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Bantamweight, Freestyle (≤57 kg), Men

Bantamweight, Freestyle (≤57 kg), Men

Date	17 – 20 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Pista de Hielo Insurgentes, Ciudad de México
Participants	21 from 21 countries
Format	Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall (win by fall-0.0; win by superior decision-0.5; win by decision-1.0; draw-2.5; loss by decision-3.0; loss by superior decision-3.5; loss by fall-4.0). Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When three or fewer wrestlers remained, they advanced to a final round, with preliminary results carried forward.

Soviet Ali Aliyev was the 1966-67 World Champion and also won the 1968 European title. He had wrestled at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics as a flyweight, just missing medals both times. The defending champion was Japan’s Yojiro Uetake, who had wrestled in the United States for Oklahoma State University, winning the NCAA Championships in 1964-66. Aliyev and Uetake made the final round, along with American Don Behm and Iranian Abutaleb Talebi. Uetake defended his gold medal by drawing with Talebi, and when Behm defeated Aliyev by decision, the other three were eliminated, with Behm winning silver, Talebi bronze, and Aliyev again missing the podium in fourth place.

Uetake retired from competition after the 1968 Olympics and became a coach at his alma mater, settling in Oklahoma. Behm won the 1970 Tbilisi International Tournament and the 1971 Pan American gold medal, but never made another Olympic team. Talebi’s bronze was a standard for him, as he had also placed third at the 1966-67 Worlds and would win another World Championship bronze in 1969.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	8	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	–	–	Gold
2	20	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	–	–	Silver
3	17	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	–	–	Bronze
4	14	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	–	–
5	6	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	–	–
6	9	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL	–	–
21	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND	eliminated r5/7	8.5
16	Bazaryn Sükhbaatar	👁 Image MGL	eliminated r4/7	7.0
3	Hasan Sevinç	👁 Image TUR	eliminated r4/7	7.5
19	Muhammad Sardar	👁 Image PAK	eliminated r3/7	7.0
7	Herb Singerman	👁 Image CAN	eliminated r3/7	7.5
11	Pekka Alanen	👁 Image FIN	eliminated r3/7	8.0
13	Moisés López	👁 Image MEX	eliminated r3/7	8.5
2	Rogelio Famatid	👁 Image PHI	withdrew r3/7	4.0
15	Ahmad Djan	👁 Image AFG	eliminated r2/7	6.0
5	Jang Gyeong-Mu	👁 Image KOR	eliminated r2/7	6.0
12	Nicolae Cristea	👁 Image ROU	eliminated r2/7	6.0
10	Horst Mayer	👁 Image GDR	eliminated r2/7	7.0
4	Simeon Šutev	👁 Image YUG	eliminated r2/7	7.0
20	Javier Raxón	👁 Image GUA	eliminated r2/7	7.5
7	Marcos Terán	👁 Image ECU	eliminated r2/7	8.0
–	Gul Mia	👁 Image AFG	–	–
–	Arthur Spaenhoven	👁 Image BEL	–	–
–	Francisco Ramos	👁 Image CUB	–	–
–	Jun Dong-Ryul	👁 Image PRK	–	–

Round One

Date	17 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points
=1	7	Herb Singerman	👁 Image CAN	0.0
=1	21	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND	0.0
=1	8	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	0.0
=1	14	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	0.0
5	17	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	0.5
=6	6	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	1.0
=6	11	Pekka Alanen	👁 Image FIN	1.0
=6	16	Bazaryn Sükhbaatar	👁 Image MGL	1.0
=6	9	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL	1.0
=6	3	Hasan Sevinç	👁 Image TUR	1.0
=6	20	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	1.0
=12	15	Ahmad Djan	👁 Image AFG	3.0
=12	10	Horst Mayer	👁 Image GDR	3.0
=12	5	Jang Gyeong-Mu	👁 Image KOR	3.0
=12	19	Muhammad Sardar	👁 Image PAK	3.0
=12	12	Nicolae Cristea	👁 Image ROU	3.0
=12	4	Simeon Šutev	👁 Image YUG	3.0
18	20	Javier Raxón	👁 Image GUA	3.5
=19	7	Marcos Terán	👁 Image ECU	4.0
=19	13	Moisés López	👁 Image MEX	4.0
=19	2	Rogelio Famatid	👁 Image PHI	4.0

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	17 Oct	Herb Singerman	👁 Image CAN	Fall (4:02)	Rogelio Famatid	👁 Image PHI
Match #2	17 Oct	Hasan Sevinç	👁 Image TUR	Decision	Simeon Šutev	👁 Image YUG
Match #3	17 Oct	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	Decision	Jang Gyeong-Mu	👁 Image KOR
Match #4	17 Oct	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	Fall (2:47)	Marcos Terán	👁 Image ECU
Match #5	17 Oct	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL	Decision	Horst Mayer	👁 Image GDR
Match #6	17 Oct	Pekka Alanen	👁 Image FIN	Decision	Nicolae Cristea	👁 Image ROU
Match #7	17 Oct	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	Dq	Moisés López	👁 Image MEX
Match #8	17 Oct	Bazaryn Sükhbaatar	👁 Image MGL	Decision	Ahmad Djan	👁 Image AFG
Match #9	17 Oct	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	Superiority	Javier Raxón	👁 Image GUA
Match #10	17 Oct	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	Decision	Muhammad Sardar	👁 Image PAK
Match #11	17 Oct	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND

Round Two

Date	18 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	8	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	0.0	–
2	21	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND	0.5	–
=3	6	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	1.0	–
=3	9	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL	1.0	–
=3	14	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	1.0	–
=3	20	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	1.0	–
7	17	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	1.5	–
8	3	Hasan Sevinç	👁 Image TUR	2.0	–
9	7	Herb Singerman	👁 Image CAN	3.5	–
=10	16	Bazaryn Sükhbaatar	👁 Image MGL	4.0	–
=10	19	Muhammad Sardar	👁 Image PAK	4.0	–
=10	2	Rogelio Famatid	👁 Image PHI	4.0	–
=13	11	Pekka Alanen	👁 Image FIN	4.5	–
=13	13	Moisés López	👁 Image MEX	4.5	–
=15	15	Ahmad Djan	👁 Image AFG	6.0	eliminated
=15	5	Jang Gyeong-Mu	👁 Image KOR	6.0	eliminated
=15	12	Nicolae Cristea	👁 Image ROU	6.0	eliminated
=18	10	Horst Mayer	👁 Image GDR	7.0	eliminated
=18	4	Simeon Šutev	👁 Image YUG	7.0	eliminated
20	20	Javier Raxón	👁 Image GUA	7.5	eliminated
21	7	Marcos Terán	👁 Image ECU	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Oct	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND	Superiority	Herb Singerman	👁 Image CAN
Match #2	18 Oct	Hasan Sevinç	👁 Image TUR	Decision	Jang Gyeong-Mu	👁 Image KOR
Match #3	18 Oct	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	Fall (9:00)	Simeon Šutev	👁 Image YUG
Match #4	18 Oct	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL	Fall (2:10)	Marcos Terán	👁 Image ECU
Match #5	18 Oct	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	Fall (1:43)	Horst Mayer	👁 Image GDR
Match #6	18 Oct	Moisés López	👁 Image MEX	Superiority	Pekka Alanen	👁 Image FIN
Match #7	18 Oct	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	Decision	Nicolae Cristea	👁 Image ROU
Match #8	18 Oct	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	Decision	Ahmad Djan	👁 Image AFG
Match #9	18 Oct	Muhammad Sardar	👁 Image PAK	Decision	Bazaryn Sükhbaatar	👁 Image MGL
Match #10	18 Oct	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	Fall (6:20)	Javier Raxón	👁 Image GUA
Match #11	18 Oct	Rogelio Famatid	👁 Image PHI

Round Three

Date	19 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	6	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	1.0	–
=1	8	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	1.0	–
=1	20	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	1.0	–
=4	21	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND	1.5	–
=4	14	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	1.5	–
6	17	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	2.5	–
=7	16	Bazaryn Sükhbaatar	👁 Image MGL	4.0	–
=7	9	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL	4.0	–
9	3	Hasan Sevinç	👁 Image TUR	5.0	–
10	19	Muhammad Sardar	👁 Image PAK	7.0	eliminated
11	7	Herb Singerman	👁 Image CAN	7.5	eliminated
12	11	Pekka Alanen	👁 Image FIN	8.0	eliminated
13	13	Moisés López	👁 Image MEX	8.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Oct	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND	Decision	Hasan Sevinç	👁 Image TUR
Match #2	19 Oct	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	Fall (1:08)	Herb Singerman	👁 Image CAN
Match #3	19 Oct	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	Decision	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL
Match #4	19 Oct	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	Superiority	Pekka Alanen	👁 Image FIN
Match #5	19 Oct	Bazaryn Sükhbaatar	👁 Image MGL	Fall (9:52)	Moisés López	👁 Image MEX
Match #6	19 Oct	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	Decision	Muhammad Sardar	👁 Image PAK
Match #7	19 Oct	Don Behm	👁 Image USA

Round Four

Date	20 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	20	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	1.5	–
2	17	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	2.5	–
3	8	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	3.0	–
=4	6	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	3.5	–
=4	14	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	3.5	–
=6	21	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND	5.0	–
=6	9	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL	5.0	–
8	16	Bazaryn Sükhbaatar	👁 Image MGL	7.0	eliminated
9	3	Hasan Sevinç	👁 Image TUR	7.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	Superiority	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND
Match #2	20 Oct	Hasan Sevinç	👁 Image TUR	Draw	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL
Match #3	20 Oct	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	Draw	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS
Match #4	20 Oct	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL	Decision	Bazaryn Sükhbaatar	👁 Image MGL
Match #5	20 Oct	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI

Round Five

Date	20 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	17	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	3.5	–
=1	8	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	3.5	–
=1	14	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	3.5	–
=4	6	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	4.5	–
=4	20	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	4.5	–
6	9	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL	8.0	eliminated
7	21	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND	8.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	Decision	Don Behm	👁 Image USA
Match #2	20 Oct	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	Superiority	Bishambar Singh	👁 Image IND
Match #3	20 Oct	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	Decision	Zbigniew Żedzicki	👁 Image POL
Match #4	20 Oct	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS

Round Six

Date	20 October 1968

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	8	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	3.5	–
=2	20	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	5.5	–
=2	14	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	5.5	–
=2	17	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI	5.5	–
5	6	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL	7.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS	Draw	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI
Match #2	20 Oct	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	Decision	Ivan Shavov	👁 Image BUL
Match #3	20 Oct	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN

Final Round

Date	20 October 1968

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Yojiro Uetake	👁 Image JPN	Draw	Abutaleb Talebi	👁 Image IRI
Match #2	20 Oct	Don Behm	👁 Image USA	Decision	Ali Aliyev	👁 Image URS

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