Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

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

Legend

• TF — Won by fall
• SP — Won by superiority, 12-14 points difference, the loser with points
• SO — Won by superiority, 12-14 points difference, the loser without points
• ST — Won by technical superiority, 15 points difference
• PP — Won by points, the loser with technical points
• PO — Won by points, the loser without technical points
• P0 — Won by passivity, scoring zero points
• P1 — Won by passivity, while leading by 1-11 points
• PS — Won by passivity, while leading by 12-14 points
• 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	Majid Torkan (IRI)	4-0 ST	15-0	Lo Chao-cheng (TPE)	1
1	Chris Woodcroft (CAN)	0-4 ST	0-16	Vladimir Toguzov (URS)	0
0	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	4-0 ST	15-0	Surya Saputra (INA)	1
1	Garba Lame (NGR)	0-4 TF	5:18	Władysław Stecyk (POL)	0
0	Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	4-0 TF	2:41	Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez (GUA)	1
1	Ken Chertow (USA)	1-3 PP	1-5	Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	0
0	Valentin Yordanov (BUL)	4-0 TF	2:02	Carlos Negron (PUR)	1
1	Ousmane Diallo (GUI)	0-4 ST	0-15	Shaban Tërstena (YUG)	0
Round 2
0	Majid Torkan (IRI)	4-0 TF	5:42	Chris Woodcroft (CAN)	2
2	Lo Chao-Cheng (TPE)	0-4 TF	0:42	Vladimir Toguzov (URS)	0
0	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	4-0 ST	16-1	Garba Lame (NGR)	2
2	Surya Saputera (INA)	0-4 TF	1:48	Władysław Stecyk (POL)	0
1	Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	1-3 PP	7-10	Ken Chertow (USA)	1
2	Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez (GUA)	0-4 ST	0-16	Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	0
0	Valentin Yordanov (BUL)	4-0 ST	17-1	Oushane Diallo (GUI)	2
2	Carlos Negron (PUR)	0-4 ST	1-16	Shaban Tërstena (YUG)	0
Round 3
1	Majid Torkan (IRI)	1-3 PP	2-4	Vladimir Toguzov (URS)	0
0	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	3-1 PP	8-4	Władysław Stecyk (POL)	1
2	Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	0-3 P1	5:08	Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	0
2	Ken Chertow (USA)	.5-3.5 SP	6-19	Valentin Yordanov (BUL)	0
0	Shaban Tërstena (YUG)			Bye
Round 4
0	Shaban Tërstena (YUG)	4-0 PA	0:21	Majid Torkan (IRI)	2
0	Vladimir Toguzov (URS)	3-1 PP	5-4	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	1
1	Władysław Stecyk (POL)	3-1 PP	6-2	Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	1
0	Valentin Yordanov (BUL)			Bye
Round 5
1	Valentin Yordanov (BUL)	1-3 PP	5-11	Shaban Tërstena (YUG)	0
0	Vladimir Toguzov (URS)	4-0 ST	17-1	Władysław Stecyk (POL)	2
1	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	3-1 PP	3-2	Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	2
Round 6
2	Valentin Yordanov (BUL)	.5-3.5 SP	1-14	Vladimir Toguzov (URS)	0
0	Shaban Tërstena (YUG)	3-1 PP	7-3	Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	2
Round 7
0	Shaban Tërstena (YUG)	3-0 PO	3-0	Vladimir Toguzov (URS)	1

Wrestler	L	ER	CP
Shaban Tërstena (YUG)	0	-	21
Vladimir Toguzov (URS)	1	-	21.5
Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	2	6	16
Valentin Yordanov (BUL)	2	6	13
Władysław Stecyk (POL)	2	5	12
Thierry Bourdin (FRA)	2	5	12
Majid Torkan (IRI)	2	4	9
Bernardo Olvera (MEX)	2	3	5
Ken Chertow (USA)	2	3	4.5
Oushane Diallo (GUI)	2	2	0
Garba Lame (NGR)	2	2	0
Carlos Negron (PUR)	2	2	0
Chris Woodcroft (CAN)	2	2	0
Lo Chao-Cheng (TPE)	2	2	0
Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez (GUA)	2	2	0
Surya Saputera (INA)	2	2	0

Group B

L		CP	TP		L
Round 1
1	Florentino Tirante (PHI)	0-4 TF	0:16	László Bíró (HUN)	0
1	Nguyễn Kim Hương (VIE)	0-4 ST	3-18	Kuldeep Singh (IND)	0
1	Lamachi Elimu (KEN)	0-4 TF	1:11	Oscar Muñoz (COL)	0
0	Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL)	3-1 PP	12-7	Fayadh Minati (IRQ)	1
1	Xu Jihua (CHN)	1-3 PP	8-15	Kim Jong-o (KOR)	0
0	Mitsuru Sato (JPN)	4-0 TF	0:45	Jihad Sharif (JOR)	1
0	Ahmad Naseer (AFG)	3-1 PP	7-3	Herbert Tutsch (FRG)	1
0	Anthony Morris (GBR)			DNA
Round 2
2	Florentino Tirante (PHI)	0-4 TF	2:02	Nguyen Kim Huong (VIE)	1
0	László Bíró (HUN)	3-1 PP	11-5	Kuldeep Singh (IND)	1
2	Lamachi Elimu (KEN)	0-4 TF	1:02	Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL)	0
0	Oscar Muñoz (COL)	3-1 PP	8-1	Fayadh Minati (IRQ)	2
2	Xu Jihua (CHN)	0-4 TF	4:02	Mitsuru Sato (JPN)	0
0	Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)	3-1 PP	8-5	Ahmad Naseer (AFG)	1
2	Jihad Sharif (JOR)	0-4 TF	2:16	Herbert Tutsch (FRG)	1
Round 3
0	László Bíró (HUN)	3-0 P1	4:16	Nguyen Kim Huong (VIE)	2
1	Kuldeep Singh (IND)	3-1 PP	12-6	Oscar Muñoz (COL)	1
1	Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL)	1-3 PP	3-11	Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)	0
0	Mitsuru Sato (JPN)	4-0 TF	1:44	Ahmad Naseer (AFG)	2
1	Herbert Tutsch (FRG)			Bye
Round 4
2	Herbert Tutsch (FRG)	0-4 TF	1:14	László Bíró (HUN)	0
2	Kuldeep Singh (IND)	1-3 PP	9-16	Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL)	1
2	Oscar Muñoz (COL)	1-3 PP	4-12	Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)	0
0	Mitsuru Sato (JPN)			Bye
Round 5
0	Mitsuru Sato (JPN)	4-0 TF	0:53	Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL)	2
0	László Bíró (HUN)	3-1 PP	8-4	Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)	1
Round 6
0	Mitsuru Sato (JPN)	4-0 TF	2:55	László Bíró (HUN)	1
1	Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)			Bye
Round 7
2	Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)	0-4 ST	0-15	Mitsuru Sato (JPN)	0
1	László Bíró (HUN)			Bye

Wrestler	L	ER	CP
Mitsuru Sato (JPN)	0	-	24
László Bíró (HUN)	1	-	17
Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)	2	7	13
Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL)	2	5	11
Kuldeep Singh (IND)	2	4	9
Oscar Muñoz (COL)	2	4	9
Herbert Tutsch (FRG)	2	4	5
Ahmad Naseer (AFG)	2	3	4
Nguyen Kim Huong (VIE)	2	3	4
Fayadh Minati (IRQ)	2	2	2
Xu Jihua (CHN)	2	2	1
Jihad Sharif (JOR)	2	2	0
Lamachi Elimu (KEN)	2	2	0
Florentino Tirante (PHI)	2	2	0
Anthony Morris (GBR)	0	0	0

Final round

	CP	TP
7th place match
Valentin Yordanov (BUL)	0-4 PA		Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL)
5th place match
Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)	3-1 PP	5-4	Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)
Bronze medal match
Vladimir Toguzov (URS)	3.5-.5 SP	14-1	László Bíró (HUN)
Gold medal match
Shaban Tërstena (YUG)	1-3 PP	2-13	Mitsuru Sato (JPN)

1.  Mitsuru Sato (JPN)
2.  Shaban Tërstena (YUG)
3.  Vladimir Toguzov (URS)
4.  László Bíró (HUN)
5.  Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)
6.  Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)
7.  Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL)
8.  Valentin Yordanov (BUL)

• Official Report