| | Event type

Featherweight, Freestyle (≤62 kilograms), Men

Date	5 – 7 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Instituto Nacional de Educación Física de Cataluña (INEFC), Barcelona
Participants	21 from 21 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.

This class was unusual in international wrestling as there was an overwhelming favorite and it was an American. John Smith had won the gold medal in 1988 and was World Champion in 1987 and 1989-91, also winning Pan American gold medals in 1987 and 1991. He had also won the World Cup in 1989 and 1991 and was Goodwill Games champion in 1990.

This competition, however, was much closer than expected. Smith barely won his first two matches, 3-2 and 2-1, and then lost his final match in Group A to Cuban Lázaro Reinoso, 3-1, on points. Smith, Reinoso, and Unified Team wrestler Magomed Azizov all ended Group A with one loss, but Smith advanced on more classification points in the head-to-head matches. In the final Smith met Iran’s Asgari Mohammadian, the 1988 Olympic silver medalist as a bantamweight. Smith finally came out of his funk and won fairly easily, shutting out Mohammadian, 6-0, to defend his gold medal.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	CP
1	John Smith	USA	–	–	Gold
2	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	–	–	Silver
3	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	–	–	Bronze
4	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	–	–
5	Magomed Azizov	EUN	–	–
6	Musa Ilhan	AUS	–	–
7	Martin Müller	SUI	–	–
8	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR	–	–
9	Karsten Polky	GER	–	–
10	Aníbal Nieves	PUR	–	–
AC	Kim Gwang-Chol	PRK	Eliminated r4/5 Group A	5,0
AC	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	5,0
AC	İsmail Faikoğlu	TUR	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	5,0
AC	Marty Calder	CAN	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	2,0
AC	Takumi Adachi	JPN	Eliminated r2/5 Group A	2,0
AC	Tjaart du Plessis	RSA	Eliminated r2/5 Group A	1,0
AC	Eduards Žukovs	LAT	Eliminated r4/6 Group B	6,0
AC	Dariusz Grzywiński	POL	Eliminated r3/6 Group B	4,0
AC	Georgios Moustopoulos	GRE	Eliminated r3/6 Group B	3,0
AC	Vicente Cáceres	ESP	Eliminated r2/6 Group B	2,0
AC	Dharan Singh Dahiya	IND	Eliminated r2/6 Group B	2,0

Group A - Round One (5 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Karsten Polky	GER	3,0
=1	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	3,0
=1	Kim Gwang-Chol	PRK	3,0
=1	Magomed Azizov	EUN	3,0
=1	John Smith	USA	3,0
=6	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	1,0
=6	Takumi Adachi	JPN	1,0
=6	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR	1,0
=6	Tjaart du Plessis	RSA	1,0
=6	İsmail Faikoğlu	TUR	1,0
11	Marty Calder	CAN	0,0

Match #1	Magomed Azizov	EUN	decision (11-6)	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB
Match #2	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	decision (2-1)	Takumi Adachi	JPN
Match #3	John Smith	USA	decision (3-2)	İsmail Faikoğlu	TUR
Match #4	Karsten Polky	GER	decision (5-3)	Tjaart du Plessis	RSA
Match #5	Kim Gwang-Chol	PRK	decision (6-2)	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR
Match #6	Marty Calder	CAN	bye

Group A - Round Two (5 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Karsten Polky	GER	6,0
=1	Magomed Azizov	EUN	6,0
=1	John Smith	USA	6,0
=4	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	4,0
=4	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	4,0
=4	Kim Gwang-Chol	PRK	4,0
=4	İsmail Faikoğlu	TUR	4,0
8	Takumi Adachi	JPN	2,0	eliminated
=9	Marty Calder	CAN	1,0
=9	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR	1,0
=9	Tjaart du Plessis	RSA	1,0	eliminated

Match #1	Magomed Azizov	EUN	decision (3-1) (5:59)	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA
Match #2	İsmail Faikoğlu	TUR	decision (9-0)	Tjaart du Plessis	RSA
Match #3	John Smith	USA	decision (2-1)	Kim Gwang-Chol	PRK
Match #4	Karsten Polky	GER	decision (7-5)	Takumi Adachi	JPN
Match #5	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	decision (10-7)	Marty Calder	CAN
Match #6	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR	bye

Group A - Round Three (5 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Magomed Azizov	EUN	9,0
=1	John Smith	USA	9,0
3	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	7,0
4	Karsten Polky	GER	6,0
=5	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA	5,0	eliminated
=5	İsmail Faikoğlu	TUR	5,0	eliminated
=7	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR	4,0
=7	Kim Gwang-Chol	PRK	4,0
9	Marty Calder	CAN	2,0	eliminated

Match #1	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	decision (3-1)	Giovanni Schillaci	ITA
Match #2	Magomed Azizov	EUN	decision (2-1)	İsmail Faikoğlu	TUR
Match #3	John Smith	USA	decision (8-0)	Karsten Polky	GER
Match #4	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR	decision (5-2)	Marty Calder	CAN
Match #5	Kim Gwang-Chol	PRK	bye

Group A - Round Four (6 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	John Smith	USA	13,0
2	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	10,0
3	Magomed Azizov	EUN	9,0
=4	Karsten Polky	GER	7,0
=4	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR	7,0
6	Kim Gwang-Chol	PRK	5,0	eliminated

Match #1	John Smith	USA	decision (17-1)	Magomed Azizov	EUN
Match #2	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR	decision (5-2)	Karsten Polky	GER
Match #3	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	decision (6-4)	Kim Gwang-Chol	PRK

Group A - Round Five (6 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	John Smith	USA	14,0
2	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	13,0
3	Magomed Azizov	EUN	12,0
4	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR	8,0

Match #1	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	decision (3-1)	John Smith	USA
Match #2	Magomed Azizov	EUN	decision (11-5)	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR

Group B - Round One (5 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Eduards Žukovs	LAT	4,0
=1	Aníbal Nieves	PUR	4,0
=3	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	3,0
=3	Georgios Moustopoulos	GRE	3,0
=3	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	3,0
=6	Vicente Cáceres	ESP	1,0
=6	Dharan Singh Dahiya	IND	1,0
=6	Martin Müller	SUI	1,0
=9	Musa Ilhan	AUS	0,0
=9	Dariusz Grzywiński	POL	0,0

Match #1	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	decision (5-1)	Martin Müller	SUI
Match #2	Aníbal Nieves	PUR	fall (2:15)	Dariusz Grzywiński	POL
Match #3	Georgios Moustopoulos	GRE	decision (6-4)	Dharan Singh Dahiya	IND
Match #4	Eduards Žukovs	LAT	fall (1:25)	Musa Ilhan	AUS
Match #5	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	decision (10-3)	Vicente Cáceres	ESP

Group B - Round Two (5 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	6,0
=1	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	6,0
=3	Eduards Žukovs	LAT	5,0
=3	Aníbal Nieves	PUR	5,0
5	Martin Müller	SUI	4,0
=6	Musa Ilhan	AUS	3,0
=6	Georgios Moustopoulos	GRE	3,0
=6	Dariusz Grzywiński	POL	3,0
=9	Vicente Cáceres	ESP	2,0	eliminated
=9	Dharan Singh Dahiya	IND	2,0	eliminated

Match #1	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	decision (4-0)	Georgios Moustopoulos	GRE
Match #2	Dariusz Grzywiński	POL	decision (4-2)	Eduards Žukovs	LAT
Match #3	Martin Müller	SUI	decision (8-2)	Dharan Singh Dahiya	IND
Match #4	Musa Ilhan	AUS	decision (11-4)	Vicente Cáceres	ESP
Match #5	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	decision (6-2)	Aníbal Nieves	PUR

Group B - Round Three (5 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	9,0
=1	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	9,0
3	Martin Müller	SUI	8,0
4	Musa Ilhan	AUS	7,0
=5	Eduards Žukovs	LAT	5,0
=5	Aníbal Nieves	PUR	5,0
7	Dariusz Grzywiński	POL	4,0	eliminated
8	Georgios Moustopoulos	GRE	3,0	eliminated

Match #1	Musa Ilhan	AUS	fall (4:36)	Aníbal Nieves	PUR
Match #2	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	decision (11-0)	Eduards Žukovs	LAT
Match #3	Martin Müller	SUI	injury	Georgios Moustopoulos	GRE
Match #4	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	decision (5-4)	Dariusz Grzywiński	POL

Group B - Round Four (6 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	12,0
=2	Musa Ilhan	AUS	10,0
=2	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	10,0
4	Martin Müller	SUI	9,0
5	Aníbal Nieves	PUR	8,0
6	Eduards Žukovs	LAT	6,0	eliminated

Match #1	Aníbal Nieves	PUR	decision (6-1)	Eduards Žukovs	LAT
Match #2	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	decision (4-2) (6:04)	Rosen Vasilev	BUL
Match #3	Musa Ilhan	AUS	decision (4-3)	Martin Müller	SUI

Group B - Round Five (6 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	15,0
=2	Musa Ilhan	AUS	10,0
=2	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	10,0

Match #1	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	decision (6-0)	Musa Ilhan	AUS
Match #2	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	bye

Group B - Round Six (6 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	15,0
2	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	13,0
3	Musa Ilhan	AUS	11,0

Match #1	Rosen Vasilev	BUL	decision (8-3)	Musa Ilhan	AUS
Match #2	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI	bye

Final Round (7 August 1992)

Match 1/2	John Smith	USA	decision (6-0)	Asgari Mohammadian	IRI
Match 3/4	Lázaro Reinoso	CUB	decision (4-0)	Rosen Vasilev	BUL
Match 5/6	Magomed Azizov	EUN	decision (11-5)	Musa Ilhan	AUS
Match 7/8	Martin Müller	SUI	fall (3:39)	Sin Sang-Gyu	KOR
Match 9/10	Karsten Polky	GER	injury (forfeit)	Aníbal Nieves	PUR