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Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's freestyle 62 kg

|games = 1988 Summer

|image =

|image_size =

|caption =

|venue = Sangmu Gymnasium

|dates = 27–29 September 1988

|competitors = 28

|nations = 28

|gold = John Smith

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Stepan Sarkisyan

|silverNOC = URS

|bronze = Simeon Shterev

|bronzeNOC = BUL

|prev = 1984

|next = 1992

}}

{{WrestlingAt1988SummerOlympics}}

The Men's Freestyle 62 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/WRE/mens-featherweight-freestyle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124502/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/WRE/mens-featherweight-freestyle.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Wrestling at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle |work=Sports Reference |access-date=21 April 2019}}

Medalists

class="wikitable"
{{OlympicGoldMedalist|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}
{{OlympicSilverMedalist|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}
{{OlympicBronzeMedalist|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}

Tournament results

The wrestlers are divided into 2 groups. The winner of each group decided by a double-elimination system.

;Legend

  • TF — Won by Fall
  • SP — Won by Superiority, 12-14 points difference, the loser with points
  • SO — Won by Superiority, 12-14 points difference, the loser without points
  • ST — Won by Technical Superiority, 15 points difference
  • PP — Won by Points, the loser with technical points
  • PO — Won by Points, the loser without technical points
  • P0 — Won by Passivity, scoring zero points
  • P1 — Won by Passivity, while leading by 1-11 points
  • PS — Won by Passivity, while leading by 12-14 points
  • PA — Won by Opponent Injury
  • DQ — Won by Forfeit
  • DNA — Did not appear
  • L — Losses
  • ER — Round of Elimination
  • CP — Classification Points
  • TP — Technical Points

= Eliminatory round =

== Group A==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
width="30" | L

! width="250" |

! width="62" | CP

! width="40" | TP

! width="250" |

! width="30" | L

colspan="7" | Round 1
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Mika Lehto|FIN|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP10-2style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Arturo Oporta|PAN|1988 Summer}}1
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Marian Skubacz|POL|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP8-4style="text-align:left;" | Ali Dad (AFG)1
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP11-4style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|József Orbán|HUN|1988 Summer}}1
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP2-1style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Kazuhito Sakae|JPN|1988 Summer}}1
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Cumming|AUS|1988 Summer}}0-4 ST0-16style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Avirmediin Enkhee|MGL|1988 Summer}}0
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Vicente Cáceres|ESP|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP4-6style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Theodore Dikanda|SWE|1988 Summer}}0
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Huang Chien-lun|TPE|1988 Summer}}0-4 ST2-18style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Schillaci|ITA|1988 Summer}}0
colspan="7" | Round 2
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Mika Lehto|FIN|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP1-4style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Marian Skubacz|POL|1988 Summer}}0
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Arturo Oporta|PAN|1988 Summer}}0-3 PO0-7style="text-align:left;"| Ali Dad (AFG)1
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP6-3style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}1
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|József Orbán|HUN|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP4-5style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Kazuhito Sakae|JPN|1988 Summer}}1
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Cumming|AUS|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP11-5style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Vicente Cáceres|ESP|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Avirmediin Enkhee|MGL|1988 Summer}}4-0 ST15-0style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Huang Chien-lun|TPE|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Theodore Dikanda|SWE|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP1-7style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Schillaci|ITA|1988 Summer}}0
colspan="7" | Round 3
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Mika Lehto|FIN|1988 Summer}}3-0 PO7-0style="text-align:left;" | Ali Dad (AFG)bgcolor=pink|2
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Marian Skubacz|POL|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP2-4style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}0
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}4-0 TF2:45style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Cumming|AUS|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Kazuhito Sakae|JPN|1988 Summer}}4-0 TF5:32style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Theodore Dikanda|SWE|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Avirmediin Enkhee|MGL|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP6-2style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Schillaci|ITA|1988 Summer}}1
colspan="7" | Round 4
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Mika Lehto|FIN|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP6-16style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}0
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Marian Skubacz|POL|1988 Summer}}0-3 PO0-2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}1
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Kazuhito Sakae|JPN|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP1-7style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Avirmediin Enkhee|MGL|1988 Summer}}0
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Schillaci|ITA|1988 Summer}}style="text-align:left;" | Bye
colspan="7" | Round 5
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Schillaci|ITA|1988 Summer}}0-4 TF5:54style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}0
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}3-0 P15:25style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Avirmediin Enkhee|MGL|1988 Summer}}1
colspan="7" | Round 6
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP12-7style="text-align:left;" | {{flagIOCathlete|Avirmediin Enkhee|MGL|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}style="text-align:left;" | Bye

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
width="250" | Wrestler

! width="32" | L

! width="32" | ER

! width="32" | CP

bgcolor="ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}

|0|

|19
bgcolor="lightyellow"

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}

|1|

|14
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Avirmediin Enkhee|MGL|1988 Summer}}

|2

615
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Schillaci|ITA|1988 Summer}}

|2

58
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Kazuhito Sakae|JPN|1988 Summer}}

|2

49
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Mika Lehto|FIN|1988 Summer}}

|2

48
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Marian Skubacz|POL|1988 Summer}}

|2

47
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Theodore Dikanda|SWE|1988 Summer}}

|2

34
style="text-align:left;"| Ali Dad (AFG)*

|2

34
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Cumming|AUS|1988 Summer}}

|2

33
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Vicente Cáceres|ESP|1988 Summer}}

|2

22
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|József Orbán|HUN|1988 Summer}}

|2

22
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Arturo Oporta|PAN|1988 Summer}}

|2

21
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Huang Chien-lun|TPE|1988 Summer}}

|2

20

* was disqualified after he tested positive for Furosemide

== Group B==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
width="30" | L

! width="250" |

! width="62" | CP

! width="40" | TP

! width="250" |

! width="30" | L

colspan="7" | Round 1
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Selman Kaygusuz|TUR|1988 Summer}}4-0 TF1:20style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|François Yinga|CMR|1988 Summer}}1
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Li Xianji|CHN|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP10-15style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Gary Bohay|CAN|1988 Summer}}0
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Steve Reinsfield|NZL|1988 Summer}}0-3 P15:33style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Karsten Polky|GDR|1988 Summer}}0
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}4-0 ST16-0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Ravinder Singh Tut|GBR|1988 Summer}}1
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Javier Rincon|COL|1988 Summer}}0-4 TF3:30style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Ludwig Küng|SUI|1988 Summer}}0
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Helmdach|FRG|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP8-4style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Kim Yeon-man|KOR|1988 Summer}}1
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Paul Farrugia|MLT|1988 Summer}}0-4 ST0-15style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}0
colspan="7" | Round 2
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Selman Kaygusuz|TUR|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP13-5style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Li Xianji|CHN|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|François Yinga|CMR|1988 Summer}}0-4 TF2:45style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Gary Bohay|CAN|1988 Summer}}0
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Steve Reinsfield|NZL|1988 Summer}}0-3.5 SO0-13style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}0
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Karsten Polky|GDR|1988 Summer}}4-0 TF1:20style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Ravinder Singh Tutt|GBR|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Javier Rincon|COL|1988 Summer}}0-3 PO0-4style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Helmdach|FRG|1988 Summer}}0
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Ludwig Küng|SUI|1988 Summer}}4-0 TF0:33style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Paul Farrugia|MLT|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Kim Yeon-Man|KOR|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP3-4style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}0
colspan="7" | Round 3
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Selman Kaygusuz|TUR|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP5-6style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Gary Bohay|CAN|1988 Summer}}0
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Karsten Polky|GDR|1988 Summer}}.5-3.5 SP1-13style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}0
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Ludwig Küng|SUI|1988 Summer}}0-3 PO0-6style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Helmdach|FRG|1988 Summer}}0
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}style="text-align:left;" | Bye
colspan="7" | Round 4
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP6-1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Gary Bohay|CAN|1988 Summer}}1
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Karsten Polky|GDR|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP7-3style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Ludwig Küng|SUI|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP7-2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Helmdach|FRG|1988 Summer}}1
bgcolor=pink|1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Selman Kaygusuz|TUR|1988 Summer}}style="text-align:left;" | DNA
colspan="7" | Round 5
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP10-3style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Karsten Polky|GDR|1988 Summer}}bgcolor=pink|2
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Gary Bohay|CAN|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP1-8style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}0
1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Helmdach|FRG|1988 Summer}}style="text-align:left;" | Bye
colspan="7" | Round 6
bgcolor=pink|2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Helmdach|FRG|1988 Summer}}0-3 PO0-5style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}0
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}style="text-align:left;" | Bye
colspan="7" | Round 7
0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP12-1style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}1

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
width="250" | Wrestler

! width="32" | L

! width="32" | ER

! width="32" | CP

bgcolor="ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}

|0|

|20
bgcolor="lightyellow"

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}

|1|

|17
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Helmdach|FRG|1988 Summer}}

|2

610
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Gary Bohay|CAN|1988 Summer}}

|2

512
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Karsten Polky|GDR|1988 Summer}}

|2

511.5
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Ludwig Küng|SUI|1988 Summer}}

|2

49
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Selman Kaygusuz|TUR|1988 Summer}}

|1

38
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Li Xianji|CHN|1988 Summer}}

|2

22
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Kim Yeon-Man|KOR|1988 Summer}}

|2

22
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|François Yinga|CMR|1988 Summer}}

|2

20
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Javier Rincon|COL|1988 Summer}}

|2

20
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Ravinder Singh Tutt|GBR|1988 Summer}}

|2

20
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Paul Farrugia|MLT|1988 Summer}}

|2

20
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Steve Reinsfield|NZL|1988 Summer}}

|2

20

= Final round =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
width="250" |

! width="62" | CP

! width="40" | TP

! width="250" |

colspan="5" | 7th place match
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Schillaci|ITA|1988 Summer}}3-0 PO5-0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Gary Bohay|CAN|1988 Summer}}
colspan="5" | 5th place match
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Avirmediin Enkhee|MGL|1988 Summer}}1-3 PP4-5style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Helmdach|FRG|1988 Summer}}
colspan="5" | Bronze medal match
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}3-1 PP5-2style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}
colspan="5" | Gold medal match
style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}3-0 PO4-0style="text-align:left;"| {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}

Final standings

  1. {{flagIOCathlete|John Smith|USA|1988 Summer}}
  2. {{flagIOCathlete|Stepan Sarkisyan|URS|1988 Summer}}
  3. {{flagIOCathlete|Simeon Shterev|BUL|1988 Summer}}
  4. {{flagIOCathlete|Akbar Fallah|IRI|1988 Summer}}
  5. {{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Helmdach|FRG|1988 Summer}}
  6. {{flagIOCathlete|Avirmediin Enkhee|MGL|1988 Summer}}
  7. {{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Schillaci|ITA|1988 Summer}}
  8. {{flagIOCathlete|Gary Bohay|CAN|1988 Summer}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v2.pdf Official Report]

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