Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg
| Wrestling at the 1976 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 100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.
Medalists
| Gold | Nikolai Balboshin Soviet Union
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| Silver | Kamen Goranov Bulgaria
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| Bronze | Andrzej Skrzydlewski 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 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 |  Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) |
TF / 2:24 |  Bahram Moshtaghi (IRI) |
4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 |  Brad Rheingans (USA) |
4 - 3 |  Tore Hem (NOR) |
3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |  Yasunari Akiyama (JPN) |
DQ / 8:53 |  Fredi Albrecht (GDR) |
0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |  József Farkas (HUN) |
TF / 2:24 |  Robert N'Diaye (SEN) |
4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Nicolae Martinescu (ROU) |
TF / 1:23 |  Nikolai Balboshin (URS) |
0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |  Kamen Goranov (BUL) |
TF / 1:52 |  Heinz Schäfer (FRG) |
4 | 4 |
| 0 |  Daniel Verník (ARG) |
Bye |
Round 2
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | Daniel Verník (ARG) |
TF / 1:17 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) |
0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Bahram Moshtaghi (IRI) |
TF / 0:34 | Brad Rheingans (USA) |
0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | Tore Hem (NOR) |
TF / 5:40 | Yasunari Akiyama (JPN) |
4 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Fredi Albrecht (GDR) |
D2 / 8:00 | József Farkas (HUN) |
4 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Robert N'Diaye (SEN) |
TF / 2:18 | Nicolae Martinescu (ROU) |
0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) |
DQ / 5:51 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) |
4 | 4 |
| 4 | Heinz Schäfer (FRG) |
Bye |
Round 3
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | Heinz Schäfer (FRG) |
TF / 1:57 | Daniel Verník (ARG) |
4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) |
7 - 9 | Brad Rheingans (USA) |
1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | Tore Hem (NOR) |
DQ / 8:56 | Fredi Albrecht (GDR) |
4 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | József Farkas (HUN) |
TF / 3:32 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) |
0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Nicolae Martinescu (ROU) |
TF / 5:51 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) |
0 | 4 |
Round 4
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4 | Heinz Schäfer (FRG) |
TF / 2:59 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) |
0 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | Brad Rheingans (USA) |
TF / 3:58 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) |
0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | Tore Hem (NOR) |
TF / 1:14 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) |
0 | 4 |
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | Score | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) |
DQ / 5:51 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) |
4 | ||
| 4 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) |
TF / 2:04 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) |
0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) |
6 - 2 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) |
3 | 7 |
Final standings
Nikolai Balboshin (URS)
Kamen Goranov (BUL)
Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL)
Brad Rheingans (USA)
Tore Hem (NOR)
Heinz Schäfer (FRG)
József Farkas (HUN) and 
Nicolae Martinescu (ROU)