Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg
# Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg

The Men's Freestyle 100 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.

## Medalists

| Gold | Lou Banach United States |
| - | - |
| Silver | Joseph Atiyeh Syria |
| Bronze | Vasile Puşcaşu Romania |

## 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 ||||||
| 1 | Karl-Johan Gustavsson (SWE) | 0-4 ST | 2-15 | Kartar Singh (IND) | 0 |
| 0 | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 3-0 P1 | 4:57 | Oumar Samba Sy (MTN) | 1 |
| 0 | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 4-0 TF | 4:42 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 1 |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 2 | Karl-Johan Gustavsson (SWE) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 0 |
| 1 | Kartar Singh (IND) | 0-4 TF | 0:33 | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 0 |
| 1 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | | | Bye | |
| 1 | Oumar Samba Sy (MTN) | | | DNA | |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 1 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 3-1 PP | 6-5 | Kartar Singh (IND) | 2 |
| 1 | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 0-4 PA | 0:27 | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 0 |
| Final ||||||
| | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 4-0 TF | 4:42 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | |
| | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 0-4 PA | 0:27 | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | |
| | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 4-0 PA | | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
| Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 0 | - | 12 | 8 |
| Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 1 | - | 7 | 0 |
| Kartar Singh (IND) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Karl-Johan Gustavsson (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oumar Samba Sy (MTN) | 1 | 1 | 0 |

**Group B**

| L | | CP | TP | | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round 1 ||||||
| 1 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 0-4 TF | 1:14 | Lou Banach (USA) | 0 |
| 1 | Ambroise Sarr (SEN) | 0-4 TF | 3:52 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 0 |
| 0 | Wayne Brightwell (CAN) | | | Bye | |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 1 | Wayne Brightwell (CAN) | 1-3 PP | 5-6 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 1 |
| 0 | Lou Banach (USA) | 4-0 TF | 1:45 | Ambroise Sarr (SEN) | 2 |
| 0 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | | | Bye | |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 1 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 4-9 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 1 |
| 2 | Wayne Brightwell (CAN) | .5-3.5 SP | 1-11 | Lou Banach (USA) | 0 |
| Final ||||||
| | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 0-4 TF | 1:14 | Lou Banach (USA) | |
| | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 4-9 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | |
| | Lou Banach (USA) | 4-0 TF | 1:56 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
| Lou Banach (USA) | 0 | - | 11.5 | 8 |
| Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 1 | - | 6 | 3 |
| Tamon Honda (JPN) | 1 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Wayne Brightwell (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Ambroise Sarr (SEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

### Final round

| | CP | TP | |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5th place match ||||
| Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 0-4 PA | | Tamon Honda (JPN) |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 3-1 PP | 4-3 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 0-4 TF | 1:01 | Lou Banach (USA) |

## Final standings

* Lou Banach (USA)
* Joseph Atiyeh (SYR)
* Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU)
* Hayri Sezgin (TUR)
* Tamon Honda (JPN)
* Georgios Pikilidis (GRE)
* Kartar Singh (IND)
* Wayne Brightwell (CAN)
