Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle +100 kg

The Men's Freestyle +100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Men's freestyle +100 kg at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue	Maurice Richard Arena
Dates	27–31 July
Competitors	15 from 15 nations
Medalists
Soslan Andiyev  Soviet Union József Balla  Hungary Ladislau Șimon  Romania

Medalists

Gold	Soslan Andiyev  Soviet Union
Silver	József Balla  Hungary
Bronze	Ladislau Șimon  Romania

Tournament results

The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the loser wrestler. When only three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.

Legend

• TF — Won by Fall
• IN — Won by Opponent Injury
• DQ — Won by Passivity
• D1 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
• D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
• FF — Won by Forfeit
• DNA — Did not appear
• TPP — Total penalty points
• MPP — Match penalty points

Penalties

• 0 — Won by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
• 0.5 — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference
• 1 — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference
• 2 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
• 3 — Lost by Points, 1-7 points difference
• 3.5 — Lost by Points, 8-11 points difference
• 4 — Lost by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit

Round 1

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
4	4	József Balla (HUN)	DQ / 5:07	Soslan Andiyev (URS)	0	0
0	0	Jimmy Jackson (USA)	TF / 3:39	Harry Geris (CAN)	4	4
0	0	Yorihide Isogai (JPN)	TF / 1:16	Carlos Braconi (ARG)	4	4
0.5	0.5	Mamadou Sakho (SEN)	17 - 7	Einar Gundersen (NOR)	3.5	3.5
0	0	Nikola Dinev (BUL)	DQ / 5:19	Heinz Eichelbaum (FRG)	4	4
0	0	Roland Gehrke (GDR)	TF / 4:50	Lázaro Morales (CUB)	4	4
0	0	Ladislau Șimon (ROU)	TF / 3:58	Doljingiin Adiyaatömör (MGL)	4	4
0		Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI)		Bye

Round 2

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
4	4	Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI)	DQ / 5:12	József Balla (HUN)	0	4
0	0	Soslan Andiyev (URS)	TF / 1:16	Jimmy Jackson (USA)	4	4
5	1	Harry Geris (CAN)	13 - 10	Yorihide Isogai (JPN)	3	3
8	4	Carlos Braconi (ARG)	TF / 2:14	Mamadou Sakho (SEN)	0	0.5
7.5	4	Einar Gundersen (NOR)	DQ / 4:49	Nikola Dinev (BUL)	0	0
8	4	Heinz Eichelbaum (FRG)	TF / 4:42	Roland Gehrke (GDR)	0	0
8	4	Lázaro Morales (CUB)	DQ / 5:06	Ladislau Șimon (ROU)	0	0
4		Doljingiin Adiyaatömör (MGL)		Bye

Round 3

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
8	4	Doljingiin Adiyaatömör (MGL)	TF / 1:01	Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI)	0	4
5	1	József Balla (HUN)	10 - 9	Jimmy Jackson (USA)	3	7
0	0	Soslan Andiyev (URS)	TF / 0:44	Harry Geris (CAN)	4	9
3	0	Yorihide Isogai (JPN)	TF / 2:37	Mamadou Sakho (SEN)	4	4.5
0	0	Nikola Dinev (BUL)	TF / 7:54	Roland Gehrke (GDR)	4	4
0		Ladislau Șimon (ROU)		Bye

Round 4

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
0	0	Ladislau Șimon (ROU)	DQ / 5:19	Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI)	4	8
5	0	József Balla (HUN)	TF / 3:46	Yorihide Isogai (JPN)	4	7
1	1	Soslan Andiyev (URS)	8 - 3	Nikola Dinev (BUL)	3	3
8.5	4	Mamadou Sakho (SEN)	TF / 4:12	Roland Gehrke (GDR)	0	4

Round 5

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
3	3	Ladislau Șimon (ROU)	5 - 11	Soslan Andiyev (URS)	1	2
6	1	József Balla (HUN)	6 - 3	Nikola Dinev (BUL)	3	6
4		Roland Gehrke (GDR)		Bye

Round 6

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
8	4	Roland Gehrke (GDR)	DQ / 8:40	Soslan Andiyev (URS)	0	2
6	3	Ladislau Șimon (ROU)	5 - 7	József Balla (HUN)	1	7

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).

TPP	MPP		Score		MPP	TPP
	4	József Balla (HUN)	DQ / 5:07	Soslan Andiyev (URS)	0
	3	Ladislau Șimon (ROU)	5 - 11	Soslan Andiyev (URS)	1	1
6	3	Ladislau Șimon (ROU)	5 - 7	József Balla (HUN)	1	5

Final standings

1.  Soslan Andiyev (URS)
2.  József Balla (HUN)
3.  Ladislau Șimon (ROU)
4.  Roland Gehrke (GDR)
5.  Nikola Dinev (BUL)
6.  Yorihide Isogai (JPN)
7.  Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI)
8.  Mamadou Sakho (SEN)

External links

• Official Report