Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman +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.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena
Dates20–24 July
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexander Kolchinsky  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandar Tomov  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roman Codreanu  Romania
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Medalists

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Gold Alexander Kolchinsky
  Soviet Union
Silver Aleksandar Tomov
  Bulgaria
Bronze Roman Codreanu
  Romania

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 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

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
4 4   János Rovnyai (HUN) DQ / 7:22   Roman Codreanu (ROU) 0 0
0 0   Richard Wolff (FRG) DQ / 5:00   Arne Robertsson (SWE) 4 4
4 4   Mamadou Sakho (SEN) DQ / 3:20   Seiji Matsunaga (JPN) 0 0
4 4   Aleksandar Tomov (BUL) TF / 1:14   William Lee (USA) 0 0
4 4   Henryk Tomanek (POL) TF / 2:40   Alexander Kolchinsky (URS) 0 0
0 0   Einar Gundersen (NOR) DQ / 4:57   Carlos Braconi (ARG) 4 4

Round 2

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
4 0   János Rovnyai (HUN) TF / 1:34   Richard Wolff (FRG) 4 4
0 0   Roman Codreanu (ROU) TF / 3:59   Arne Robertsson (SWE) 4 8
8 4   Mamadou Sakho (SEN) TF / 1:03   Aleksandar Tomov (BUL) 0 4
4 4   Seiji Matsunaga (JPN) DQ / 7:14   William Lee (USA) 0 0
4 0   Henryk Tomanek (POL) DQ / 6:54   Einar Gundersen (NOR) 4 4
0 0   Alexander Kolchinsky (URS) TF / 0:48   Carlos Braconi (ARG) 4 8

Round 3

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 4   János Rovnyai (HUN) DQ / 6:51   Aleksandar Tomov (BUL) 0 4
0 0   Roman Codreanu (ROU) DQ / 5:15   Richard Wolff (FRG) 4 8
4 4   William Lee (USA) DQ / 8:35   Henryk Tomanek (POL) 0 4
0 0   Alexander Kolchinsky (URS) TF / 2:33   Einar Gundersen (NOR) 4 8

Round 4

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
2 2   Roman Codreanu (ROU) D1 / 7:30   William Lee (USA) 4 8
4 0   Aleksandar Tomov (BUL) TF / 0:23   Henryk Tomanek (POL) 4 8
0   Alexander Kolchinsky (URS) Bye

Final

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

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
0   Alexander Kolchinsky (URS) TF / 0:37   Roman Codreanu (ROU) 4
1 1   Alexander Kolchinsky (URS) 12 - 6   Aleksandar Tomov (BUL) 3
8 4   Roman Codreanu (ROU) IN / 0:32   Aleksandar Tomov (BUL) 0 3

Final standings

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  1.   Alexander Kolchinsky (URS)
  2.   Aleksandar Tomov (BUL)
  3.   Roman Codreanu (ROU)
  4.   Henryk Tomanek (POL)
  5.   William Lee (USA)
  6.   János Rovnyai (HUN)
  7.   Richard Wolff (FRG) and   Einar Gundersen (NOR)

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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