreas Steinbach	FRG

Group B - Round Three

Date	18 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	20	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	10.5
2	8	Harri Koskela	FIN	9.0
3	4	Vladimir Popov	URS	8.5
=4	14	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	8.0
=4	16	Mike Foy	USA	8.0
=6	22	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	7.0
=6	10	Sándor Major	HUN	7.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	Passivity (4:30)	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR
Match #2	18 Sep	Harri Koskela	FIN	Decision (4-1)	Vladimir Popov	URS
Match #3	18 Sep	Sándor Major	HUN	Decision (13-9)	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR
Match #4	18 Sep	Mike Foy	USA

Group B - Round Four

Date	19 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP	Event Status
1	8	Harri Koskela	FIN	13.0	–
2	14	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	12.0	–
=3	20	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	11.5	–
=3	4	Vladimir Popov	URS	11.5	–
5	16	Mike Foy	USA	11.0	eliminated
=6	22	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR	7.0	eliminated
=6	10	Sándor Major	HUN	7.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Sep	Mike Foy	USA	Decision (15-5)	Andreas Steinbach	FRG
Match #2	19 Sep	Harri Koskela	FIN	Fall (1:11)	Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	CMR
Match #3	19 Sep	Vladimir Popov	URS	Decision (4-0)	Sándor Major	HUN
Match #4	19 Sep	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR

Group B - Round Five

Date	19 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	8	Harri Koskela	FIN	16.0
2	4	Vladimir Popov	URS	15.5
3	20	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	12.5
4	14	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR	12.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Sep	Vladimir Popov	URS	Fall (2:52)	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR
Match #2	19 Sep	Harri Koskela	FIN	Decision (2-1) (6:53)	Andreas Steinbach	FRG

Group B - Round Six

Date	20 September 1988

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	CP
1	4	Vladimir Popov	URS	18.5
2	20	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	12.5

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	Vladimir Popov	URS	Decision (3-0)	Andreas Steinbach	FRG

Final Round

Date	20 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	20 Sep	Atanas Komshev	BUL	Decision (4-0)	Harri Koskela	FIN
Match 3/4	20 Sep	Vladimir Popov	URS	Fall (1:36)	Christer Gulldén	SWE
Match 5/6	20 Sep	Andreas Steinbach	FRG	Passivity (4:43)	Franz Pitschmann	AUT
Match 7/8	20 Sep	Olaf Koschnitzke	GDR