Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle +100 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 +100 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall.
Medalists
| Gold | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
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| Silver | Osman Duraliev Bulgaria
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| Bronze | Chris Taylor United States
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Stanisław Makowiecki (POL) |
 Yorihide Isogai (JPN) |
3 | 3 | |
| 3.5 | 3.5 |  Miguel Zambrano (PER) |
 Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) |
0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Chris Taylor (USA) |
 Alexander Medved (URS) |
1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 |  Gıyasettin Yılmaz (TUR) |
1:17 |  Oldřich Vlasák (TCH) |
4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 |  Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) |
5:22 |  István Maróthy (HUN) |
4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 |  Osman Duraliev (BUL) |
 Peter Germer (GDR) |
3 | 3 | |
| 0 |  Ştefan Stîngu (ROU) |
Bye |
Round 2
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Ştefan Stîngu (ROU) |
Stanisław Makowiecki (POL) |
2.5 | 3.5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Yorihide Isogai (JPN) |
Miguel Zambrano (PER) |
3 | 6.5 | |
| 3.5 | 3 | Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) |
Chris Taylor (USA) |
1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | Alexander Medved (URS) |
8:59 | Gıyasettin Yılmaz (TUR) |
4 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Oldřich Vlasák (TCH) |
6:54 | Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) |
0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | István Maróthy (HUN) |
4:56 | Osman Duraliev (BUL) |
0 | 1 |
| 3 | Peter Germer (GDR) |
Bye |
Round 3
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | Peter Germer (GDR) |
Ştefan Stîngu (ROU) |
2 | 4.5 | |
| 7.5 | 4 | Stanisław Makowiecki (POL) |
2:35 | Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) |
0 | 3.5 |
| 8 | 4 | Yorihide Isogai (JPN) |
1:45 | Chris Taylor (USA) |
0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | Alexander Medved (URS) |
Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) |
3 | 3 | |
| 8 | 4 | Gıyasettin Yılmaz (TUR) |
2:31 | Osman Duraliev (BUL) |
0 | 1 |
Round 4
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | Peter Germer (GDR) |
Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) |
1 | 4.5 | |
| 8.5 | 4 | Ştefan Stîngu (ROU) |
1:26 | Alexander Medved (URS) |
0 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | Chris Taylor (USA) |
Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) |
3 | 6 | |
| 1 | Osman Duraliev (BUL) |
Bye |
Round 5
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | Osman Duraliev (BUL) |
Chris Taylor (USA) |
1 | 6 | |
| 8.5 | 4 | Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) |
4:01 | Alexander Medved (URS) |
0 | 2 |
Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | Time | MPP | TPP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | Osman Duraliev (BUL) |
Alexander Medved (URS) |
1 | 1 |
Final standings
Alexander Medved (URS)
Osman Duraliev (BUL)
Chris Taylor (USA)
Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI)
Wilfried Dietrich (FRG)
Peter Germer (GDR)