| | Event type
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman (≤57 kilograms), Men
| Date | 28 – 30 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 favorite coming into Barcelona was German Rifat Yildiz, who had won the last two World Championships and the 1992 European Championship. He easily advanced to the final where he met Korean An Han-Bong, who was relatively unknown as a bantam, but he had won the 1990 Asian Games in flyweight, and World Championship medals in flyweight in 1989-90. Yildiz stormed ahead in the final, leading 5-2, but An came on strongly at the end and pulled out a narrow decision, 6-5, to win a big upset gold medal. Yildiz would compete at the next two Olympics, placing fifth and fourth.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | RE | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Han-Bong |  KOR | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Rifat Yildiz |  GER | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Sheng Zetian |  CHN | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Aleksandr Ignatenko |  EUN | – | – | |||
| 5 | William Lara |  CUB | – | – | |||
| 6 | Marian Sandu |  ROU | – | – | |||
| 7 | Keijo Pehkonen |  FIN | – | – | |||
| 8 | Dennis Hall |  USA | – | – | |||
| 9 | Abderrahman Naanaa |  MAR | – | – | |||
| 10 | András Sike |  HUN | – | – | |||
| Patrice Mourier |  FRA | Eliminated r4/5 Group A | 7,0 | ||||
| Nikolay Zhelyazkov Dimitrov |  BUL | Eliminated r3/5 Group A | 4,0 | ||||
| Remigijus Šukevičius |  LTU | Eliminated r2/5 Group A | 2,0 | ||||
| Isaak Theodoridis |  GRE | Eliminated r2/5 Group A | 1,0 | ||||
| Daisuke Hanahara |  JPN | Eliminated r2/5 Group A | 1,0 | ||||
| Ergüder Bekişdamat |  TUR | Eliminated r3/6 Group B | 5,0 | ||||
| Armando Fernández |  MEX | Eliminated r3/6 Group B | 1,0 | ||||
| Zoran Galović |  IOA | Eliminated r2/6 Group B | 1,0 | ||||
| Miguel Ángel Sierra |  ESP | Eliminated r2/6 Group B | 0,0 |
Group A - Round One (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Nikolay Zhelyazkov Dimitrov | BUL | 3,0 | |||
| =1 | Patrice Mourier | FRA | 3,0 | |||
| =1 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | 3,0 | |||
| =1 | András Sike | HUN | 3,0 | |||
| =1 | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN | 3,0 | |||
| =6 | William Lara | CUB | 1,0 | |||
| =6 | Isaak Theodoridis | GRE | 1,0 | |||
| =6 | Remigijus Šukevičius | LTU | 1,0 | |||
| =9 | Daisuke Hanahara | JPN | 0,0 | |||
| =9 | Dennis Hall | USA | 0,0 |
| Match #1 | Patrice Mourier | FRA | decision (3-0) | Dennis Hall | USA |
| Match #2 | Nikolay Zhelyazkov Dimitrov | BUL | decision (4-2) | Remigijus Šukevičius | LTU |
| Match #3 | András Sike | HUN | decision (3-2) | Isaak Theodoridis | GRE |
| Match #4 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | decision (3-1) | William Lara | CUB |
| Match #5 | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN | decision (3-0) | Daisuke Hanahara | JPN |
Group A - Round Two (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Patrice Mourier | FRA | 6,0 | |||
| =1 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | 6,0 | |||
| =1 | András Sike | HUN | 6,0 | |||
| =4 | Nikolay Zhelyazkov Dimitrov | BUL | 4,0 | |||
| =4 | William Lara | CUB | 4,0 | |||
| =4 | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN | 4,0 | |||
| 7 | Dennis Hall | USA | 3,0 | |||
| 8 | Remigijus Šukevičius | LTU | 2,0 | eliminated | ||
| =9 | Isaak Theodoridis | GRE | 1,0 | eliminated | ||
| =9 | Daisuke Hanahara | JPN | 1,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Dennis Hall | USA | decision (4-3) (8:25) | Remigijus Šukevičius | LTU |
| Match #2 | Patrice Mourier | FRA | decision (4-1) | Nikolay Zhelyazkov Dimitrov | BUL |
| Match #3 | William Lara | CUB | decision (5-0) | Isaak Theodoridis | GRE |
| Match #4 | András Sike | HUN | decision (8-1) | Daisuke Hanahara | JPN |
| Match #5 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | decision (6-5) | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN |
Group A - Round Three (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | 10,0 | |||
| =2 | William Lara | CUB | 7,0 | |||
| =2 | Patrice Mourier | FRA | 7,0 | |||
| =2 | Dennis Hall | USA | 7,0 | |||
| 5 | András Sike | HUN | 6,0 | |||
| =6 | Nikolay Zhelyazkov Dimitrov | BUL | 4,0 | eliminated | ||
| =6 | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN | 4,0 |
| Match #1 | Dennis Hall | USA | fall (1:40) | Nikolay Zhelyazkov Dimitrov | BUL |
| Match #2 | William Lara | CUB | decision (2-1) | Patrice Mourier | FRA |
| Match #3 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | fall (1:38) | András Sike | HUN |
| Match #4 | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN | bye |
Group A - Round Four (29 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | 13,0 | |||
| 2 | William Lara | CUB | 10,0 | |||
| 3 | Dennis Hall | USA | 8,0 | |||
| =4 | Patrice Mourier | FRA | 7,0 | eliminated | ||
| =4 | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN | 7,0 | |||
| 6 | András Sike | HUN | 6,0 |
| Match #1 | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN | decision (6-1) | Dennis Hall | USA |
| Match #2 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | decision (6-0) | Patrice Mourier | FRA |
| Match #3 | William Lara | CUB | decision (1-0) | András Sike | HUN |
Group A - Round Five (29 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | 13,0 | |||
| 2 | William Lara | CUB | 11,0 | |||
| 3 | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN | 10,0 |
| Match #1 | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN | decision (2-1) | William Lara | CUB |
| Match #2 | Rifat Yildiz | GER | bye |
Group B - Round One (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | 3,0 | |||
| =1 | Keijo Pehkonen | FIN | 3,0 | |||
| =1 | An Han-Bong | KOR | 3,0 | |||
| =1 | Marian Sandu | ROU | 3,0 | |||
| =5 | Ergüder Bekişdamat | TUR | 1,0 | |||
| =5 | Zoran Galović | IOA | 1,0 | |||
| =7 | Miguel Ángel Sierra | ESP | 0,0 | |||
| =7 | Abderrahman Naanaa | MAR | 0,0 | |||
| =7 | Armando Fernández | MEX | 0,0 |
| Match #1 | An Han-Bong | KOR | decision (11-1) | Ergüder Bekişdamat | TUR |
| Match #2 | Marian Sandu | ROU | decision (5-4) (5:55) | Zoran Galović | IOA |
| Match #3 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | decision (2-0) | Miguel Ángel Sierra | ESP |
| Match #4 | Keijo Pehkonen | FIN | decision (4-0) | Abderrahman Naanaa | MAR |
| Match #5 | Armando Fernández | MEX | bye |
Group B - Round Two (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | 6,0 | |||
| =1 | An Han-Bong | KOR | 6,0 | |||
| =1 | Marian Sandu | ROU | 6,0 | |||
| =4 | Keijo Pehkonen | FIN | 4,0 | |||
| =4 | Ergüder Bekişdamat | TUR | 4,0 | |||
| 6 | Zoran Galović | IOA | 1,0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | Miguel Ángel Sierra | ESP | 0,0 | eliminated | ||
| =7 | Abderrahman Naanaa | MAR | 0,0 | |||
| =7 | Armando Fernández | MEX | 0,0 |
| Match #1 | Ergüder Bekişdamat | TUR | decision (7-0) | Armando Fernández | MEX |
| Match #2 | An Han-Bong | KOR | decision (6-0) | Zoran Galović | IOA |
| Match #3 | Marian Sandu | ROU | decision (6-0) | Miguel Ángel Sierra | ESP |
| Match #4 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | decision (5-4) | Keijo Pehkonen | FIN |
| Match #5 | Abderrahman Naanaa | MAR | bye |
Group B - Round Three (28 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | An Han-Bong | KOR | 9,0 | |||
| =1 | Marian Sandu | ROU | 9,0 | |||
| 3 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | 6,0 | |||
| 4 | Ergüder Bekişdamat | TUR | 5,0 | eliminated | ||
| 5 | Keijo Pehkonen | FIN | 4,0 | |||
| 6 | Abderrahman Naanaa | MAR | 3,0 | |||
| 7 | Armando Fernández | MEX | 1,0 | eliminated |
| Match #1 | Marian Sandu | ROU | decision (3-1) | Ergüder Bekişdamat | TUR |
| Match #2 | An Han-Bong | KOR | decision (8-0) | Sheng Zetian | CHN |
| Match #3 | Abderrahman Naanaa | MAR | decision (4-1) | Armando Fernández | MEX |
| Match #4 | Keijo Pehkonen | FIN | bye |
Group B - Round Four (29 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | An Han-Bong | KOR | 12,0 | |||
| =1 | Marian Sandu | ROU | 12,0 | |||
| 3 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | 6,0 | |||
| 4 | Keijo Pehkonen | FIN | 4,0 | |||
| 5 | Abderrahman Naanaa | MAR | 3,0 |
| Match #1 | An Han-Bong | KOR | decision (8-0) | Keijo Pehkonen | FIN |
| Match #2 | Marian Sandu | ROU | decision (9-0) | Abderrahman Naanaa | MAR |
| Match #3 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | bye |
Group B - Round Five (29 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marian Sandu | ROU | 13,0 | |||
| 2 | An Han-Bong | KOR | 12,0 | |||
| 3 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | 9,0 |
| Match #1 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | decision (7-5) | Marian Sandu | ROU |
| Match #2 | An Han-Bong | KOR | bye |
Group B - Round Six (29 July 1992)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Han-Bong | KOR | 15,0 | |||
| 2 | Marian Sandu | ROU | 13,0 | |||
| 3 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | 9,0 |
| Match #1 | An Han-Bong | KOR | decision (8-0) | Marian Sandu | ROU |
| Match #2 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | bye |
Final Round (30 July 1992)
| Match 1/2 | An Han-Bong | KOR | decision (6-5) (5:36) | Rifat Yildiz | GER |
| Match 3/4 | Sheng Zetian | CHN | decision (5-4) | Aleksandr Ignatenko | EUN |
| Match 5/6 | William Lara | CUB | decision (8-1) | Marian Sandu | ROU |
| Match 7/8 | Keijo Pehkonen | FIN | decision (6-4) | Dennis Hall | USA |