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Lightweight, Freestyle (≤68 kilograms), Men

Date	3 – 5 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.

Former Soviet wrestler Arsen Fadzayev was the defending gold medalist, came to Barcelona as a 6-time World Champion, and was considered the clear favorite. He won the gold medal relatively easily. He won all his matches in group competition, although a few decisions were relatively close, but in the final, against Bulgarian Valentin Getsov, Fadzayev triumphed on points, 13-1, to defend his Olympic title. The bronze went to Japan’s Kosei Akaishi who won a silver medal as a featherweight at the 1984 Olympics. Fadzayev continued competing, but for his native Uzbekistan, and was never again as good, placing 13th at the 1996 Olympics.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	RE	CP
1	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	–	–	Gold
2	Valentin Getsov	BUL	–	–	Silver
3	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	–	–	Bronze
4	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI	–	–
5	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	–	–
6	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR	–	–
7	Townsend Saunders	USA	–	–
8	Chris Wilson	CAN	–	–
9	Gérard Santoro	FRA	–	–
10	Endre Elekes	HUN	–	–
AC	Ibo Oziti	NGR	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	4,0
AC	Max Geller	ISR	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	3,0
AC	Francisco Barcia	ESP	Eliminated r3/5 Group A	1,0
AC	Jesús Rodríguez	CUB	Eliminated r2/5 Group A	1,0
AC	Calum McNeil	GBR	Eliminated r2/5 Group A	0,0
AC	Ludwig Küng	SUI	Withdrew r2/5 Group A	0,0
AC	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	Eliminated r3/5 Group B	6,0
AC	Georg Schwabenland	GER	Eliminated r3/5 Group B	3,0
AC	Küllo Kõiv	EST	Eliminated r2/5 Group B	2,0
AC	Cris Brown	AUS	Eliminated r2/5 Group B	1,0
AC	Ahmad Al-Aosta	SYR	Eliminated r2/5 Group B	1,0

Group A - Round One (3 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	4,0
=1	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	4,0
=3	Max Geller	ISR	3,0
=3	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	3,0
=3	Townsend Saunders	USA	3,0
=6	Jesús Rodríguez	CUB	1,0
=6	Ibo Oziti	NGR	1,0
=8	Francisco Barcia	ESP	0,0
=8	Calum McNeil	GBR	0,0
=8	Endre Elekes	HUN	0,0
=8	Ludwig Küng	SUI	0,0

Match #1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	fall (4:54)	Endre Elekes	HUN
Match #2	Max Geller	ISR	decision (2-1)	Jesús Rodríguez	CUB
Match #3	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	decision (4-2)	Ibo Oziti	NGR
Match #4	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	injury	Ludwig Küng	SUI
Match #5	Townsend Saunders	USA	decision (5-0)	Calum McNeil	GBR
Match #6	Francisco Barcia	ESP	bye

Group A - Round Two (3 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	7,0
=1	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	7,0
3	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	6,0
=4	Ibo Oziti	NGR	4,0
=4	Townsend Saunders	USA	4,0
=6	Endre Elekes	HUN	3,0
=6	Max Geller	ISR	3,0
=8	Jesús Rodríguez	CUB	1,0	eliminated
=8	Francisco Barcia	ESP	1,0
10	Calum McNeil	GBR	0,0	eliminated

Match #1	Endre Elekes	HUN	decision (7-1)	Francisco Barcia	ESP
Match #2	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	decision (1-0)	Jesús Rodríguez	CUB
Match #3	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	decision (2-0)	Max Geller	ISR
Match #4	Ibo Oziti	NGR	decision (4-0)	Calum McNeil	GBR
Match #5	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	decision (4-1)	Townsend Saunders	USA

Group A - Round Three (3 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	10,0
=1	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	10,0
3	Townsend Saunders	USA	8,0
4	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	6,0
5	Ibo Oziti	NGR	4,0	eliminated
=6	Endre Elekes	HUN	3,0
=6	Max Geller	ISR	3,0	eliminated
8	Francisco Barcia	ESP	1,0	eliminated

Match #1	Endre Elekes	HUN	DQ (double passivity)	Max Geller	ISR
Match #2	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	decision (9-0)	Francisco Barcia	ESP
Match #3	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	decision (8-0)	Fatih Özbaş	TUR
Match #4	Townsend Saunders	USA	fall (3:33)	Ibo Oziti	NGR

Group A - Round Four (4 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	13,0
2	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	11,0
=3	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	9,0
=3	Townsend Saunders	USA	9,0

Match #1	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	decision (3-1)	Kosei Akaishi	JPN
Match #2	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	decision (5-2)	Townsend Saunders	USA

Group A - Round Five (4 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	14,0
2	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	13,0
3	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	9,0

Match #1	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	decision (3-0)	Fatih Özbaş	TUR
Match #2	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	bye

Group B - Round One (3 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Valentin Getsov	BUL	3,0
=1	Chris Wilson	CAN	3,0
=1	Gérard Santoro	FRA	3,0
=1	Georg Schwabenland	GER	3,0
=1	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	3,0
=6	Cris Brown	AUS	1,0
=6	Küllo Kõiv	EST	1,0
=6	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI	1,0
=6	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR	1,0
=6	Ahmad Al-Aosta	SYR	1,0

Match #1	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	decision (4-2)	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR
Match #2	Georg Schwabenland	GER	decision (4-2)	Küllo Kõiv	EST
Match #3	Gérard Santoro	FRA	decision (4-3)	Cris Brown	AUS
Match #4	Valentin Getsov	BUL	decision (3-2)	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI
Match #5	Chris Wilson	CAN	decision (3-2)	Ahmad Al-Aosta	SYR

Group B - Round Two (3 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Chris Wilson	CAN	6,0
=1	Gérard Santoro	FRA	6,0
=3	Valentin Getsov	BUL	4,0
=3	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI	4,0
=3	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR	4,0
=6	Georg Schwabenland	GER	3,0
=6	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	3,0
8	Küllo Kõiv	EST	2,0	eliminated
=9	Cris Brown	AUS	1,0	eliminated
=9	Ahmad Al-Aosta	SYR	1,0	eliminated

Match #1	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR	decision (3-1)	Küllo Kõiv	EST
Match #2	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	DQ (double passivity)	Georg Schwabenland	GER
Match #3	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI	decision (4-0)	Cris Brown	AUS
Match #4	Gérard Santoro	FRA	decision (1-0)	Ahmad Al-Aosta	SYR
Match #5	Chris Wilson	CAN	decision (3-1)	Valentin Getsov	BUL

Group B - Round Three (3 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Valentin Getsov	BUL	7,0
=1	Gérard Santoro	FRA	7,0
=1	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR	7,0
=4	Chris Wilson	CAN	6,0
=4	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	6,0	eliminated
6	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI	5,0
7	Georg Schwabenland	GER	3,0	eliminated

Match #1	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR	decision (3-0)	Georg Schwabenland	GER
Match #2	Georgios Athanasiadis	GRE	decision (5-1)	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI
Match #3	Valentin Getsov	BUL	decision (9-2)	Gérard Santoro	FRA
Match #4	Chris Wilson	CAN	bye

Group B - Round Four (4 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
1	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR	10,0
2	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI	8,0
=3	Valentin Getsov	BUL	7,0
=3	Chris Wilson	CAN	7,0
=3	Gérard Santoro	FRA	7,0

Match #1	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR	decision (2-1) (6:34)	Chris Wilson	CAN
Match #2	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI	decision (3-0)	Gérard Santoro	FRA
Match #3	Valentin Getsov	BUL	bye

Group B - Round Five (4 August 1992)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP
=1	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI	11,0
=1	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR	11,0
3	Valentin Getsov	BUL	10,0
4	Chris Wilson	CAN	7,0

Match #1	Valentin Getsov	BUL	decision (7-5) (6:34)	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR
Match #2	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI	decision (1-0)	Chris Wilson	CAN

Final Round (5 August 1992)

Match 1/2	Arsen Fadzayev	EUN	decision (13-1)	Valentin Getsov	BUL
Match 3/4	Kosei Akaishi	JPN	decision (4-0)	Ali Akbarnejad	IRI
Match 5/6	Fatih Özbaş	TUR	decision (3-1)	Go Yeong-Ho	KOR
Match 7/8	Townsend Saunders	USA	decision (6-3)	Chris Wilson	CAN