| | Event type
Bantamweight, Freestyle (≤57 kg), Men
| Date | 5 – 7 August 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Instituto Nacional de Educación Física de Cataluña (INEFC), Barcelona | |
| Participants | 18 from 18 countries | |
| Format | Two groups (A and B). Double elimination tournament within each group. Top five in each group advance to placement matches for 1st-10th place. | |
Soviet Sergey Beloglazov had dominated this class since 1980, winning the 1980 and 1988 gold medals, and would almost certainly have won in 1984 had he been able to compete, but he was now retired. The last three World Championships had been won by three different wrestlers – Kim Sik-Seung of Korea (1989), Alejandro Puerto of Cuba (1990), and Sergey Smal of the Soviet Union/Unified Team (1991). Nobody was really considered a favorite but Puerto and Small won their respective groups and advanced to the final match, with Puerto winning the gold medal easily, 5-0. The bronze medal match was between two complete unknowns internationally, with North Korean Kim Yong-Sik defeating Turk Remzi Musaoğlu.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Round Eliminated | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B9 | Alejandro Puerto |  CUB | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | A3 | Siarhei Smal |  EUN | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | A2 | Kim Yong-Sik |  PRK | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | B7 | Remzi Musaoğlu |  TUR | – | – | |||
| 5 | A9 | Rumen Pavlov |  BUL | – | – | |||
| 6 | B3 | Kendall Cross |  USA | – | – | |||
| 7 | A7 | Jürgen Scheibe |  GER | – | – | |||
| 8 | B4 | Robert Dawson |  CAN | – | – | |||
| 9 | B5 | Oveyss Mallahi |  IRI | – | – | |||
| 10 | A4 | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar |  MGL | – | – | |||
| A5 | Béla Nagy |  HUN | eliminated r3/5 Group A | 4.5 | ||||
| A8 | Zoran Šorov |  IOA | eliminated r3/5 Group A | 1.0 | ||||
| A1 | Kim Chun-Ho |  KOR | eliminated r2/5 Group A | 1.0 | ||||
| A6 | Tebe Dorgu |  NGR | eliminated r2/5 Group A | 0.0 | ||||
| B2 | Keiji Okuyama |  JPN | eliminated r3/6 Group B | 4.0 | ||||
| B8 | Andrés Iniesta |  ESP | eliminated r3/6 Group B | 0.0 | ||||
| B6 | Ashok Kumar |  IND | eliminated r2/6 Group B | 1.0 | ||||
| B1 | Ahmed Naseer |  PAK | eliminated r2/6 Group B | 0.0 |
Group A - Round One
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A5 | Béla Nagy | HUN | 4.0 | ||
| =2 | A3 | Siarhei Smal | EUN | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | A7 | Jürgen Scheibe | GER | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | A2 | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | 3.0 | ||
| =5 | A1 | Kim Chun-Ho | KOR | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | A4 | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar | MGL | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | A8 | Zoran Šorov | IOA | 1.0 | ||
| =8 | A9 | Rumen Pavlov | BUL | 0.0 | ||
| =8 | A6 | Tebe Dorgu | NGR | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | Decision (12-2) | Kim Chun-Ho | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug | Siarhei Smal | EUN | Decision (6-5) | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar | MGL | |
| Match #3 | 05 Aug | Béla Nagy | HUN | Fall (2:58) | Tebe Dorgu | NGR | |
| Match #4 | 05 Aug | Jürgen Scheibe | GER | Decision (6-2) | Zoran Šorov | IOA | |
| Match #5 | 05 Aug | Rumen Pavlov | BUL |
Group A - Round Two
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A7 | Jürgen Scheibe | GER | 7.0 | – | ||
| 2 | A3 | Siarhei Smal | EUN | 6.0 | – | ||
| 3 | A4 | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar | MGL | 5.0 | – | ||
| =4 | A9 | Rumen Pavlov | BUL | 4.0 | – | ||
| =4 | A5 | Béla Nagy | HUN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =4 | A2 | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | 4.0 | – | ||
| =7 | A1 | Kim Chun-Ho | KOR | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | A8 | Zoran Šorov | IOA | 1.0 | – | ||
| 9 | A6 | Tebe Dorgu | NGR | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug | Rumen Pavlov | BUL | Fall (4:18) | Kim Chun-Ho | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug | Siarhei Smal | EUN | Decision (4-2) | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | |
| Match #3 | 05 Aug | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar | MGL | Decision (25-9) (4:58) | Béla Nagy | HUN | |
| Match #4 | 05 Aug | Jürgen Scheibe | GER | Fall (2:51) | Tebe Dorgu | NGR | |
| Match #5 | 05 Aug | Zoran Šorov | IOA |
Group A - Round Three
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A3 | Siarhei Smal | EUN | 9.5 | – | ||
| 2 | A9 | Rumen Pavlov | BUL | 8.0 | – | ||
| =3 | A7 | Jürgen Scheibe | GER | 7.0 | – | ||
| =3 | A2 | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | 7.0 | – | ||
| 5 | A4 | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar | MGL | 6.0 | – | ||
| 6 | A5 | Béla Nagy | HUN | 4.5 | eliminated | ||
| 7 | A8 | Zoran Šorov | IOA | 1.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | Decision (10-5) | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar | MGL | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug | Siarhei Smal | EUN | Decision (13-0) | Béla Nagy | HUN | |
| Match #3 | 05 Aug | Rumen Pavlov | BUL | Fall (4:45) | Zoran Šorov | IOA | |
| Match #4 | 05 Aug | Jürgen Scheibe | GER |
Group A - Round Four
| Date | 6 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A3 | Siarhei Smal | EUN | 12.5 | ||
| 2 | A2 | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | 10.0 | ||
| 3 | A9 | Rumen Pavlov | BUL | 9.0 | ||
| 4 | A7 | Jürgen Scheibe | GER | 7.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Aug | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | Decision (5-0) | Jürgen Scheibe | GER | |
| Match #2 | 06 Aug | Siarhei Smal | EUN | Decision (12-1) | Rumen Pavlov | BUL |
Group A - Round Five
| Date | 6 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A3 | Siarhei Smal | EUN | 15.5 | ||
| 2 | A2 | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | 13.0 | ||
| 3 | A9 | Rumen Pavlov | BUL | 10.0 | ||
| 4 | A7 | Jürgen Scheibe | GER | 7.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Aug | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | Decision (10-3) | Rumen Pavlov | BUL | |
| Match #2 | 06 Aug | Siarhei Smal | EUN | Decision (6-0) | Jürgen Scheibe | GER |
Group B - Round One
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B7 | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | 4.0 | ||
| =2 | B5 | Oveyss Mallahi | IRI | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | B2 | Keiji Okuyama | JPN | 3.0 | ||
| =2 | B3 | Kendall Cross | USA | 3.0 | ||
| =5 | B4 | Robert Dawson | CAN | 1.0 | ||
| =5 | B6 | Ashok Kumar | IND | 1.0 | ||
| =7 | B9 | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | 0.0 | ||
| =7 | B8 | Andrés Iniesta | ESP | 0.0 | ||
| =7 | B1 | Ahmed Naseer | PAK | 0.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug | Keiji Okuyama | JPN | Decision (5-0) | Ahmed Naseer | PAK | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug | Kendall Cross | USA | Decision (3-2) | Robert Dawson | CAN | |
| Match #3 | 05 Aug | Oveyss Mallahi | IRI | Decision (6-2) | Ashok Kumar | IND | |
| Match #4 | 05 Aug | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | Decision (16-0) (3:38) | Andrés Iniesta | ESP | |
| Match #5 | 05 Aug | Alejandro Puerto | CUB |
Group B - Round Two
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | B7 | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | 7.0 | – | ||
| =1 | B3 | Kendall Cross | USA | 7.0 | – | ||
| =3 | B4 | Robert Dawson | CAN | 4.0 | – | ||
| =3 | B5 | Oveyss Mallahi | IRI | 4.0 | – | ||
| =5 | B9 | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | 3.0 | – | ||
| =5 | B2 | Keiji Okuyama | JPN | 3.0 | – | ||
| 7 | B6 | Ashok Kumar | IND | 1.0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | B8 | Andrés Iniesta | ESP | 0.0 | – | ||
| =8 | B1 | Ahmed Naseer | PAK | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | Decision (6-0) | Ahmed Naseer | PAK | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug | Kendall Cross | USA | Fall (1:01) | Keiji Okuyama | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 05 Aug | Robert Dawson | CAN | Decision (5-1) | Oveyss Mallahi | IRI | |
| Match #4 | 05 Aug | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | Decision (7-0) | Ashok Kumar | IND | |
| Match #5 | 05 Aug | Andrés Iniesta | ESP |
Group B - Round Three
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | Event Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B3 | Kendall Cross | USA | 10.0 | – | ||
| =2 | B4 | Robert Dawson | CAN | 7.0 | – | ||
| =2 | B7 | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | 7.0 | – | ||
| 4 | B9 | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | 6.0 | – | ||
| 5 | B5 | Oveyss Mallahi | IRI | 5.0 | – | ||
| 6 | B2 | Keiji Okuyama | JPN | 4.0 | eliminated | ||
| 7 | B8 | Andrés Iniesta | ESP | 0.0 | eliminated |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | Decision (8-0) | Andrés Iniesta | ESP | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug | Robert Dawson | CAN | Decision (4-3) | Keiji Okuyama | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 05 Aug | Kendall Cross | USA | Decision (5-3) | Oveyss Mallahi | IRI | |
| Match #4 | 05 Aug | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR |
Group B - Round Four
| Date | 6 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B3 | Kendall Cross | USA | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | B7 | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | 10.0 | ||
| 3 | B9 | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | 9.0 | ||
| 4 | B4 | Robert Dawson | CAN | 7.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Aug | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | Decision (1-0) | Robert Dawson | CAN | |
| Match #2 | 06 Aug | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | Decision (7-3) | Kendall Cross | USA |
Group B - Round Five
| Date | 6 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B9 | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | 12.0 | ||
| 2 | B3 | Kendall Cross | USA | 11.0 | ||
| 3 | B7 | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | 10.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Aug | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | Decision (3-0) | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | |
| Match #2 | 06 Aug | Kendall Cross | USA |
Group B - Round Six
| Date | 6 August 1992 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B9 | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | 15 | ||
| 2 | B3 | Kendall Cross | USA | 12 | ||
| 3 | B7 | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | 10.0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Aug | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | Decision (10-6) | Kendall Cross | USA | |
| Match #2 | 06 Aug | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR |
Final Round
| Date | 7 August 1992 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 07 Aug | Alejandro Puerto | CUB | Decision (5-0) | Siarhei Smal | EUN | |
| Match 3/4 | 07 Aug | Kim Yong-Sik | PRK | Decision (3-2) | Remzi Musaoğlu | TUR | |
| Match 5/6 | 07 Aug | Rumen Pavlov | BUL | Fall (0:44) | Kendall Cross | USA | |
| Match 7/8 | 07 Aug | Jürgen Scheibe | GER | Injury (forfeit) | Robert Dawson | CAN | |
| Match 9/10 | 07 Aug | Oveyss Mallahi | IRI | Injury (forfeit) | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar | MGL |