Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle +97 kg

The Men's Freestyle Heavyweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The weight class allowed wrestlers of more than 97 kilograms to compete.[1]

Men's freestyle +97 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueInsurgentes Ice Rink
Dates17–20 October
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Osman Duraliev  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wilfried Dietrich  West Germany
← 1964
1972 →

Results

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The following wrestlers took part in the event:[1]

Rank Name Country
1 Aleksandr Medved   Soviet Union
2 Osman Duraliev   Bulgaria
3 Wilfried Dietrich   West Germany
4 Ştefan Stîngu   Romania
5 Larry Kristoff   United States
6T Abolfazl Anvari   Iran
6T Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir   Mongolia
AC Raymond Uytterhaeghe   France
AC László Nyers   Hungary
AC Harry Geris   Canada
AC Wiesław Bocheński   Poland
AC Arne Robertsson   Sweden
AC Yorihide Isogai   Japan
AC Gıyasettin Yılmaz   Turkey

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2019.