Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤100 kilograms), Men

There were multiple contenders in this class, but Poland’s Andrzej Wroński was not among them. He had never before placed in the top eight at an international championship and was third at the 1987 Polish Championships. The contenders were the 1984 Olympic champion, Vasile Andrei of Romania, the 1987 World Champion, Guram Gedekhauri of the Soviet Union, the 1987 World runner-up, Dennis Koslowski of the United States, the 1986 World Champion, Tamás Gáspár of Hungary, the 1986 European Champion, Jožef Tertei of Yugoslavia, and the 1987 European Champion, Iliya Georgiev of Bulgaria. None of them made the final match but Wroński did, although he lost in Group A to Gedakhauri in round three. Koslowski and Tertei also had one loss in Group A, but Wroński had defeated them both head-to-head, which was the deciding factor. In the final Wroński met West German Gerhard Himmel, who went undefeated in Group B. The final was close but Wroński prevailed on decision, 3-1, to win a surprising gold medal. Koslowski took bronze by defeating Georgiev, 6-0. Koslowski would improve at Barcelona in four years and win a silver medal, while Wroński placed fourth, but Wroński would win a second gold medal in this class at Atlanta in 1996.