Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg
# Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.

## Medalists

| Gold | You In-Tak South Korea |
| - | - |
| Silver | Andrew Rein United States |
| Bronze | Jukka Rauhala Finland |

## Tournament results

The wrestlers are divided into 2 groups. The winner of each group decided by a double-elimination system.

### Legend

* TF — Won by Fall
* ST — Won by Technical Superiority, 12 points difference
* PP — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference, the loser with points
* PO — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference, the loser without points
* SP — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference, the loser with points
* SO — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference, the loser without points
* P0 — Won by Passivity, scoring zero points
* P1 — Won by Passivity, while leading by 1-7 points
* PS — Won by Passivity, while leading by 8-11 points
* DC — Won by Decision, 0-0 score
* PA — Won by Opponent Injury
* DQ — Won by Forfeit
* DNA — Did not appear
* L — Losses
* ER — Round of Elimination
* CP — Classification Points
* TP — Technical Points

### Eliminatory round

**Group A**

| L | | CP | TP | | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round 1 ||||||
| 0 | Dave McKay (CAN) | 4-0 ST | 13-0 | Alexander Zammit (MLT) | 1 |
| 0 | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 4-0 ST | 13-1 | Ren Qin (CHN) | 1 |
| 1 | Francisco Iglesias (ESP) | 0-4 TF | 2:49 | Steven Bayliss (GBR) | 0 |
| 1 | Hussain El-Din Hamed (EGY) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Jukka Rauhala (FIN) | 0 |
| 1 | Georgios Athanasiadis (GRE) | .5-3.5 SP | 1-9 | Andrew Rein (USA) | 0 |
| 0 | René Neyer (SUI) | | | Bye | |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 0 | René Neyer (SUI) | 4-0 TF | 5:03 | Dave McKay (CAN) | 1 |
| 2 | Alexander Zammit (MLT) | 0-4 TF | 1:01 | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 0 |
| 1 | Ren Qin (CHN) | 4-0 ST | 15-2 | Francisco Iglesias (ESP) | 2 |
| 1 | Steven Bayliss (GBR) | 1-3 PP | 2-8 | Hossameldin Hamed (EGY) | 1 |
| 0 | Jukka Rauhala (FIN) | 3-1 PP | 7-3 | Georgios Athanasiadis (GRE) | 2 |
| 0 | Andrew Rein (USA) | | | Bye | |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 0 | Andrew Rein (USA) | 3.5-.5 SP | 13-4 | René Neyer (SUI) | 1 |
| 2 | Dave McKay (CAN) | 1-3 PP | 3-6 | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 0 |
| 2 | Ren Qin (CHN) | 1-3 PP | 4-6 | Hossameldin Hamed (EGY) | 1 |
| 2 | Steven Bayliss (GBR) | 1-3 PP | 3-10 | Jukka Rauhala (FIN) | 0 |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 0 | Andrew Rein (USA) | 3-0 PO | 4-0 | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 1 |
| 1 | René Neyer (SUI) | 3-1 PP | 13-11 | Hossameldin Hamed (EGY) | 2 |
| 0 | Jukka Rauhala (FIN) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 1 | Jukka Rauhala (FIN) | .5-3.5 SP | 4-14 | Andrew Rein (USA) | 0 |
| 2 | René Neyer (SUI) | 1-3 PP | 3-9 | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 1 |
| Final ||||||
| | Andrew Rein (USA) | 3-0 PO | 4-0 | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | |
| | Jukka Rauhala (FIN) | .5-3.5 SP | 4-14 | Andrew Rein (USA) | |
| | Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 1-3 PP | 5-6 | Jukka Rauhala (FIN) | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
| Andrew Rein (USA) | 0 | - | 13.5 | 6.5 |
| Jukka Rauhala (FIN) | 1 | - | 10.5 | 3.5 |
| Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 1 | - | 14 | 1 |
| René Neyer (SUI) | 2 | 5 | 8.5 |
| Hossameldin Hamed (EGY) | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Steven Bayliss (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Ren Qin (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Dave McKay (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Georgios Athanasiadis (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Francisco Iglesias (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alexander Zammit (MLT) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

**Group B**

| L | | CP | TP | | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round 1 ||||||
| 0 | José Betancourt (PUR) | 4-0 TF | 1:06 | Boris Goldstein (ARG) | 1 |
| 0 | Fevzi Şeker (TUR) | 4-0 ST | 14-2 | Ivan Valladares (PER) | 1 |
| 1 | Eric Brulon (FRA) | 0-4 ST | 1-13 | You In-Tak (KOR) | 0 |
| 0 | Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) | 4-0 ST | 14-0 | Gustavo Manzur (ESA) | 1 |
| 0 | Erwin Knosp (FRG) | 4-0 ST | 13-0 | Victor Kede Manga (CMR) | 1 |
| 0 | Masakazu Kamimura (JPN) | | | Bye | |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 0 | Masakazu Kamimura (JPN) | 3-0 P1 | 5:36 | José Betancourt (PUR) | 1 |
| 2 | Boris Goldstein (ARG) | 0-4 TF | 2:30 | Fevzi Şeker (TUR) | 0 |
| 2 | Ivan Valladares (PER) | 0-4 TF | 2:59 | Eric Brulon (FRA) | 1 |
| 0 | You In-Tak (KOR) | 4-0 ST | 19-7 | Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) | 1 |
| 2 | Gustavo Manzur (ESA) | 0-3.5 PS | 2:34 | Erwin Knosp (FRG) | 0 |
| 1 | Victor Kede Manga (CMR) | | | Bye | |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 2 | Victor Kede Manga (CMR) | 0-4 TF | 1:08 | Masakazu Kamimura (JPN) | 0 |
| 2 | José Betancourt (PUR) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Fevzi Şeker (TUR) | 0 |
| 2 | Eric Brulon (FRA) | 1-3 PP | 5-10 | Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) | 1 |
| 0 | You In-Tak (KOR) | 4-0 ST | 12-0 | Erwin Knosp (FRG) | 1 |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 1 | Masakazu Kamimura (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 4-11 | You In-Tak (KOR) | 0 |
| 0 | Fevzi Şeker (TUR) | 4-0 TF | 2:32 | Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) | 2 |
| 1 | Erwin Knosp (FRG) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 2 | Erwin Knosp (FRG) | 1-3 PP | 2-6 | Masakazu Kamimura (JPN) | 1 |
| 1 | Fevzi Şeker (TUR) | 1-3 PP | 2-7 | You In-Tak (KOR) | 0 |
| Final ||||||
| | Masakazu Kamimura (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 4-11 | You In-Tak (KOR) | |
| | Fevzi Şeker (TUR) | 1-3 PP | 2-7 | You In-Tak (KOR) | |
| | Masakazu Kamimura (JPN) | 3-1 PP | 5-5 | Fevzi Şeker (TUR) | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
| You In-Tak (KOR) | 0 | - | 18 | 6 |
| Masakazu Kamimura (JPN) | 1 | - | 11 | 4 |
| Fevzi Şeker (TUR) | 1 | - | 17 | 2 |
| Erwin Knosp (FRG) | 2 | 5 | 8.5 |
| Jagmander Balyan Singh (IND) | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Eric Brulon (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| José Betancourt (PUR) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Victor Kede Manga (CMR) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ivan Valladares (PER) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Boris Goldstein (ARG) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gustavo Manzur (ESA) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

### Final round

| | CP | TP | |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5th place match ||||
| Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS) | 3.5-.5 SP | 11-3 | Fevzi Şeker (TUR) |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Jukka Rauhala (FIN) | 4-0 PA | 3:02 | Masakazu Kamimura (JPN) |
| Gold medal match ||||
| You In-Tak (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 5-5 | Andrew Rein (USA) |

## Final standings

* You In-Tak (KOR)
* Andrew Rein (USA)
* Jukka Rauhala (FIN)
* Masakazu Kamimura (JPN)
* Zsigmond Kelevitz (AUS)
* Fevzi Şeker (TUR)
* Erwin Knosp (FRG)
* René Neyer (SUI)
