# 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.

## Medalists

| Gold | Shaban Tërstena 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 | Shaban Tërstena (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 | Shaban Tërstena (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 | Shaban Tërstena (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 | Shaban Tërstena (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 |
| Shaban Tërstena (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 | | Shaban Tërstena (YUG) |

## Final standings

* Shaban Tërstena (YUG)
* Kim Jong-kyu (KOR)
* Yuji Takada (JPN)
* Ray Takahashi (CAN)
* Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)
* Mahabir Singh (IND)
* Fritz Niebler (FRG)
* Liang Dejin (CHN)