Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg


The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

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
00'26 - 544
0.50.5'14 - 33.53.5
11'15 - 833
00'TF / 2:5144
44TF / 1:40'00
337 - 12'11
00'DQ / 8:0844
44TF / 7:09'00

Round 2

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
334 - 8'11.5
84TF / 3:31'03.5
54TF / 4:30'00
74TF / 8:38'04
842 - 37'03
00'TF / 2:2545
00'20 - 348
84TF / 0:27'00

Round 3

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
41'12 - 536.5
1.50'TF / 1:2249
44TF / 4:37'00
84TF / 6:28'03
943 - 17'00
0'Bye

Round 4

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
11'12 - 937
1.50'TF / 0:4248
0.50.5'16 - 63.56.5
0'Bye

Round 5

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
00'DQ / 8:1345
1.50'TF / 1:5344.5

Round 6

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
44TF / 0:57'01.5
943 - 19'04.5

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final.
TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
0'TF / 1:534
4TF / 0:57'00
516 - 537

Final standings

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