| Men's Greco-Roman 78 kg at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Insurgentes Ice Rink | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 23–26 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| Freestyle | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The weight class allowed wrestlers of up to 78 kilograms to compete.
Results
The following wrestlers took part in the event:
| Rank | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Vesper |  East Germany
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| 2 | Daniel Robin |  France
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| 3 | Károly Bajkó |  Hungary
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| 4 | Metodi Zarev |  Bulgaria
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| 5 | Ion Ţăranu |  Romania
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| 6 | Jan Kårström |  Sweden
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| AC | Franz Berger |  Austria
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| AC | Harald Barlie |  Norway
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| AC | Milan Nenadić |  Yugoslavia
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| AC | Viktor Igumenov |  Soviet Union
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| AC | Dimitrios Savvas |  Greece
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| AC | Adam Ostrowski |  Poland
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| AC | Sırrı Acar |  Turkey
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| AC | Peter Nettekoven | West Germany
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| AC | Mahmoud Balah |  Syria
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| AC | Toshiro Tashiro |  Japan
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| AC | Larry Lyden |  United States
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| AC | Jimmy Martinetti |  Switzerland
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| AC | Brian Heffel |  Canada
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| AC | Daniel Alba |  Mexico
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| AC | Wesley O'Brien |  Australia
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| AC | Pentti Salo |  Finland
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References
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
 Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman welterweight | |
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