Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.^[1]

Men's freestyle 52 kg at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Anaheim Convention Center
Dates	8–10 August 1984
Competitors	17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Šaban Trstena  Yugoslavia Kim Jong-kyu  South Korea Yuji Takada  Japan
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Medalists

Gold	Šaban Trstena  Yugoslavia
Silver	Kim Jong-kyu  South Korea
Bronze	Yuji Takada  Japan

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	Iván Garcés (ECU)	4-0 ST	14-2	Lou Wie-ki (TPE)	1
1	Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT)	0-4 ST	0-12	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0
0	Arslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	3.5-.5 SP	14-4	Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	1
1	Fritz Niebler (FRG)	1-3 PP	11-13	Ray Takahashi (CAN)	0
0	Liang Dejin (CHN)			Bye
Round 2
0	Liang Dejin (CHN)	3-1 PP	16-11	Iván Garcés (ECU)	1
2	Lou Wie-Ki (TPE)	.5-3.5 SP	3-11	Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT)	1
0	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	3-1 DC	0-0	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	1
2	Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	1-3 PP	4-5	Fritz Niebler (FRG)	1
0	Ray Takahashi (CAN)			Bye
Round 3
0	Ray Takahashi (CAN)	3-1 PP	7-3	Liang Dejin (CHN)	1
2	Iván Garcés (ECU)	0-4 TF	1:18	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0
2	Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT)	0-4 ST	0-13	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	1
1	Fritz Niebler (FRG)			Bye
Round 4
1	Fritz Niebler (FRG)	3.5-0 SO	11-0	Liang Dejin (CHN)	2
1	Ray Takahashi (CAN)	1-3 PP	10-15	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0
1	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)			Bye
Round 5
2	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	1-3 DC	0-0	Ray Takahashi (CAN)	1
2	Fritz Niebler (FRG)	1-3 PP	6-13	Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0

Wrestler	L	ER	CP
Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0	-	17
Ray Takahashi (CAN)	1	-	10
Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	2	5	9.5
Fritz Niebler (FRG)	2	5	8.5
Liang Dejin (CHN)	2	4	4
Iván Garcés (ECU)	2	3	5
Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT)	2	3	3.5
Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	2	2	1.5
Lou Wie-Ki (TPE)	2	2	0.5

Group B

L		CP	TP		L
Round 1
0	Gary Moores (GBR)	4-0 TF	2:04	Farag Ali (EGY)	1
1	Joe Gonzales (USA)	1-3 PP	3-6	Šaban Trstena (YUG)	0
1	Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	0-4 ST	0-12	Mahabir Singh (IND)	0
0	Yuji Takada (JPN)	4-0 TF	1:27	Talla Diaw (SEN)	1
Round 2
1	Garry Moores (GBR)	0-4 TF	2:14	Joe Gonzales (USA)	1
2	Farag Aly (EGY)	0-4 TF	2:14	Šaban Trstena (YUG)	0
2	Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	0-4 ST	0-12	Yuji Takada (JPN)	0
0	Mahabir Singh (IND)	4-0 TF	5:09	Talla Diaw (SEN)	2
Round 3
2	Garry Moores (GBR)	0-4 TF	1:59	Šaban Trstena (YUG)	0
2	Joe Gonzales (USA)	0-4 TF	0:58	Mahabir Singh (IND)	0
0	Yuji Takada (JPN)			Bye
Final
	Yuji Takada (JPN)	1-3 DC	0-0	Šaban Trstena (YUG)
	Mahabir Singh (IND)	0-4 ST	2-14	Yuji Takada (JPN)
	Šaban Trstena (YUG)	4-0 TF	1:13	Mahabir Singh (IND)

Wrestler	L	ER	CP	Final
Šaban Trstena (YUG)	0	-	11	8
Yuji Takada (JPN)	0	-	8	3
Mahabir Singh (IND)	0	-	12	1
Joe Gonzales (USA)	2	3	5
Garry Moores (GBR)	2	3	4
Farag Aly (EGY)	2	2	0
Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	2	2	0
Talla Diaw (SEN)	2	2	0

Final round

	CP	TP
5th place match
Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	3.5-.5 SP	14-5	Mahabir Singh (IND)
Bronze medal match
Ray Takahashi (CAN)	0-4 ST	0-12	Yuji Takada (JPN)
Gold medal match
Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)	0-4 PA		Šaban Trstena (YUG)

Final standings

1.  Šaban Trstena (YUG)
2.  Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)
3.  Yuji Takada (JPN)
4.  Ray Takahashi (CAN)
5.  Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)
6.  Mahabir Singh (IND)
7.  Fritz Niebler (FRG)
8.  Liang Dejin (CHN)