Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle +100 kg

The Men's Freestyle +100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.[1]

Men's freestyle +100 kg
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena
Dates27–31 July
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Soslan Andiyev  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) József Balla  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ladislau Șimon  Romania
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Medalists

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Gold Soslan Andiyev
  Soviet Union
Silver József Balla
  Hungary
Bronze Ladislau Șimon
  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   József Balla (HUN) DQ / 5:07   Soslan Andiyev (URS) 0 0
0 0   Jimmy Jackson (USA) TF / 3:39   Harry Geris (CAN) 4 4
0 0   Yorihide Isogai (JPN) TF / 1:16   Carlos Braconi (ARG) 4 4
0.5 0.5   Mamadou Sakho (SEN) 17 - 7   Einar Gundersen (NOR) 3.5 3.5
0 0   Nikola Dinev (BUL) DQ / 5:19   Heinz Eichelbaum (FRG) 4 4
0 0   Roland Gehrke (GDR) TF / 4:50   Lázaro Morales (CUB) 4 4
0 0   Ladislau Șimon (ROU) TF / 3:58   Doljingiin Adiyaatömör (MGL) 4 4
0   Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) Bye

Round 2

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
4 4   Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) DQ / 5:12   József Balla (HUN) 0 4
0 0   Soslan Andiyev (URS) TF / 1:16   Jimmy Jackson (USA) 4 4
5 1   Harry Geris (CAN) 13 - 10   Yorihide Isogai (JPN) 3 3
8 4   Carlos Braconi (ARG) TF / 2:14   Mamadou Sakho (SEN) 0 0.5
7.5 4   Einar Gundersen (NOR) DQ / 4:49   Nikola Dinev (BUL) 0 0
8 4   Heinz Eichelbaum (FRG) TF / 4:42   Roland Gehrke (GDR) 0 0
8 4   Lázaro Morales (CUB) DQ / 5:06   Ladislau Șimon (ROU) 0 0
4   Doljingiin Adiyaatömör (MGL) Bye

Round 3

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 4   Doljingiin Adiyaatömör (MGL) TF / 1:01   Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) 0 4
5 1   József Balla (HUN) 10 - 9   Jimmy Jackson (USA) 3 7
0 0   Soslan Andiyev (URS) TF / 0:44   Harry Geris (CAN) 4 9
3 0   Yorihide Isogai (JPN) TF / 2:37   Mamadou Sakho (SEN) 4 4.5
0 0   Nikola Dinev (BUL) TF / 7:54   Roland Gehrke (GDR) 4 4
0   Ladislau Șimon (ROU) Bye

Round 4

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
0 0   Ladislau Șimon (ROU) DQ / 5:19   Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) 4 8
5 0   József Balla (HUN) TF / 3:46   Yorihide Isogai (JPN) 4 7
1 1   Soslan Andiyev (URS) 8 - 3   Nikola Dinev (BUL) 3 3
8.5 4   Mamadou Sakho (SEN) TF / 4:12   Roland Gehrke (GDR) 0 4

Round 5

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 3   Ladislau Șimon (ROU) 5 - 11   Soslan Andiyev (URS) 1 2
6 1   József Balla (HUN) 6 - 3   Nikola Dinev (BUL) 3 6
4   Roland Gehrke (GDR) Bye

Round 6

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 4   Roland Gehrke (GDR) DQ / 8:40   Soslan Andiyev (URS) 0 2
6 3   Ladislau Șimon (ROU) 5 - 7   József Balla (HUN) 1 7

Final

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

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
4   József Balla (HUN) DQ / 5:07   Soslan Andiyev (URS) 0
3   Ladislau Șimon (ROU) 5 - 11   Soslan Andiyev (URS) 1 1
6 3   Ladislau Șimon (ROU) 5 - 7   József Balla (HUN) 1 5

Final standings

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  1.   Soslan Andiyev (URS)
  2.   József Balla (HUN)
  3.   Ladislau Șimon (ROU)
  4.   Roland Gehrke (GDR)
  5.   Nikola Dinev (BUL)
  6.   Yorihide Isogai (JPN)
  7.   Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI)
  8.   Mamadou Sakho (SEN)

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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