Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg
Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||
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Freestyle | ||
Flyweight | men | |
Bantamweight | men | |
Featherweight | men | |
Lightweight | men | |
Welterweight | men | |
Middleweight | men | |
Light heavyweight | men | |
Heavyweight | men | |
Greco-Roman | ||
Flyweight | men | |
Bantamweight | men | |
Featherweight | men | |
Lightweight | men | |
Welterweight | men | |
Middleweight | men | |
Light heavyweight | men | |
Heavyweight | men |
The Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The featherweight was the third-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 63 kilograms.[1][2]
Medalists
Gold | Roman Rurua![]() |
Silver | Hideo Fujimoto![]() |
Bronze | Simion Popescu![]() |
Tournament results
![](../I/m/Hideo_Fujimoto%2C_Roman_Rurua%2C_Simion_Popescu_1968.jpg)
Left-right: Fujimoto, Rurua, Popescu
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.[2]
- Legend
- TF — Won by Fall
- DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
- D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
- DNA — Did not appear
- TPP — Total penalty points
- MPP — Match penalty points
- Penalties
- 0 — Won by Fall and Disqualification
- 0.5 — Won by Technical Superiority
- 1 — Won by Points
- 2 — Draw
- 2.5 — Draw, Passivity
- 3 — Lost by Points
- 3.5 — Lost by Technical Superiority
- 4 — Lost by Fall and Disqualification
1st round
TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
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0 | 0 | ![]() | TF / 1:21 | ![]() | 4 | 4 |
1 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | |
0 | 0 | ![]() | DQ | ![]() | 4 | 4 |
0 | 0 | ![]() | TF / 8:00 | ![]() | 4 | 4 |
0 | 0 | ![]() | DQ | ![]() | 4 | 4 |
2.5 | 2.5 | ![]() | ![]() | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
3 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | ![]() | TF / 5:28 | ![]() | 4 | 4 |
0.5 | 0.5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
2 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | ![]() | TF / 2:49 | ![]() | 4 | 4 |
0 | 0 | ![]() | Bye |
2nd round
TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
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0 | 0 | ![]() | TF / 0:20 | ![]() | 4 | 8 |
4 | 4 | ![]() | DQ | ![]() | 4 | 5 |
8 | 4 | ![]() | DQ | ![]() | 4 | 7 |
1 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | |
1 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 7 | |
8 | 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 2.5 | |
2.5 | 0 | ![]() | TF / 2:23 | ![]() | 4 | 7 |
5 | 4 | ![]() | TF / 6:23 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
3 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 6.5 | |
8 | 4 | ![]() | TF / 2:13 | ![]() | 0 | 0.5 |
3 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | DNA |
3rd round
TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
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1 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 7 | |
1 | 0 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 9 | |
7 | 4 | ![]() | TF / 1:20 | ![]() | 0 | 1 |
6 | 3.5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0.5 | 5.5 | |
0 | 0 | ![]() | TF / 4:37 | ![]() | 4 | 6.5 |
2.5 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | ![]() | DQ | ![]() | 4 | 9 |
4th round
TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
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3 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 3 | |
8.5 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | ![]() | TF / 8:56 | ![]() | 4 | 9 |
3.5 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 6 |
5th round
TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
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5 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 4 | |
6 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |
3.5 | ![]() | Bye |
6th round
TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
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5 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 6.5 | |
2 | 1 | ![]() | TF / 2:32 | ![]() | 3 | 8 |
Final round
TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
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7 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 4 |
Final standings
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Roman Rurua (URS)
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Hideo Fujimoto (JPN)
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Simion Popescu (ROU)
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Dimitar Galinchev (BUL)
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Metin Alakoç (TUR)
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Martti Laakso (FIN)
References
- Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1969). Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968 (Volume 3) (PDF). Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles. pp. 728–729.
Notes
- ↑ Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1969). Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968 (Volume 3) (PDF). Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles. p. 728. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- 1 2 Wrestling at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Greco-Roman. Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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