Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg


The Men's Freestyle 62 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 / 3:3344
00'DQ / 7:3044
44TF / 5:27'00
00'TF / 4:5744
00'DQ / 7:5244
11'17 - 1033
0Bye

Round 2

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
442 - 15'00
841 - 16'00
84TF / 2:18'04
11'8 - 833
40'TF / 4:2444
84TF / 0:58'01
3Bye

Round 3

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
6.53.54 - 15'0.54.5
11'8 - 433
84TF / 8:58'03
1.50.5'16 - 83.57.5
84DQ / 5:0601

Round 4

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
5.51'10 - 536
21'4 - 234.5
3018 - 545

Round 5

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
8.533 - 10'15.5
2.50.5'9 - 13.56.5
5Bye

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final.
TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
1'4 - 23
3.53 - 14'0.51.5
30TF / 2:0447.5

Final standings

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