Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 82 kg
| Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | |
| 48 kg | 48 kg | |
| 52 kg | 52 kg | |
| 57 kg | 57 kg | |
| 62 kg | 62 kg | |
| 68 kg | 68 kg | |
| 74 kg | 74 kg | |
| 82 kg | 82 kg | |
| 90 kg | 90 kg | |
| 100 kg | 100 kg | |
| +100 kg | +100 kg | |
The Men's Freestyle 82 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall.
Medalists
| Gold | Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union
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| Silver | John Peterson United States
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| Bronze | Vasile Iorga Romania
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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 wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
- Legend
- DNA — Did not appear
- TPP — Total penalty points
- MPP — Match penalty points
- Penalties
- 0 — Won by Fall, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
- 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, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
Round 1
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 |  Harish Chander (IND) |
7:08 |  David Aspin (NZL) |
4 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 |  Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
 Ali Hajiloo (IRI) |
2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 |  Jimmy Martinetti (SUI) |
 Jesús Blanco (ARG) |
3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 |  André Bouchoule (FRA) |
 Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 |  Constant Bens (BEL) |
0:52 |  Peter Neumair (FRG) |
0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 |  Richard Barraclough (GBR) |
1:49 |  John Peterson (USA) |
0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |  Jan Wypiórczyk (POL) |
8:41 |  Lupe Lara (CUB) |
4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Ghulam Dastagir (AFG) |
3:41 |  Kurt Elmgren (SWE) |
0 | 0 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 |  Ibrahim Diop (SEN) |
 Levan Tediashvili (URS) |
0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Hayri Polat (TUR) |
 Tömöriin Artag (MGL) |
1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 |  Horst Stottmeister (GDR) |
 István Kovács (HUN) |
3 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 |  Ivan Iliev (BUL) |
 Taras Hyrb (CAN) |
3 | 3 |
Round 2
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4 | Harish Chander (IND) |
8:55 | Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
0 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | David Aspin (NZL) |
Ali Hajiloo (IRI) |
1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jimmy Martinetti (SUI) |
André Bouchoule (FRA) |
3 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 | Jesús Blanco (ARG) |
5:10 | Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
0 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 3.5 | Constant Bens (BEL) |
Richard Barraclough (GBR) |
0.5 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 3 | Peter Neumair (FRG) |
John Peterson (USA) |
1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | Jan Wypiórczyk (POL) |
5:58 | Ghulam Dastagir (AFG) |
4 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Lupe Lara (CUB) |
Kurt Elmgren (SWE) |
1 | 1 | |
| 7.5 | 4 | Ibrahim Diop (SEN) |
5:58 | Hayri Polat (TUR) |
0 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 1 | Levan Tediashvili (URS) |
Tömöriin Artag (MGL) |
3 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | Horst Stottmeister (GDR) |
5:42 | Ivan Iliev (BUL) |
4 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | István Kovács (HUN) |
Taras Hyrb (CAN) |
3 | 6 |
Round 3
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
Jimmy Martinetti (SUI) |
3 | 5 | |
| 7 | 4 | Ali Hajiloo (IRI) |
7:10 | Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | Peter Neumair (FRG) |
2:22 | Richard Barraclough (GBR) |
4 | 8.5 |
| 1 | 0 | John Peterson (USA) |
6:35 | Jan Wypiórczyk (POL) |
4 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | Kurt Elmgren (SWE) |
8:44 | Levan Tediashvili (URS) |
0 | 1.5 |
| 6 | 3 | Hayri Polat (TUR) |
Horst Stottmeister (GDR) |
1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tömöriin Artag (MGL) |
István Kovács (HUN) |
3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Ivan Iliev (BUL) |
Bye |
Round 4
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | Ivan Iliev (BUL) |
Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | Jimmy Martinetti (SUI) |
7:31 | Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | Peter Neumair (FRG) |
Jan Wypiórczyk (POL) |
3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | John Peterson (USA) |
Levan Tediashvili (URS) |
1 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Kurt Elmgren (SWE) |
Tömöriin Artag (MGL) |
3 | 8 | |
| 2 | Horst Stottmeister (GDR) |
Bye |
Round 5
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | Horst Stottmeister (GDR) |
Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
John Peterson (USA) |
1 | 5 | |
| 7 | 3 | Peter Neumair (FRG) |
Levan Tediashvili (URS) |
1 | 3.5 |
Round 6
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | Horst Stottmeister (GDR) |
John Peterson (USA) |
1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 3 | Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
Levan Tediashvili (URS) |
1 | 4.5 |
Final standings
Levan Tediashvili (URS)
John Peterson (USA)
Vasile Iorga (ROU)
Horst Stottmeister (GDR)
Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN)
Peter Neumair (FRG)