The Men's Freestyle bantamweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The bantamweight was the second-lightest weight class, allowing wrestlers up to 57 kilograms.

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.

Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

Legend

TF — Won by Fall

DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit

D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity

DNA — Did not appear

TPP — Total penalty points

MPP — Match penalty points

Penalties

0 — Won by Fall and Disqualification

0.5 — Won by Technical Superiority

1 — Won by Points

2 — Draw

2.5 — Draw, Passivity

3 — Lost by Points

3.5 — Lost by Technical Superiority

4 — Lost by Fall and Disqualification

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

4th round

5th round

6th round

7th round

Final standings

References

External links

Official Report

Freestyle 57kg

Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg