Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueInsurgentes Ice Rink
Dates23–26 October
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lothar Metz  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valentin Olenik  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Branislav Simić  Yugoslavia
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The Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The weight class allowed wrestlers of up to 87 kilograms to compete.[1]

Results[edit]

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

Rank Name Country
1 Lothar Metz  East Germany
2 Valentin Olenik  Soviet Union
3 Branislav Simić  Yugoslavia
4 Nicolae Neguţ  Romania
5 Wayne Baughman  United States
6 Petar Krumov  Bulgaria
AC Håkon Øverby  Norway
AC Czesław Kwieciński  Poland
AC Tevfik Kış  Turkey
AC Teuvo Ojala  Finland
AC Ernst Knoll  West Germany
AC Jiří Kormaník  Czechoslovakia
AC László Sillai  Hungary
AC Jean-Marie Chardonnens  Switzerland
AC Julio Graffigna  Argentina
AC José Manuel Hernández  Guatemala
AC Kenjiro Hiraki  Japan
AC Héctor Alvarez  Mexico
AC Bertil Nyström  Sweden

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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