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) Ivan Yarygin  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Russell Hellickson  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dimo Kostov  Bulgaria
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Medalists

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Gold Ivan Yarygin
  Soviet Union
Silver Russell Hellickson
  United States
Bronze Dimo Kostov
  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 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
3 3   Reza Soukhteh-Saraei (IRI) 6 - 8   Kazuo Shimizu (JPN) 1 1
0 0   Russell Hellickson (USA) TF / 2:35   Keith Peache (GBR) 4 4
4 4   Steve Daniar (CAN) TF / 2:44   Dimo Kostov (BUL) 0 0
3 3   Enache Panaite (ROU) 3 - 5   Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL) 1 1
3.5 3.5   Harald Büttner (GDR) 5 - 13   Ivan Yarygin (URS) 0.5 0.5
4 4   Tore Hem (NOR) TF / 3:18   Petr Drozda (TCH) 0 0
0 0   Daniel Verník (ARG) TF / 0:17   Robert N'Diaye (SEN) 4 4
0   Hans-Peter Stratz (FRG) Bye

Round 2

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3 3   Hans-Peter Stratz (FRG) 4 - 10   Reza Soukhteh-Saraei (IRI) 1 4
5 4   Kazuo Shimizu (JPN) DQ / 6:52   Russell Hellickson (USA) 0 0
7.5 3.5   Keith Peache (GBR) 6 - 14   Steve Daniar (CAN) 0.5 4.5
0 0   Dimo Kostov (BUL) TF / 4:05   Enache Panaite (ROU) 4 7
2 1   Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL) 9 - 5   Harald Büttner (GDR) 3 6.5
0.5 0   Ivan Yarygin (URS) TF / 1:26   Daniel Verník (ARG) 4 4
0 0   Petr Drozda (TCH) TF / 2:48   Robert N'Diaye (SEN) 4 8
4   Tore Hem (NOR) DNA

Round 3

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
7 4   Hans-Peter Stratz (FRG) TF / 2:58   Kazuo Shimizu (JPN) 0 5
8 4   Reza Soukhteh-Saraei (IRI) TF / 8:26   Russell Hellickson (USA) 0 0
8.5 4   Steve Daniar (CAN) FF   Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL) 0 2
3.5 3.5   Dimo Kostov (BUL) 5 - 16   Ivan Yarygin (URS) 0.5 1
0 0   Petr Drozda (TCH) TF / 2:19   Daniel Verník (ARG) 4 8

Round 4

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
8 3   Kazuo Shimizu (JPN) 6 - 9   Dimo Kostov (BUL) 1 4.5
0.5 0.5   Russell Hellickson (USA) 14 - 5   Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL) 3.5 5.5
1 0   Ivan Yarygin (URS) TF / 5:30   Petr Drozda (TCH) 4 4

Round 5

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TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3.5 3   Russell Hellickson (USA) 13 - 19   Ivan Yarygin (URS) 1 2
4.5 0   Dimo Kostov (BUL) TF / 3:53   Petr Drozda (TCH) 4 8
5.5   Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL) DNA

Final

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

TPP MPP Score MPP TPP
3.5   Dimo Kostov (BUL) 5 - 16   Ivan Yarygin (URS) 0.5
3   Russell Hellickson (USA) 13 - 19   Ivan Yarygin (URS) 1 1.5
4 1   Russell Hellickson (USA) 12 - 6   Dimo Kostov (BUL) 3 6.5

Final standings

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  1.   Ivan Yarygin (URS)
  2.   Russell Hellickson (USA)
  3.   Dimo Kostov (BUL)
  4.   Petr Drozda (TCH)
  5.   Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL)
  6.   Kazuo Shimizu (JPN)
  7.   Hans-Peter Stratz (FRG)
  8.   Daniel Verník (ARG)

References

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