Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 78 kg


The Men's Freestyle welterweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink from October 17 to October 20. The welterweight allowed wrestlers up to 78 kilograms.

Tournament results

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 wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
;Legend
;Penalties
Score
44TF / 0:37'00
00'TF / 9:1444
11'33
33'11
0.50.5'3.53.5
11'33
11'33
11'33
3311
Bye

2nd round

Score
84TF / 10:10'00
0.50.5'3.53.5
84TF / 1:03'01
30'TF / 4:5147
1.51'34
10'DQ47.5
74TF / 10:52'01
6.53.5'0.51.5
4136
Bye

3rd round

Score
43'11
1.51'34
7.54TF / 4:38'03
51'34
4.53'12.5
43'15

4th round

Score
5.54DQ'04
51'34
41'38
5.51'37
84TF / 8:3702.5
Bye

5th round

Score
83'15
82.52.56.5
83'16.5
6224.5

Final round

Score
5.5138

Final standings

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