Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg

The Men's Freestyle 62 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.^[1]

Men's freestyle 62 kg at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Sangmu Gymnasium
Dates	27–29 September 1988
Competitors	28 from 28 nations
Medalists
John Smith  United States Stepan Sarkisyan  Soviet Union Simeon Shterev  Bulgaria
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Medalists

Gold	John Smith  United States
Silver	Stepan Sarkisyan  Soviet Union
Bronze	Simeon Shterev  Bulgaria

Tournament results

The wrestlers are divided into 2 groups. The winner of each group decided by a double-elimination system.

Legend

• TF — Won by Fall
• SP — Won by Superiority, 12-14 points difference, the loser with points
• SO — Won by Superiority, 12-14 points difference, the loser without points
• ST — Won by Technical Superiority, 15 points difference
• PP — Won by Points, the loser with technical points
• PO — Won by Points, the loser without technical points
• P0 — Won by Passivity, scoring zero points
• P1 — Won by Passivity, while leading by 1-11 points
• PS — Won by Passivity, while leading by 12-14 points
• PA — Won by Opponent Injury
• DQ — Won by Forfeit
• DNA — Did not appear
• L — Losses
• ER — Round of Elimination
• CP — Classification Points
• TP — Technical Points

Eliminatory round

Group A

L		CP	TP		L
Round 1
0	Mika Lehto (FIN)	3-1 PP	10-2	Arturo Oporta (PAN)	1
0	Marian Skubacz (POL)	3-1 PP	8-4	Ali Dad (AFG)	1
0	John Smith (USA)	3-1 PP	11-4	József Orbán (HUN)	1
0	Simeon Shterev (BUL)	3-1 PP	2-1	Kazuhito Sakae (JPN)	1
1	Daniel Cumming (AUS)	0-4 ST	0-16	Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)	0
1	Vicente Cáceres (ESP)	1-3 PP	4-6	Theodore Dikanda (SWE)	0
1	Huang Chien-lun (TPE)	0-4 ST	2-18	Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	0
Round 2
1	Mika Lehto (FIN)	1-3 PP	1-4	Marian Skubacz (POL)	0
2	Arturo Oporta (PAN)	0-3 PO	0-7	Ali Dad (AFG)	1
0	John Smith (USA)	3-1 PP	6-3	Simeon Shterev (BUL)	1
2	József Orbán (HUN)	1-3 PP	4-5	Kazuhito Sakae (JPN)	1
1	Daniel Cumming (AUS)	3-1 PP	11-5	Vicente Cáceres (ESP)	2
0	Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)	4-0 ST	15-0	Huang Chien-lun (TPE)	2
1	Theodore Dikanda (SWE)	1-3 PP	1-7	Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	0
Round 3
1	Mika Lehto (FIN)	3-0 PO	7-0	Ali Dad (AFG)	2
1	Marian Skubacz (POL)	1-3 PP	2-4	John Smith (USA)	0
1	Simeon Shterev (BUL)	4-0 TF	2:45	Daniel Cumming (AUS)	2
1	Kazuhito Sakae (JPN)	4-0 TF	5:32	Theodore Dikanda (SWE)	2
0	Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)	3-1 PP	6-2	Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	1
Round 4
2	Mika Lehto (FIN)	1-3 PP	6-16	John Smith (USA)	0
2	Marian Skubacz (POL)	0-3 PO	0-2	Simeon Shterev (BUL)	1
2	Kazuhito Sakae (JPN)	1-3 PP	1-7	Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)	0
1	Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)			Bye
Round 5
2	Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	0-4 TF	5:54	John Smith (USA)	0
1	Simeon Shterev (BUL)	3-0 P1	5:25	Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)	1
Round 6
0	John Smith (USA)	3-1 PP	12-7	Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)	2
1	Simeon Shterev (BUL)			Bye

Wrestler	L	ER	CP
John Smith (USA)	0	-	19
Simeon Shterev (BUL)	1	-	14
Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)	2	6	15
Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	2	5	8
Kazuhito Sakae (JPN)	2	4	9
Mika Lehto (FIN)	2	4	8
Marian Skubacz (POL)	2	4	7
Theodore Dikanda (SWE)	2	3	4
Ali Dad (AFG)*	2	3	4
Daniel Cumming (AUS)	2	3	3
Vicente Cáceres (ESP)	2	2	2
József Orbán (HUN)	2	2	2
Arturo Oporta (PAN)	2	2	1
Huang Chien-lun (TPE)	2	2	0

* was disqualified after he tested positive for Furosemide

Group B

L		CP	TP		L
Round 1
0	Selman Kaygusuz (TUR)	4-0 TF	1:20	François Yinga (CMR)	1
1	Li Xianji (CHN)	1-3 PP	10-15	Gary Bohay (CAN)	0
1	Steve Reinsfield (NZL)	0-3 P1	5:33	Karsten Polky (GDR)	0
0	Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)	4-0 ST	16-0	Ravinder Singh Tut (GBR)	1
1	Javier Rincon (COL)	0-4 TF	3:30	Ludwig Küng (SUI)	0
0	Jörg Helmdach (FRG)	3-1 PP	8-4	Kim Yeon-man (KOR)	1
1	Paul Farrugia (MLT)	0-4 ST	0-15	Akbar Fallah (IRI)	0
Round 2
0	Selman Kaygusuz (TUR)	3-1 PP	13-5	Li Xianji (CHN)	2
2	François Yinga (CMR)	0-4 TF	2:45	Gary Bohay (CAN)	0
2	Steve Reinsfield (NZL)	0-3.5 SO	0-13	Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)	0
0	Karsten Polky (GDR)	4-0 TF	1:20	Ravinder Singh Tutt (GBR)	2
2	Javier Rincon (COL)	0-3 PO	0-4	Jörg Helmdach (FRG)	0
0	Ludwig Küng (SUI)	4-0 TF	0:33	Paul Farrugia (MLT)	2
2	Kim Yeon-Man (KOR)	1-3 PP	3-4	Akbar Fallah (IRI)	0
Round 3
1	Selman Kaygusuz (TUR)	1-3 PP	5-6	Gary Bohay (CAN)	0
1	Karsten Polky (GDR)	.5-3.5 SP	1-13	Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)	0
1	Ludwig Küng (SUI)	0-3 PO	0-6	Jörg Helmdach (FRG)	0
0	Akbar Fallah (IRI)			Bye
Round 4
0	Akbar Fallah (IRI)	3-1 PP	6-1	Gary Bohay (CAN)	1
1	Karsten Polky (GDR)	3-1 PP	7-3	Ludwig Küng (SUI)	2
0	Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)	3-1 PP	7-2	Jörg Helmdach (FRG)	1
1	Selman Kaygusuz (TUR)			DNA
Round 5
0	Akbar Fallah (IRI)	3-1 PP	10-3	Karsten Polky (GDR)	2
2	Gary Bohay (CAN)	1-3 PP	1-8	Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)	0
1	Jörg Helmdach (FRG)			Bye
Round 6
2	Jörg Helmdach (FRG)	0-3 PO	0-5	Akbar Fallah (IRI)	0
0	Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)			Bye
Round 7
0	Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)	3-1 PP	12-1	Akbar Fallah (IRI)	1

Wrestler	L	ER	CP
Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)	0	-	20
Akbar Fallah (IRI)	1	-	17
Jörg Helmdach (FRG)	2	6	10
Gary Bohay (CAN)	2	5	12
Karsten Polky (GDR)	2	5	11.5
Ludwig Küng (SUI)	2	4	9
Selman Kaygusuz (TUR)	1	3	8
Li Xianji (CHN)	2	2	2
Kim Yeon-Man (KOR)	2	2	2
François Yinga (CMR)	2	2	0
Javier Rincon (COL)	2	2	0
Ravinder Singh Tutt (GBR)	2	2	0
Paul Farrugia (MLT)	2	2	0
Steve Reinsfield (NZL)	2	2	0

Final round

	CP	TP
7th place match
Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)	3-0 PO	5-0	Gary Bohay (CAN)
5th place match
Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)	1-3 PP	4-5	Jörg Helmdach (FRG)
Bronze medal match
Simeon Shterev (BUL)	3-1 PP	5-2	Akbar Fallah (IRI)
Gold medal match
John Smith (USA)	3-0 PO	4-0	Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)

Final standings

1.  John Smith (USA)
2.  Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)
3.  Simeon Shterev (BUL)
4.  Akbar Fallah (IRI)
5.  Jörg Helmdach (FRG)
6.  Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)
7.  Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)
8.  Gary Bohay (CAN)