Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg


The Men's Freestyle 48 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

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 loser wrestler. When only three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
;Legend
;Penalties
TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
00'TF / 2:3544
44TF / 7:53'00
00'TF / 4:3944
335 - 12'11
334 - 8'11
00'TF / 1:2744
44TF / 7:4300

Round 2

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
00'TF / 0:4448
51'12 - 1033
44TF / 7:18'03
84TF / 3:56'01
30'23 - 044
21'17 - 1037
84TF / 2:4100

Round 3

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
11'8 - 636
8311 - 12'15
74TF / 1:47'03
1.50.5'15 - 53.55.5
84TF / 8:3000

Round 4

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
10'17 - 449
53.55 - 14'0.53.5
5.50DQ / 7:1244

Round 5

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
10'21 - 149
6.538 - 13'15
5.5Bye

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final.
TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
0'DQ / 7:124
331 - 5'1
40TF / 7:2345

Final standings

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