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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.
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Tournament results
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.
Final round (2nd-4th places)
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
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 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA