| Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Insurgentes Ice Rink | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 23–26 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| Freestyle | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The bantamweight was the second-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 57 kilograms.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | János Varga |
| Silver | Ion Baciu |
| Bronze | Ivan Kochergin |
Tournament results

Left-right: Baciu, Varga, Kochergin
The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
- Legend
- TF — Won by Fall
- DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
- D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
- DNA — Did not appear
- TPP — Total penalty points
- MPP — Match penalty points
- Penalties
- 0 — Won by Fall and Disqualification
- 0.5 — Won by Technical Superiority
- 1 — Won by Points
- 2 — Draw
- 2.5 — Draw, Passivity
- 3 — Lost by Points
- 3.5 — Lost by Technical Superiority
- 4 — Lost by Fall and Disqualification
1st round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 4 | 4 | DQ | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 4 | TF / 10:51 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| 4 | 4 | TF / 9:08 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | TF / 2:47 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 0 | TF / 4:38 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2nd round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | TF / 8:28 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1 | 0 | TF / 1:30 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | TF / 10:45 | 4 | 6.5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1 | 0 | TF / 1:23 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3rd round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | DQ | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 4 | TF / 2:44 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 0 | TF / 9:00 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 5 | DNA |
4th round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 5.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |||
| 7.5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 5 | Bye |
5th round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | TF / 6:13 | 0 | 5.5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | TF / 10:49 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Bye |
6th round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | |||
| 7.5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Final round (2nd-4th places)
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 2.5 | |||||
| 6.5 | 4 | TF / 2:32 | 0 | |||
| 6.5 | 4 | DQ | 4 | 4 |
Final standings
János Varga (HUN)
Ion Baciu (ROU)
Ivan Kochergin (URS)
Othon Moschidis (GRE)
Koji Sakurama (JPN)
Kaya Özcan (TUR) and
Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY)
References
- ↑ "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
External links
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