The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

as part of the wrestling program

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by twenty events . They were split into two disciplines : Freestyle and Greco-Roman...

 were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army

CSKA Moscow

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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

• TF — Won by Fall
• IN — Won by Opponent Injury
• DQ — Won by Passivity
• D1 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
• D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
• FF — Won by Forfeit
• DNA — Did not appear
• TPP — Total penalty points
• MPP — Match penalty points

Penalties

• 0 — Won by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
• 0.5 — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference
• 1 — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference
• 2 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
• 3 — Lost by Points, 1-7 points difference
• 3.5 — Lost by Points, 8-11 points difference
• 4 — Lost by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit

Round 1

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
0	0	'	26 - 5		4	4
0.5	0.5	'	14 - 3		3.5	3.5
1	1	'	15 - 8		3	3
0	0	'	TF / 2:51		4	4
4	4		TF / 1:40	'	0	0
3	3		7 - 12	'	1	1
0	0	'	DQ / 8:08		4	4
4	4		TF / 7:09	'	0	0

Round 2

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
3	3		4 - 8	'	1	1.5
8	4		TF / 3:31	'	0	3.5
5	4		TF / 4:30	'	0	0
7	4		TF / 8:38	'	0	4
8	4		2 - 37	'	0	3
0	0	'	TF / 2:25		4	5
0	0	'	20 - 3		4	8
8	4		TF / 0:27	'	0	0

Round 3

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
4	1	'	12 - 5		3	6.5
1.5	0	'	TF / 1:22		4	9
4	4		TF / 4:37	'	0	0
8	4		TF / 6:28	'	0	3
9	4		3 - 17	'	0	0
0		'		Bye

Round 4

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
1	1	'	12 - 9		3	7
1.5	0	'	TF / 0:42		4	8
0.5	0.5	'	16 - 6		3.5	6.5
0		'		Bye

Round 5

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
0	0	'	DQ / 8:13		4	5
1.5	0	'	TF / 1:53		4	4.5

Round 6

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
4	4		TF / 0:57	'	0	1.5
9	4		3 - 19	'	0	4.5

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
	0	'	TF / 1:53		4
	4		TF / 0:57	'	0	0
5	1	'	6 - 5		3	7

Final standings