Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 90 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 Greco-Roman 90 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall.
Medalists
| Gold | Valery Rezantsev Soviet Union
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| Silver | Josip Čorak Yugoslavia
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| Bronze | Czesław Kwieciński Poland
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 |  Roland Andersson (SWE) |
 Wayne Baughman (USA) |
1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 |  Håkon Øverby (NOR) |
7:42 |  Günter Kowalewski (FRG) |
4 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 |  Nicolae Neguţ (ROU) |
 Valery Rezantsev (URS) |
2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 |  Kimuchi Tani (JPN) |
 Jean-Marie Chardonnens (SUI) |
3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 |  Barend Kops (NED) |
0:00 |  Josip Čorak (YUG) |
0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 |  Lothar Metz (GDR) |
 Czesław Kwieciński (POL) |
2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Stoyan Ivanov (BUL) |
 József Pércsi (HUN) |
1 | 1 |
Round 2
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | Roland Andersson (SWE) |
7:03 | Håkon Øverby (NOR) |
0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | Wayne Baughman (USA) |
8:03 | Günter Kowalewski (FRG) |
0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | Nicolae Neguţ (ROU) |
0:52 | Kimuchi Tani (JPN) |
4 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | Valery Rezantsev (URS) |
2:59 | Jean-Marie Chardonnens (SUI) |
4 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | Josip Čorak (YUG) |
Lothar Metz (GDR) |
3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | Czesław Kwieciński (POL) |
Stoyan Ivanov (BUL) |
3 | 6 | |
| 1 | József Pércsi (HUN) |
Bye | ||||
| 4 | Barend Kops (NED) |
DNA |
Round 3
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 0.5 | József Pércsi (HUN) |
Wayne Baughman (USA) |
3.5 | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 2 | Håkon Øverby (NOR) |
Nicolae Neguţ (ROU) |
2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | Günter Kowalewski (FRG) |
0:00 | Valery Rezantsev (URS) |
0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | Kimuchi Tani (JPN) |
1:58 | Lothar Metz (GDR) |
4 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Josip Čorak (YUG) |
Czesław Kwieciński (POL) |
2 | 5 |
Round 4
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 1 | József Pércsi (HUN) |
Håkon Øverby (NOR) |
3 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | Nicolae Neguţ (ROU) |
7:36 | Josip Čorak (YUG) |
0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | Valery Rezantsev (URS) |
1:24 | Kimuchi Tani (JPN) |
4 | 9 |
| 5 | Czesław Kwieciński (POL) |
Bye |
Round 5
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | Czesław Kwieciński (POL) |
2:04 | József Pércsi (HUN) |
4 | 6.5 |
| 9 | 4 | Håkon Øverby (NOR) |
1:39 | Valery Rezantsev (URS) |
0 | 2 |
| 3 | Josip Čorak (YUG) |
Bye |
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Josip Čorak (YUG) |
Czesław Kwieciński (POL) |
2 | |||
| 5 | 3 | Josip Čorak (YUG) |
Valery Rezantsev (URS) |
1 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Czesław Kwieciński (POL) |
Valeri Rezantsev (URS) |
1 | 2 |
Final standings
Valery Rezantsev (URS)
Josip Čorak (YUG)
Czesław Kwieciński (POL)
József Pércsi (HUN)
Håkon Øverby (NOR)
Nicolae Neguţ (ROU)