Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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| Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | ||||
| 48 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 52 kg | 52 kg | ||||
| 57 kg | 57 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 62 kg | ||||
| 68 kg | 68 kg | ||||
| 74 kg | 74 kg | ||||
| 82 kg | 82 kg | ||||
| 90 kg | 90 kg | ||||
| 100 kg | 100 kg | ||||
| +100 kg | +100 kg | ||||
Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by twenty events (all — men's individual). They were split into two disciplines (ten events each): Freestyle and Greco-Roman. All events were held in the Wrestling hall of the Sports Complex of the Central Sports Club of the Army (north-western part of Moscow) between July 20 and July 31.
Contents
Medal summary
Illya Mate (USSR, in red) and Július Strnisko (Czechoslovakia, in blue) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. RIAN photo.
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
 Claudio Pollio (ITA) |
22x20px Jang Se-Hong (PRK) |  Sergei Kornilayev (URS) |
| 52 kg |
Anatoli Beloglazov (URS) |
 Władysław Stecyk (POL) |
 Nermedin Selimov (BUL) |
| 57 kg |
Sergei Beloglazov (URS) |
22x20px Li Ho-Pyong (PRK) | 22x20px Dugarsürengiin Oyuunbold (MGL) |
| 62 kg |
Magomedgasan Abushev (URS) |
Miho Dukov (BUL) |
 Georgios Hatziioannidis (GRE) |
| 68 kg |
Saipulla Absaidov (URS) |
Ivan Yankov (BUL) |
 Šaban Sejdi (YUG) |
| 74 kg |
Valentin Raychev (BUL) |
22x20px Jamtsyn Davaajav (MGL) |  Dan Karabin (TCH) |
| 82 kg |
Ismail Abilov (BUL) |
Magomedkhan Aratsilov (URS) |
 István Kovács (HUN) |
| 90 kg |
Sanasar Oganisyan (URS) |
 Uwe Neupert (GDR) |
Aleksander Cichoń (POL) |
| 100 kg |
Illya Mate (URS) |
Slavcho Chervenkov (BUL) |
Július Strnisko (TCH) |
| +100 kg |
Soslan Andiyev (URS) |
József Balla (HUN) |
Adam Sandurski (POL) |
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (USSR, in red) and Pavel Hristov (Bulgaria, in blue) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. RIAN photo.
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Zhaqsylyq Üshkempirov (URS) |
 Constantin Alexandru (ROU) |
Ferenc Seres (HUN) |
| 52 kg |
Vakhtang Blagidze (URS) |
Lajos Rácz (HUN) |
Mladen Mladenov (BUL) |
| 57 kg |
Shamil Serikov (URS) |
Józef Lipień (POL) |
 Benni Ljungbeck (SWE) |
| 62 kg |
Stelios Mygiakis (GRE) |
István Tóth (HUN) |
Boris Kramorenko (URS) |
| 68 kg |
Ştefan Rusu (ROU) |
Andrzej Supron (POL) |
Lars-Erik Skiöld (SWE) |
| 74 kg |
Ferenc Kocsis (HUN) |
Anatoly Bykov (URS) |
 Mikko Huhtala (FIN) |
| 82 kg |
Gennadi Korban (URS) |
Jan Dołgowicz (POL) |
Pavel Pavlov (BUL) |
| 90 kg |
Norbert Növényi (HUN) |
Ihar Kanyhin (URS) |
Petre Dicu (ROU) |
| 100 kg |
Georgi Raikov (BUL) |
Roman Bierła (POL) |
Vasile Andrei (ROU) |
| +100 kg |
Oleksandr Kolchynskyy (URS) |
Aleksandar Tomov (BUL) |
 Hassan Bechara (LIB) |
Medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
12 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Romania (ROU) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Greece (GRE) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | North Korea North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Mongolia Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lebanon (LIB) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations
A total of 266 wrestlers from 35 nations competed at the Moscow Games:
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See also
List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
References
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