Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg


The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. Israeli weightlifter Eliezer Halfin was later killed in the Munich massacre.

Medalists

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.
;Legend
;Penalties
TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
11'33
33'11
33'11
3.53.5'0.50.5
11'33
33'11
00'1:0844
00'2:4744
447:35'00
448:58'00
3.53.5'0.50.5
447:36'00
0Bye

Round 2

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
33'12
41'36
43'14
1.50.5'3.57
545:45'03
745:31'01
33'11
841:50'04
73'15
0.50.5'3.53.5
6.53'15
3.53'11
0.5DNA

Round 3

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
30'4:5048
53'15
40'3:2749
1.50'7:3747
3225
544:03'00.5
40'4:5349
73.5'0.51.5
3.50'7:2949

Round 4

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
744:42'05
50'8:2648
1.50'2:2347
50'2:1748
83'14.5
1.51'34.5

Round 5

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
61'34.5
61'38
1.50'4:1348.5
4.5'Bye

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final.
TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
1'3
41'3
2136

Final standings

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