Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg


The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

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 loser wrestler. When only three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
;Legend
;Penalties
TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
00'DQ / 8:3044
00'TF / 1:1044
336 - 8'11
44DQ / 7:47'00
0.50.5'13 - 33.53.5
11'21 - 1633
44TF / 5:55'00
44TF / 8:55'00
00'TF / 4:5944
0'Bye

Round 2

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
44TF / 1:26'00
00'TF / 1:1547
7.53.53 - 11'0.51.5
51'13 - 1233.5
00'22 - 447.5
10'TF / 4:5848
74TF / 7:29'00
40'24 - 244
00TF / 1:3048
4DNA

Round 3

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
84TF / 1:16'00
11'11 - 834.5
61'16 - 1234
0.50.5'18 - 103.57
00'TF / 5:0448
00'TF / 2:1648

Round 4

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
54TF / 5:39'00
5.51'9 - 939
1.51'22 - 1937
338 - 15'11

Round 5

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
945 - 26'01.5
00'TF / 1:5447
8.533 - 1012

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final.
TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
0.5'20 - 113.5
4TF / 1:46'00.5
3.50TF / 2:5348

Final standings

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