Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg
# Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg

The Men's Freestyle 74 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.

## Medalists

| Gold | Dave Schultz United States |
| - | - |
| Silver | Martin Knosp West Germany |
| Bronze | Shaban Sejdiu Yugoslavia |

## 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 | Mohamed Hamad (EGY) | 1-3 PP | 5-8 | Romelio Salas (COL) | 1 |
| 1 | Pekka Rauhala (FIN) | .5-3.5 SP | 1-9 | Dave Schultz (USA) | 0 |
| 1 | Zane Coleman (NZL) | 0-4 TF | 5:03 | Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) | 0 |
| 1 | Ignacio Ordóñez (ESP) | 0-4 ST | 0-14 | Selahattin Sağan (TUR) | 0 |
| 0 | Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) | 4-0 TF | 1:05 | Muhammad Gul (PAK) | 1 |
| 0 | Han Myung-Woo (KOR) | | | Bye | |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 0 | Han Myung-Woo (KOR) | 4-0 TF | 2:00 | Mohamed Hamad (EGY) | 2 |
| 1 | Romelio Salas (COL) | 0-4 TF | 2:50 | Pekka Rauhala (FIN) | 1 |
| 0 | Dave Schultz (USA) | 4-0 ST | 12-0 | Zane Coleman (NZL) | 2 |
| 0 | Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) | 4-0 ST | 12-0 | Ignacio Ordóñez (ESP) | 2 |
| 0 | Selahattin Sağan (TUR) | 3.5-.5 SP | 9-1 | Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) | 1 |
| 1 | Muhammad Gul (PAK) | | | Bye | |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 2 | Muhammad Gul (PAK) | 0-4 TF | 0:33 | Han Myung-Woo (KOR) | 0 |
| 2 | Romelio Salas (COL) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Dave Schultz (USA) | 0 |
| 1 | Pekka Rauhala (FIN) | 3-1 PP | 9-5 | Selahattin Sağan (TUR) | 1 |
| 0 | Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) | 4-0 ST | 13-1 | Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) | 2 |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 1 | Han Myung-Woo (KOR) | 1-3 PP | 5-6 | Pekka Rauhala (FIN) | 1 |
| 0 | Dave Schultz (USA) | 4-0 TF | 1:46 | Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) | 1 |
| 1 | Selahattin Sağan (TUR) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 2 | Selahattin Sağan (TUR) | 0-3 PO | 0-6 | Han Myung-Woo (KOR) | 1 |
| 2 | Pekka Rauhala (FIN) | 1-3 PP | 7-10 | Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) | 1 |
| 0 | Dave Schultz (USA) | | | Bye | |
| Final ||||||
| | Dave Schultz (USA) | 4-0 TF | 1:46 | Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) | |
| | Han Myung-Woo (KOR) | 0-3 PO | 0-5 | Dave Schultz (USA) | |
| | Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) | 3.5-0 SO | 8-0 | Han Myung-Woo (KOR) | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
| Dave Schultz (USA) | 0 | - | 15.5 | 7 |
| Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) | 1 | - | 15 | 3.5 |
| Han Myung-Woo (KOR) | 1 | - | 12 | 0 |
| Pekka Rauhala (FIN) | 2 | 5 | 11.5 |
| Selahattin Sağan (TUR) | 2 | 5 | 8.5 |
| Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) | 2 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Romelio Salas (COL) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Muhammad Gul (PAK) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mohamed Hamad (EGY) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ignacio Ordóñez (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Zane Coleman (NZL) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

**Group B**

| L | | CP | TP | | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round 1 ||||||
| 0 | Marc Mongeon (CAN) | 4-0 TF | 4:30 | Fitzlloyd Walker (GBR) | 1 |
| 1 | Naomi Higuchi (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 2-5 | Rajinder Singh (IND) | 0 |
| 1 | Mohamed Zayar (SYR) | 0-3 P1 | 3:14 | Houkreo Bambe (CMR) | 0 |
| 1 | Oscar Strático (ARG) | .5-3.5 SP | 5-15 | Seidu Olawale (NGR) | 0 |
| 0 | Martin Knosp (FRG) | 4-0 TF | 1:49 | Kyriakos Bogiatzis (GRE) | 1 |
| 0 | Craig Green (AUS) | | | Bye | |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 1 | Craig Green (AUS) | 1-3 PP | 2-6 | Marc Mongeon (CAN) | 0 |
| 2 | Fitzlloyd Walker (GBR) | 1-3 PP | 4-7 | Naomi Higuchi (JPN) | 1 |
| 0 | Rajinder Singh (IND) | 3-1 PP | 4-3 | Mohamed Zayar (SYR) | 2 |
| 0 | Houkreo Bambe (CMR) | 3.5-0 PS | 1:58 | Oscar Strático (ARG) | 2 |
| 1 | Seidu Olawale (NGR) | 0-4 TF | 2:20 | Martin Knosp (FRG) | 0 |
| 1 | Kyriakos Bogiatzis (GRE) | | | Bye | |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 1 | Kyriakos Bogiatzis (GRE) | 3-1 PP | 4-2 | Craig Green (AUS) | 2 |
| 1 | Marc Mongeon (CAN) | .5-3.5 SP | 3-11 | Naomi Higuchi (JPN) | 1 |
| 0 | Rajinder Singh (IND) | 3-1 PP | 6-2 | Seidu Olawale (NGR) | 2 |
| 1 | Houkreo Bambe (CMR) | 0-4 TF | 1:08 | Martin Knosp (FRG) | 0 |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 2 | Kyriakos Bogiatzis (GRE) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Marc Mongeon (CAN) | 1 |
| 1 | Naomi Higuchi (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 1:21 | Houkreo Bambe (CMR) | 2 |
| 1 | Rajinder Singh (IND) | 0-4 TF | 1:31 | Martin Knosp (FRG) | 0 |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 2 | Marc Mongeon (CAN) | 0-3.5 SO | 0-9 | Rajinder Singh (IND) | 1 |
| 2 | Naomi Higuchi (JPN) | 0-4 TF | 1:20 | Martin Knosp (FRG) | 0 |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
| Martin Knosp (FRG) | 0 | - | 20 |
| Rajinder Singh (IND) | 1 | - | 12.5 |
| Naomi Higuchi (JPN) | 2 | 5 | 11.5 |
| Marc Mongeon (CAN) | 2 | 5 | 11.5 |
| Houkreo Bambe (CMR) | 2 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Kyriakos Bogiatzis (GRE) | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Seidu Olawale (NGR) | 2 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Craig Green (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Fitzlloyd Walker (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mohamed Zayar (SYR) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Oscar Strático (ARG) | 2 | 2 | 0.5 |

### Final round

| | CP | TP | |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5th place match ||||
| Han Myung-Woo (KOR) | 1-3 PP | 3-7 | Naomi Higuchi (JPN) |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Shaban Sejdiu (YUG) | 3-1 PP | 5-1 | Rajinder Singh (IND) |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Dave Schultz (USA) | 3-1 PP | 4-1 | Martin Knosp (FRG) |

## Final standings

* Dave Schultz (USA)
* Martin Knosp (FRG)
* Shaban Sejdiu (YUG)
* Rajinder Singh (IND)
* Naomi Higuchi (JPN)
* Han Myung-Woo (KOR)
* Marc Mongeon (CAN)
* Pekka Rauhala (FIN)
