| | Event type
Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman (≤48 kilograms), Men
| Date | 27 – 29 July 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Instituto Nacional de Educación Física de Cataluña (INEFC), Barcelona | |
| Participants | 19 from 19 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. | |
The 1991 World Champion was Gwon Deog-Yong but he lost his first two matches and was eliminated. The remaining favorite was Unified Team wrestler Oleh Kucherenko, World Champion in 1989-90, but the two-time defending gold medalist, Italian Vincenzo Maenza, was also competing again. Both went undefeated through their groups, while in Group B, Iran’s Majid Reza Simkhah Asil was also undefeated through five rounds but then was injured and had to withdraw, and did not face Maenza. In the final, Kucherenko took a 3-0 lead after five seconds and then played defense the rest of the way to win the gold medal. Cuba’s Wilber Sánchez won the bronze medal by defeating German Fuat Yildiz on points, 5-0.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | RE | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleh Kucherenko |  EUN | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Vincenzo Maenza |  ITA | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Wilber Sánchez |  CUB | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Fuat Yildiz |  GER | – | – | |||
| 5 | Iliuță Dăscălescu |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 6 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil |  IRI | – | – | |||
| 7 | Lars Rønningen |  NOR | – | – | |||
| 8 | Pappu Jadav |  IND | – | – | |||
| 9 | Masanori Ohashi |  JPN | – | – | |||
| 10 | Nuran Pelikyan |  BUL | – | – | |||
| Nik Zagranitchni |  ISR | Eliminated r3/6 Group A | 4,0 | ||||
| Mark Fuller |  USA | Eliminated r3/6 Group A | 3,0 | ||||
| Gwon Deok-Yong |  KOR | Eliminated r2/6 Group A | 1,0 | ||||
| Ömer Elmas |  TUR | Eliminated r2/6 Group A | 1,0 | ||||
| Abdel Malek El-Aouad |  MAR | Eliminated r2/6 Group A | 0,0 | ||||
| Jiang Wei |  CHN | Eliminated r3/5 Group B | 5,0 | ||||
| Mohamed Hassoun |  SYR | Eliminated r3/5 Group B | 1,0 | ||||
| Mynor Ramírez |  GUA | Eliminated r2/5 Group B | 1,0 | ||||
| József Faragó |  HUN | Eliminated r2/5 Group B | 1,0 |
Group A - Round One (27 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masanori Ohashi | JPN | 4,0 | |||
| =2 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | 3,0 | |||
| =2 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | 3,0 | |||
| =2 | Nik Zagranitchni | ISR | 3,0 | |||
| =2 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | 3,0 | |||
| =6 | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR | 1,0 | |||
| =6 | Lars Rønningen | NOR | 1,0 | |||
| =6 | Ömer Elmas | TUR | 1,0 | |||
| =9 | Abdel Malek El-Aouad | MAR | 0,0 | |||
| =9 | Mark Fuller | USA | 0,0 |
| Match #1 | Nik Zagranitchni | ISR | decision (10-8) | Ömer Elmas | TUR |
| Match #2 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | decision (3-0) | Mark Fuller | USA |
| Match #3 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | decision (4-2) | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR |
| Match #4 | Masanori Ohashi | JPN | decision (15-0) (3:36) | Abdel Malek El-Aouad | MAR |
| Match #5 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | decision (6-1) | Lars Rønningen | NOR |
Group A - Round Two (27 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | 7,0 | |||
| =2 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | 6,0 | |||
| =2 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | 6,0 | |||
| =4 | Nik Zagranitchni | ISR | 4,0 | |||
| =4 | Masanori Ohashi | JPN | 4,0 | |||
| =4 | Lars Rønningen | NOR | 4,0 | |||
| 7 | Mark Fuller | USA | 3,0 | |||
| =8 | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR | 1,0 | eliminated | ||
| =8 | Ömer Elmas | TUR | 1,0 | eliminated | ||
| 10 | Abdel Malek El-Aouad | MAR | 0,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | decision (3-0) | Ömer Elmas | TUR |
| Match #2 | Mark Fuller | USA | decision (2-1) | Nik Zagranitchni | ISR |
| Match #3 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | fall (2:07) | Abdel Malek El-Aouad | MAR |
| Match #4 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | decision (3-0) | Gwon Deok-Yong | KOR |
| Match #5 | Lars Rønningen | NOR | decision (2-0) | Masanori Ohashi | JPN |
Group A - Round Three (27 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | 11,0 | |||
| =2 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | 9,0 | |||
| =2 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | 9,0 | |||
| 4 | Masanori Ohashi | JPN | 5,0 | |||
| =5 | Nik Zagranitchni | ISR | 4,0 | eliminated | ||
| =5 | Lars Rønningen | NOR | 4,0 | |||
| 7 | Mark Fuller | USA | 3,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | decision (4-0) | Nik Zagranitchni | ISR |
| Match #2 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | fall (3:46) | Mark Fuller | USA |
| Match #3 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | decision (7-2) | Masanori Ohashi | JPN |
| Match #4 | Lars Rønningen | NOR | bye |
Group A - Round Four (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | 12,0 | |||
| =1 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | 12,0 | |||
| =1 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | 12,0 | |||
| 4 | Lars Rønningen | NOR | 5,0 |
| Match #1 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | decision (2-1) | Lars Rønningen | NOR |
| Match #2 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | decision (10-1) | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU |
Group A - Round Five (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | 15,0 | |||
| 2 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | 13,0 | |||
| 3 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | 12,0 |
| Match #1 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | decision (2-2) (7:12) | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU |
| Match #2 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | bye |
Group A - Round Six (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | 15,0 | |||
| =1 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | 15,0 | |||
| 3 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | 13,0 |
| Match #1 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | decision (11-0) | Wilber Sánchez | CUB |
| Match #2 | Iliuță Dăscălescu | ROU | bye |
Group B - Round One (27 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pappu Jadav | IND | 4,0 | |||
| =2 | Fuat Yildiz | GER | 3,0 | |||
| =2 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | 3,0 | |||
| =2 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | 3,0 | |||
| =5 | Nuran Pelikyan | BUL | 1,0 | |||
| =5 | Jiang Wei | CHN | 1,0 | |||
| =5 | Mynor Ramírez | GUA | 1,0 | |||
| =8 | József Faragó | HUN | 0,0 | |||
| =8 | Mohamed Hassoun | SYR | 0,0 |
| Match #1 | Pappu Jadav | IND | decision (19-3) (3:34) | József Faragó | HUN |
| Match #2 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | decision (7-5) | Nuran Pelikyan | BUL |
| Match #3 | Fuat Yildiz | GER | decision (9-2) | Mynor Ramírez | GUA |
| Match #4 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | decision (11-1) | Jiang Wei | CHN |
| Match #5 | Mohamed Hassoun | SYR | bye |
Group B - Round Two (27 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pappu Jadav | IND | 7,0 | |||
| =2 | Fuat Yildiz | GER | 6,0 | |||
| =2 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | 6,0 | |||
| 4 | Jiang Wei | CHN | 5,0 | |||
| 5 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | 3,0 | |||
| 6 | Nuran Pelikyan | BUL | 2,0 | |||
| =7 | Mynor Ramírez | GUA | 1,0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | József Faragó | HUN | 1,0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | Mohamed Hassoun | SYR | 1,0 |
| Match #1 | Pappu Jadav | IND | decision (5-2) | Mohamed Hassoun | SYR |
| Match #2 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | decision (12-1) | József Faragó | HUN |
| Match #3 | Fuat Yildiz | GER | decision (3-1) | Nuran Pelikyan | BUL |
| Match #4 | Jiang Wei | CHN | decision (16-0) (3:58) | Mynor Ramírez | GUA |
| Match #5 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | bye |
Group B - Round Three (27 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Fuat Yildiz | GER | 9,0 | |||
| =1 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | 9,0 | |||
| 3 | Pappu Jadav | IND | 8,0 | |||
| 4 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | 7,0 | |||
| 5 | Jiang Wei | CHN | 5,0 | eliminated | ||
| 6 | Mohamed Hassoun | SYR | 1,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | decision (11-1) | Pappu Jadav | IND |
| Match #2 | Fuat Yildiz | GER | decision (3-0) | Jiang Wei | CHN |
| Match #3 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | decision (15-0) (2:24) | Mohamed Hassoun | SYR |
Group B - Round Four (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | 12,0 | |||
| 2 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | 11,0 | |||
| 3 | Fuat Yildiz | GER | 9,0 | |||
| 4 | Pappu Jadav | IND | 8,0 |
| Match #1 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | decision (15-0) (2:47) | Pappu Jadav | IND |
| Match #2 | Majid Reza Simkhah Asil | IRI | decision (3-0) | Fuat Yildiz | GER |
Group B - Round Five (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | 14,5 | |||
| 2 | Fuat Yildiz | GER | 9,5 |
| Match #1 | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA | decision (13-0) | Fuat Yildiz | GER |
Final Round (29 July 1992)
| Match 1/2 | Oleh Kucherenko | EUN | decision (3-0) | Vincenzo Maenza | ITA |
| Match 3/4 | Wilber Sánchez | CUB | decision (5-0) | Fuat Yildiz | GER |
| Match 9/10 | Masanori Ohashi | JPN | walkover |