Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg


The Men's Freestyle 57 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
TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
33'11
0.50.5'3.53.5
11'33
33'11
00'1:2244
33'11
11'33
0.50.5'3.53.5
445:15'00
444:16'00
11'33
448:37'00
11'33
00'5:4744

Round 2

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
3.50.5'3.54
10'5:1047.5
548:21'03
6.53.5'0.51.5
0.50.5'3.56.5
840:57'01
4.53.5'0.51
3.50.5'3.57
40'3:4948
00'5:3444
10'4:3448
63'11
21'33
63'15

Round 3

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
3.50'8:3049
10'1:2548
5222.5
5.541:35'01
4.50'1:1648
7.541:20'01
00'1:3245
73'13
10'6:3947
5Bye

Round 4

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
945:01'03.5
21'38
9.543:24'02.5
10'1:2348.5
21'33
944:33'01
3Bye

Round 5

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
63'14.5
53'13.5
43'13
30'1:2345

Round 6

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
7.53'14.5
83'14
73'14
5'Bye

Round 7

TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
945:10'04
8.546:38'04

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final.
TPPMPPTimeMPPTPP
1133

Final standings

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