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Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman +97 kg

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Wrestling at the Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman +97 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueInsurgentes Ice Rink
Dates23–26 October
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) István Kozma  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia
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Wrestling at the
1968 Summer Olympics
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The Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The weight class allowed wrestlers of more than 97 kilograms to compete.

Results

The following wrestlers took part in the event:

Rank Name Country
1 István Kozma  Hungary
2 Anatoly Roshchin  Soviet Union
3 Petr Kment  Czechoslovakia
4 Ragnar Svensson  Sweden
5 Constantin Buşoiu  Romania
6 Stefan Petrov  Bulgaria
AC Raymond Uytterhaeghe  France
AC Edward Wojda  Poland
AC Bekir Aksu  Turkey
AC Bob Roop  United States
AC Roland Bock  West Germany
AC Harry Geris  Canada
AC Arje Nadbornik  Finland
AC Yorihide Isogai  Japan
AC Hassan Bechara  Lebanon

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman heavyweight
  • 1912–1928: +82.5 kg
  • 1932–1960: +87 kg
  • 1964–1968: +97 kg
  • 1972–1996: 100 kg
  • 2000: 97 kg
  • 2004–2012: 96 kg
  • 2016: 98 kg
  • 2020–present: 97 kg
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