Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Light Flyweight (- 48 kg) |
 Gheorghe BerceanuRomania (ROM) |
 Rahim AliabadiIran (IRI) |
 Stefan AngelovBulgaria (BUL) |
| Flyweight (48 - 52 kg) |
Petar Kirov Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Koichiro HirayamaJapan (JPN) |
 Giuseppe BognanniItaly (ITA) |
| Bantamweight (52 - 57 kg) |
 Rustem KazakovSoviet Union (URS) |
 Hans-Jurgen VeilWest Germany (FRG) |
 Risto BjorlinFinland (FIN) |
| Featherweight (57 - 62 kg) |
Georgi Markov Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Heinz-Helmut WehlingEast Germany (GDR) |
 Kazimierz LipienPoland (POL) |
| Lightweight (62 - 68 kg) |
Shamil Khisamutdinov Soviet Union (URS) |
Stoyan Apostolov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Gian-Matteo Ranzi Italy (ITA) |
| Welterweight (68 - 74 kg) |
 Vitezslav MachaCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
 Petros GalaktopoulosGreece (GRE) |
 Jan KarlssonSweden (SWE) |
| Middleweight (74 - 82 kg) |
 Csaba HegadusHungary (HUN) |
Anatoly Nazarenko Soviet Union (URS) |
 Milan NenadicYugoslavia (YUG) |
| Light Heavyweight (82 - 90 kg) |
Valery Rezantsev Soviet Union (URS) |
Josip Corak Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Czeslaw Kwiencinski Poland (POL) |
| Heavyweight (90 - 100 kg) |
Nicolae Martinescu Romania (ROM) |
Nikolai Yakovenko Soviet Union (URS) |
Ferenc Kiss Hungary (HUN) |
| Super Heavyweight (+ 100kg) |
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union (URS) |
Aleksandr Tomov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Victor Dolipschi Romania (ROM) |
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Light Flyweight (- 48 kg) |
Roman Dmitriev Soviet Union (URS) |
Ognian Nikolov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Ebrahim Javadipour Iran (IRI) |
| Flyweight (48 - 52 kg) |
Kiyomi Kato Japan (JPN) |
Arsen Alakhverdiev Soviet Union (URS) |
 Kim Gwong HyongNorth Korea (PRK) |
| Bantamweight (52 - 57 kg) |
Hideaki Yanagida Japan (JPN) |
 Richard SandersUnited States (USA) |
Laszlo Klinga Hungary (HUN) |
| Featherweight (57 - 62 kg) |
Zagalav Abdulbekov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Vehbi AkdagTurkey (TUR) |
Ivan Krastev Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Lightweight (62 - 68 kg) |
Dan Gable United States (USA) |
Kikuo Wada Japan (JPN) |
Ruslan Ashuraliev Soviet Union (URS) |
| Welterweight (68 - 74 kg) |
Wayne Wells United States (USA) |
Jan Karlsson Sweden (SWE) |
Adolf Seger West Germany (FRG) |
| Middleweight (74 - 82 kg) |
Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union (URS) |
John Peterson United States (USA) |
Vasile Iorga Romania (ROM) |
| Light Heavyweight (82 - 90 kg) |
Benjamin Peterson United States (USA) |
Gennadi Strakhov Soviet Union (URS) |
Karoly Bajko Hungary (HUN) |
| Heavyweight (90 - 100 kg) |
Ivan Yarygin Soviet Union (URS) |
 Khorloo BayanmunkMongolia (MGL) |
Jozsef Csatari Hungary (HUN) |
| Super Heavyweight (+ 100kg) |
Alexander Medved Soviet Union (URS) |
Osman Duraliev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Chris Taylor United States (USA) |
| Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Badminton (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Water skiing (demonstration) • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Wrestling at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in wrestling |
