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Flyweight, Freestyle (≤52 kg), Men

Flyweight, Freestyle (≤52 kg), Men

Date	27 – 31 August 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Ringer-Judo-Halle, Messegelände (Halle 14), München
Participants	24 from 24 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-2.0; 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.

There was no clear favorite in this class, but Japan’s dominated the early rounds. After six rounds he had only 1½ bad points, and led over Soviet Arsen Alakhverdiyev, and North Korean Kim Gwong-Hyong, who both had 5½ bad points. Kato then decisively defeated both of them in the final round to win the gold medal easily. Kim and Alakhverdiyev drew in their match, but Alakhverdiyev won the silver medal on an arcane tie-breaker.

Kato had no significant international record prior to the 1972 Olympics, the highlight being a silver at the 1970 Asian Games, and none afterwards. Alakhverdiyev had won the 1972 European Championships and would win that title again in 1973 and 1975. As always, Kim had no known international record, as North Korea rarely let their athletes venture out of the country except for the Olympics.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Round Eliminated	Bad Points
1	202	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	–	–	Gold
2	365	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	–	–	Silver
3	290	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	–	–	Bronze
4	168	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	–	–
5	297	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	–	–
6	43	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN	–	–
15	John Kinsela	👁 Image AUS	eliminated r4/7	7.0
145	Henrik Gál	👁 Image HUN	eliminated r4/7	7.0
350	Ali Rıza Alan	👁 Image TUR	eliminated r4/7	7.5
190	Vincenzo Grassi	👁 Image ITA	eliminated r4/7	8.0
53	Kim Yeong-Jun	👁 Image KOR	eliminated r3/7	7.0
269	Andrzej Kudelski	👁 Image POL	eliminated r3/7	7.0
235	Dorjzovdyn Ganbat	👁 Image MGL	eliminated r3/7	7.5
386	Jimmy Carr	👁 Image USA	eliminated r3/7	8.0
227	Florentino Martínez	👁 Image MEX	eliminated r3/7	9.0
24	Bayo Baev	👁 Image BUL	withdrew r3/7	2.0
55	Miguel Alonso	👁 Image CUB	eliminated r2/7	6.5
2	Mohammad Arref	👁 Image AFG	eliminated r2/7	7.0
121	Mario Sabatini	👁 Image FRG	eliminated r2/7	7.0
140	Pedro Piñeda	👁 Image GUA	eliminated r2/7	7.5
254	Wanelge Castillo	👁 Image PAN	eliminated r2/7	7.5
95	Willi Bock	👁 Image GDR	eliminated r2/7	8.0
257	Javier León	👁 Image PER	eliminated r2/7	8.0
175	Mohammad Ghorbani	👁 Image IRI	withdrew r2/7	4.0
62	Miguel Tachin	👁 Image CUB	–	–
252	Ditta Allah	👁 Image PAK	–	–

Round One

Date	27 August 1972 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	43	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN	0.0	–
=1	145	Henrik Gál	👁 Image HUN	0.0	–
=1	202	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	0.0	–
=1	53	Kim Yeong-Jun	👁 Image KOR	0.0	–
=1	269	Andrzej Kudelski	👁 Image POL	0.0	–
=6	15	John Kinsela	👁 Image AUS	0.5	–
=6	235	Dorjzovdyn Ganbat	👁 Image MGL	0.5	–
=8	168	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	1.0	–
=8	227	Florentino Martínez	👁 Image MEX	1.0	–
=8	297	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	1.0	–
=8	365	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	1.0	–
=12	24	Bayo Baev	👁 Image BUL	2.0	–
=12	190	Vincenzo Grassi	👁 Image ITA	2.0	–
=14	2	Mohammad Arref	👁 Image AFG	3.0	–
=14	121	Mario Sabatini	👁 Image FRG	3.0	–
=14	290	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	3.0	–
=14	350	Ali Rıza Alan	👁 Image TUR	3.0	–
=18	55	Miguel Alonso	👁 Image CUB	3.5	–
=18	140	Pedro Piñeda	👁 Image GUA	3.5	–
=20	95	Willi Bock	👁 Image GDR	4.0	–
=20	175	Mohammad Ghorbani	👁 Image IRI	4.0	withdrew
=20	254	Wanelge Castillo	👁 Image PAN	4.0	–
=20	257	Javier León	👁 Image PER	4.0	–
=20	386	Jimmy Carr	👁 Image USA	4.0	–

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Aug	Bayo Baev	👁 Image BUL	Draw	Vincenzo Grassi	👁 Image ITA
Match #2	27 Aug	Dorjzovdyn Ganbat	👁 Image MGL	Decision	Miguel Alonso	👁 Image CUB
Match #3	27 Aug	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	Decision	Mohammad Arref	👁 Image AFG
Match #4	27 Aug	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	Fall (5:57)	Mohammad Ghorbani	👁 Image IRI
Match #5	27 Aug	Andrzej Kudelski	👁 Image POL	Fall (8:57)	Wanelge Castillo	👁 Image PAN
Match #6	27 Aug	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN	Fall (2:14)	Javier León	👁 Image PER
Match #7	27 Aug	Kim Yeong-Jun	👁 Image KOR	Fall (4:57)	Jimmy Carr	👁 Image USA
Match #8	27 Aug	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	Decision	Ali Rıza Alan	👁 Image TUR
Match #9	27 Aug	Henrik Gál	👁 Image HUN	Fall (1:56)	Willi Bock	👁 Image GDR
Match #10	27 Aug	Florentino Martínez	👁 Image MEX	Decision	Mario Sabatini	👁 Image FRG
Match #11	27 Aug	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	Decision	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK
Match #12	27 Aug	John Kinsela	👁 Image AUS	Decision	Pedro Piñeda	👁 Image GUA

Round Two

Date	28 August 1972 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
=1	145	Henrik Gál	👁 Image HUN	0.0	–
=1	202	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	0.0	–
3	15	John Kinsela	👁 Image AUS	0.5	–
=4	43	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN	1.0	–
=4	168	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	1.0	–
=4	297	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	1.0	–
7	365	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	1.5	–
8	24	Bayo Baev	👁 Image BUL	2.0	–
=9	190	Vincenzo Grassi	👁 Image ITA	3.0	–
=9	269	Andrzej Kudelski	👁 Image POL	3.0	–
=9	290	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	3.0	–
=9	350	Ali Rıza Alan	👁 Image TUR	3.0	–
=13	53	Kim Yeong-Jun	👁 Image KOR	4.0	–
=13	386	Jimmy Carr	👁 Image USA	4.0	–
15	235	Dorjzovdyn Ganbat	👁 Image MGL	4.5	–
16	227	Florentino Martínez	👁 Image MEX	5.0	–
17	55	Miguel Alonso	👁 Image CUB	6.5	eliminated
=18	2	Mohammad Arref	👁 Image AFG	7.0	eliminated
=18	121	Mario Sabatini	👁 Image FRG	7.0	eliminated
=20	140	Pedro Piñeda	👁 Image GUA	7.5	eliminated
=20	254	Wanelge Castillo	👁 Image PAN	7.5	eliminated
=22	95	Willi Bock	👁 Image GDR	8.0	eliminated
=22	257	Javier León	👁 Image PER	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Aug	Bayo Baev	👁 Image BUL	Dq (passivity)	Dorjzovdyn Ganbat	👁 Image MGL
Match #2	28 Aug	Vincenzo Grassi	👁 Image ITA	Decision	Miguel Alonso	👁 Image CUB
Match #3	28 Aug	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	Fall (8:35)	Mohammad Arref	👁 Image AFG
Match #4	28 Aug	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	Decision	Wanelge Castillo	👁 Image PAN
Match #5	28 Aug	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN	Decision	Andrzej Kudelski	👁 Image POL
Match #6	28 Aug	Jimmy Carr	👁 Image USA	Fall (5:56)	Javier León	👁 Image PER
Match #7	28 Aug	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	Fall (4:01)	Kim Yeong-Jun	👁 Image KOR
Match #8	28 Aug	Ali Rıza Alan	👁 Image TUR	Fall (1:54)	Willi Bock	👁 Image GDR
Match #9	28 Aug	Henrik Gál	👁 Image HUN	Fall (7:41)	Mario Sabatini	👁 Image FRG
Match #10	28 Aug	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	Fall (7:47)	Florentino Martínez	👁 Image MEX
Match #11	28 Aug	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	Fall (4:16)	Pedro Piñeda	👁 Image GUA
Match #12	28 Aug	John Kinsela	👁 Image AUS

Round Three

Date	29 August 1972 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	202	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	0.0	–
=2	43	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN	1.0	–
=2	168	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	1.0	–
=2	297	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	1.0	–
5	365	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	2.5	–
6	145	Henrik Gál	👁 Image HUN	3.0	–
7	15	John Kinsela	👁 Image AUS	3.5	–
=8	190	Vincenzo Grassi	👁 Image ITA	4.0	–
=8	290	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	4.0	–
=8	350	Ali Rıza Alan	👁 Image TUR	4.0	–
=11	53	Kim Yeong-Jun	👁 Image KOR	7.0	eliminated
=11	269	Andrzej Kudelski	👁 Image POL	7.0	eliminated
13	235	Dorjzovdyn Ganbat	👁 Image MGL	7.5	eliminated
14	386	Jimmy Carr	👁 Image USA	8.0	eliminated
15	227	Florentino Martínez	👁 Image MEX	9.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Aug	Vincenzo Grassi	👁 Image ITA	Decision	John Kinsela	👁 Image AUS
Match #2	29 Aug	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	Decision	Dorjzovdyn Ganbat	👁 Image MGL
Match #3	29 Aug	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	Fall (2:55)	Andrzej Kudelski	👁 Image POL
Match #4	29 Aug	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN	Fall (3:35)	Jimmy Carr	👁 Image USA
Match #5	29 Aug	Ali Rıza Alan	👁 Image TUR	Decision	Kim Yeong-Jun	👁 Image KOR
Match #6	29 Aug	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	Fall (7:07)	Florentino Martínez	👁 Image MEX
Match #7	29 Aug	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	Decision	Henrik Gál	👁 Image HUN
Match #8	29 Aug	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU

Round Four

Date	30 August 1972 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	202	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	0.5	–
2	168	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	1.0	–
3	297	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	1.5	–
4	365	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	2.5	–
=5	43	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN	4.5	–
=5	290	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	4.5	–
=7	15	John Kinsela	👁 Image AUS	7.0	eliminated
=7	145	Henrik Gál	👁 Image HUN	7.0	eliminated
9	350	Ali Rıza Alan	👁 Image TUR	7.5	eliminated
10	190	Vincenzo Grassi	👁 Image ITA	8.0	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Aug	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	Decision	John Kinsela	👁 Image AUS
Match #2	30 Aug	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	Fall (7:43)	Vincenzo Grassi	👁 Image ITA
Match #3	30 Aug	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	Decision	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN
Match #4	30 Aug	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	Fall (3:17)	Henrik Gál	👁 Image HUN
Match #5	30 Aug	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	Decision	Ali Rıza Alan	👁 Image TUR

Round Five

Date	30 August 1972 — 19:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	202	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	1.5	–
2	297	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	3.5	–
3	168	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	4.0	–
4	365	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	4.5	–
5	290	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	5.5	–
6	43	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN	7.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Aug	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	Draw	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS
Match #2	30 Aug	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	Decision	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND
Match #3	30 Aug	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	Decision	Gordon Bertie	👁 Image CAN

Round Six

Date	31 August 1972 — 10:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Bad Points	Event Status
1	202	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	1.5	–
=2	290	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	5.5	–
=2	365	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	5.5	–
4	168	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND	7.0	eliminated
5	297	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU	7.5	eliminated

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Aug	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	Fall (1:35)	Petre Ciarnău	👁 Image ROU
Match #2	31 Aug	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS	Decision	Sudesh Kumar	👁 Image IND
Match #3	31 Aug	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK

Final Round

Date	31 August 1972 — 19:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Aug	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK	Draw	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS
Match #2	31 Aug	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	Decision	Kim Gwong-Hyong	👁 Image PRK
Match #3	31 Aug	Kiyomi Kato	👁 Image JPN	Decision	Arsen Alakhverdiyev	👁 Image URS

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