Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 57 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 bantamweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The bantamweight was the second-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 57 kilograms.
Medalists
| Gold | János Varga Hungary
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| Silver | Ion Baciu Romania
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| Bronze | Ivan Kochergin Soviet Union
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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
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 |  David Hazewinkel (USA) |
 Ion Baciu (ROU) |
1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 |  Johnny Nielsen (DEN) |
DQ |  Hristo Traikov (BUL) |
0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 |  Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY) |
 Rodolfo Guerra (MEX) |
3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 |  Herbert Singerman (CAN) |
TF / 10:51 |  Jean Nakouzi (LIB) |
0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 |  Roland Svensson (SWE) |
 Koji Sakurama (JPN) |
1 | 1 | |
| 2.5 | 2.5 |  Arthur Spaenhoven (BEL) |
 Hartmut Puls (GDR) |
2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | Fritz Stange (FRG) |
TF / 9:08 |  Ivan Kochergin (URS) |
0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 |  Luís Grilo (POR) |
TF / 2:47 |  János Varga (HUN) |
0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 |  Karlo Čović (YUG) |
 Othon Moschidis (GRE) |
1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 |  Risto Björlin (FIN) |
TF / 4:38 |  Javier Raxon (GUA) |
4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |  Khalifa Karouane (MAR) |
 An Chun-Young (KOR) |
1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 |  Kaya Özcan (TUR) |
 Józef Lipień (POL) |
3 | 3 |
2nd round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | David Hazewinkel (USA) |
TF / 8:28 | Johnny Nielsen (DEN) |
4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | Ion Baciu (ROU) |
Hristo Traikov (BUL) |
3 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY) |
TF / 1:30 | Herbert Singerman (CAN) |
4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Rodolfo Guerra (MEX) |
Jean Nakouzi (LIB) |
3 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | Roland Svensson (SWE) |
Arthur Spaenhoven (BEL) |
1 | 3.5 | |
| 1 | 0 | Koji Sakurama (JPN) |
TF / 10:45 | Hartmut Puls (GDR) |
4 | 6.5 |
| 5 | 1 | Fritz Stange (FRG) |
Luís Grilo (POR) |
3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | Ivan Kochergin (URS) |
János Varga (HUN) |
1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 1 | Karlo Čović (YUG) |
Risto Björlin (FIN) |
3 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | Othon Moschidis (GRE) |
TF / 1:23 | Javier Raxon (GUA) |
4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | Khalifa Karouane (MAR) |
Kaya Özcan (TUR) |
1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | An Chun-Young (KOR) |
Józef Lipień (POL) |
2 | 5 |
3rd round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | David Hazewinkel (USA) |
DQ | Hristo Traikov (BUL) |
4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | Ion Baciu (ROU) |
Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY) |
3 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | Rodolfo Guerra (MEX) |
TF / 2:44 | Koji Sakurama (JPN) |
0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | Jean Nakouzi (LIB) |
Arthur Spaenhoven (BEL) |
1 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ivan Kochergin (URS) |
Karlo Čović (YUG) |
3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 1 | János Varga (HUN) |
Othon Moschidis (GRE) |
3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | Risto Björlin (FIN) |
TF / 9:00 | Józef Lipień (POL) |
4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | An Chun-Young (KOR) |
Kaya Özcan (TUR) |
3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Fritz Stange (FRG) |
DNA |
4th round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | David Hazewinkel (USA) |
Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY) |
1 | 5 | |
| 5.5 | 2.5 | Ion Baciu (ROU) |
Koji Sakurama (JPN) |
2.5 | 3.5 | |
| 7.5 | 3 | Arthur Spaenhoven (BEL) |
Ivan Kochergin (URS) |
1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | János Varga (HUN) |
Risto Björlin (FIN) |
3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | Othon Moschidis (GRE) |
An Chun-Young (KOR) |
3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Kaya Özcan (TUR) |
Bye |
5th round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Kaya Özcan (TUR) |
TF / 6:13 | Ion Baciu (ROU) |
0 | 5.5 |
| 9 | 4 | Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY) |
TF / 10:49 | Ivan Kochergin (URS) |
0 | 5 |
| 6.5 | 3 | Koji Sakurama (JPN) |
János Varga (HUN) |
1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Othon Moschidis (GRE) |
Bye |
6th round
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.5 | Othon Moschidis (GRE) |
Ivan Kochergin (URS) |
2.5 | 7.5 | |
| 7.5 | 2 | Ion Baciu (ROU) |
János Varga (HUN) |
2 | 6 |
Final round (2nd-4th places)
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Othon Moschidis (GRE) |
Ivan Kochergin (URS) |
2.5 | |||
| 6.5 | 4 | Othon Moschidis (GRE) |
TF / 2:32 | Ion Baciu (ROU) |
0 | |
| 6.5 | 4 | Ivan Kochergin (URS) |
DQ | Ion Baciu (ROU) |
4 | 4 |
Final standings
János Varga (HUN)
Ion Baciu (ROU)
Ivan Kochergin (URS)
Othon Moschidis (GRE)
Koji Sakurama (JPN)
Kaya Özcan (TUR) and 
Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY)