Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 87 kg


The Men's Freestyle middleweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink from October 17 to October 20. The middleweight allowed wrestlers up to 87 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
33'11
2222
11'33
11'33
33'11
44TF / 1:59'00
2.52.52.52.5
33'11
2222
11'33
44TF / 1:45'00

2nd round

Score
74TF / 1:16'02
43'13
54DQ45
3.50.5'3.56.5
10'TF / 4:3348
00'TF / 10:3646.5
3.51'36
21'35
64TF / 1:17'01
30TF / 0:3748

3rd round

Score
73'11
20'TF / 6:5449
30'TF / 1:3947.5
4.53.5'0.50.5
4.51'35
8.53.5'0.51.5
Bye

4th round

Score
63'12
2.50.5'3.58
30'TF / 1:1948.5
0.50'TF / 0:4949
Bye

5th round

Score
3.5224.5
5224
Bye

6th round

Score
2.5225.5
5.5137
Bye

Final round

Score
8316.5
7.5224.5

Final standings

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