Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 82 kg


The Men's Freestyle 82 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall.

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.
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TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
447:0844
2222
11'33
33'11
440:52'00
441:49'00
00'8:4144
443:41'00
3.53.5'0.50.5
33'11
11'33
11'33

Round 2

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
848:55'02
73'13
21'36
745:10'01
7.53.5'0.54.5
33'11
00'5:5848
73'11
7.545:58'03
1.51'34
10'5:4245
41'36

Round 3

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
31'35
747:10'01
30'2:2248.5
10'6:3544
548:44'01.5
63'12
51'37
5'Bye

Round 4

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
83'14
947:31'01
41'37
43'12.5
61'38
2'Bye

Round 5

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
4226
43'15
73'13.5

Round 6

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
73'16
73'14.5

Final standings

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