Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg


The Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall.

Medalists

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
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33'11
11'33
445:5844
00'6:2944
00'8:2644
447:19'00
00'7:3744
00'6:4744
00'4:0044
2.52.52.52.5
33'11
0'Bye

Round 2

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445:3247
10'2:3245
748:38'04
845:07'00
00'5:3248
7.53.5'0.50.5
447:45'00
841:00'04
33'13.5
845:17'03
2.50'5:0545
4DNA

Round 3

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848:31'01
942:26'04
11'33
0.50'8:1548
33'14
846:50'03.5
2.50'4:0847
5'Bye

Round 4

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942:56'01
848:10'01
63'11.5
30'8:2847.5
6224.5

Round 5

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43'12
2.51'36
4.5Bye

Round 6

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7.53'15
2.50.5'3.56

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final.
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3311

Final standings

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