Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueMesse München
Dates5–10 September
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gheorghe Berceanu  Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rahim Aliabadi  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stefan Angelov  Bulgaria
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Medalists

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Gold Gheorghe Berceanu
  Romania
Silver Rahim Aliabadi
  Iran
Bronze Stefan Angelov
  Bulgaria

Tournament results

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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

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TPP MPP Time MPP TPP
4 4   Habib Dlimi (TUN) 8:19   Mohamed El-Malky Ragheb (EGY) 0 0
0 0   Rahim Aliabadi (IRI) 6:54   Hızır Sarı (TUR) 4 4
4 4   Wayne Holmes (USA) 4:25   Bernd Drechsel (GDR) 0 0
4 4   Ferenc Seres (HUN) 7:43   Gheorghe Berceanu (ROU) 0 0
4 4   Vladimir Zubkov (URS) 8:50   Stefan Angelov (BUL) 0 0
3 3   Ochirdolgoryn Enkhtaivan (MGL)   Lennarth Svensson (SWE) 1 1
1 1   Lorenzo Calafiore (ITA)   Bernard Szczepański (POL) 3 3
4 4   Mohieddin El-Sas (SYR) 6:43   Alfredo Olvera (MEX) 0 0
3 3   Sotiris Ventas (GRE)   Raimo Hirvonen (FIN) 1 1
0.5 0.5   Kazuharu Ishida (JPN)   Günther Maas (FRG) 3.5 3.5

Round 2

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TPP MPP Time MPP TPP
8 4   Habib Dlimi (TUN) 6:58   Rahim Aliabadi (IRI) 0 0
5 1   Hızır Sarı (TUR)   Wayne Holmes (USA) 3 7
4 4   Bernd Drechsel (GDR) 1:08   Ferenc Seres (HUN) 0 4
0 0   Gheorghe Berceanu (ROU) 8:09   Vladimir Zubkov (URS) 4 8
0.5 0.5   Stefan Angelov (BUL)   Lennarth Svensson (SWE) 3.5 4.5
1 0   Lorenzo Calafiore (ITA) 3:56   Alfredo Olvera (MEX) 4 4
7 4   Bernard Szczepański (POL) 1:32   Sotirios Ventas (GRE) 0 3
2 1   Raimo Hirvonen (FIN)   Kazuharu Ishida (JPN) 3 3.5
3.5   Günther Maas (FRG) Bye
0   Mohamed El-Malky (EGY) DNA
3   Ochirdolgoryn Enkhtaivan (MGL) DNA
4   Mohieddin El-Sas (SYR) DNA

Round 3

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TPP MPP Time MPP TPP
6.5 3   Günther Maas (FRG)   Rahim Aliabadi (IRI) 1 1
9 4   Hızır Sarı (TUR) 5:55   Bernd Drechsel (GDR) 0 4
7 3   Ferenc Seres (HUN)   Stefan Angelov (BUL) 1 1.5
0 0   Gheorghe Berceanu (ROU) 7:53   Lennarth Svensson (SWE) 4 8.5
1 0   Lorenzo Calafiore (ITA) 7:59   Sotirios Ventas (GRE) 4 7
7.5 3.5   Alfredo Olvera (MEX)   Raimo Hirvonen (FIN) 0.5 2.5
3.5   Kazuharu Ishida (JPN) Bye

Round 4

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TPP MPP Time MPP TPP
4 0.5   Kazuharu Ishida (JPN)   Rahim Aliabadi (IRI) 3.5 4.5
7 3   Bernd Drechsel (GDR)   Gheorghe Berceanu (ROU) 1 1
2.5 1   Stefan Angelov (BUL)   Lorenzo Calafiore (ITA) 3 4
2.5   Raimo Hirvonen (FIN) Bye

Round 5

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TPP MPP Time MPP TPP
6 3.5   Raimo Hirvonen (FIN)   Rahim Aliabadi (IRI) 0.5 5
7 3   Kazuharu Ishida (JPN)   Stefan Angelov (BUL) 1 3.5
1 0   Gheorghe Berceanu (ROU) 0:00   Lorenzo Calafiore (ITA) 4 8

Final

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Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).

TPP MPP Time MPP TPP
3   Rahim Aliabadi (IRI)   Gheorghe Berceanu (ROU) 1
4   Stefan Angelov (BUL) 2:00   Rahim Aliabadi (IRI) 0 3
1 0   Gheorghe Berceanu (ROU) 0:00   Stefan Angelov (BUL) 4 8

Final standings

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  1.   Gheorghe Berceanu (ROU)
  2.   Rahim Aliabadi (IRI)
  3.   Stefan Angelov (BUL)
  4.   Raimo Hirvonen (FIN)
  5.   Kazuharu Ishida (JPN)
  6.   Lorenzo Calafiore (ITA)

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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