Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 78 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 78 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueInsurgentes Ice Rink
Dates23–26 October
Competitors22 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rudolf Vesper  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Robin  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Károly Bajkó  Hungary
Wrestling at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen
Greco-Roman
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen

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.[1]

Results

The following wrestlers took part in the event:[1]

RankNameCountry
1Rudolf Vesper East Germany
2Daniel Robin France
3Károly Bajkó Hungary
4Metodi Zarev Bulgaria
5Ion Ţăranu Romania
6Jan Kårström Sweden
ACFranz Berger Austria
ACHarald Barlie Norway
ACMilan Nenadić Yugoslavia
ACViktor Igumenov Soviet Union
ACDimitrios Savvas Greece
ACAdam Ostrowski Poland
ACSırrı Acar Turkey
ACPeter Nettekoven West Germany
ACMahmoud Balah Syria
ACToshiro Tashiro Japan
ACLarry Lyden United States
ACJimmy Martinetti Switzerland
ACBrian Heffel Canada
ACDaniel Alba Mexico
ACWesley O'Brien Australia
ACPentti Salo Finland

References
  1. "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.
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