# Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.

## Tournament results

The wrestlers are divided into two groups. The winner of each group is 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 | Erol Kemah (TUR) | 4-0 ST | 18-0 | Florentino Tirante (PHI) | 1 |
| 0 | Hristo Fliev (BUL) | 4-0 ST | 16-0 | Jihad Sharif (JOR) | 1 |
| 0 | Tibor Jankovics (TCH) | 4-0 TF | 0:49 | Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez (GUA) | 1 |
| 1 | Serge Robert (FRA) | 0-3 PO | 0-9 | Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) | 0 |
| 1 | Abdolkarim Kakahaji (IRI) | 1-3 PP | 8-10 | Esa Murtoaro (FIN) | 0 |
| 0 | Aleksandr Ignatenko (URS) | | | Bye | |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 0 | Alexander Ignatenko (URS) | 4-0 TF | 5:53 | Erol Kemah (TUR) | 1 |
| 2 | Florentino Tirante (PHI) | 0-4 DQ | | Hristo Fliev (BUL) | 0 |
| 2 | Jihad Sharif (JOR) | 0-4 DQ | | Tibor Jankovics (TCH) | 0 |
| 2 | Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez (GUA) | 0-4 ST | 0-15 | Serge Robert (FRA) | 1 |
| 0 | Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) | 3-1 PP | 6-1 | Abdolkarim Kakahaji (IRI) | 2 |
| 0 | Esa Murtoaro (FIN) | | | Bye | |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 1 | Esa Murtoaro (FIN) | 0-3 PO | 0-10 | Alexander Ignatenko (URS) | 0 |
| 2 | Erol Kemah (TUR) | 0-4 ST | 0-17 | Hristo Fliev (BUL) | 0 |
| 0 | Tibor Jankovics (TCH) | 3-0 P1 | 4:14 | Serge Robert (FRA) | 2 |
| 0 | Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) | | | Bye | |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 0 | Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) | 4-0 ST | 16-0 | Esa Murtoaro (FIN) | 2 |
| 0 | Alexander Ignatenko (URS) | 3.5-0 PS | 5:12 | Hristo Fliev (BUL) | 1 |
| 0 | Tibor Jankovics (TCH) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 1 | Tibor Jankovics (TCH) | 0-3 P1 | 4:23 | Alexander Ignatenko (URS) | 0 |
| 0 | Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) | 3-1 PP | 10-6 | Hristo Fliev (BUL) | 2 |
| Round 6 ||||||
| 2 | Tibor Jankovics (TCH) | 0-3 P1 | 3:53 | Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) | 0 |
| 0 | Alexander Ignatenko (URS) | | | Bye | |
| Round 7 ||||||
| 1 | Alexander Ignatenko (URS) | 1-3 PP | 3-4 | Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) | 0 |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
| Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) | 0 | - | 19 |
| Alexander Ignatenko (URS) | 1 | - | 14.5 |
| Tibor Jankovics (TCH) | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Hristo Fliev (BUL) | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Esa Murtoaro (FIN) | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Erol Kemah (TUR) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Serge Robert (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Abdolkarim Kakahaji (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez (GUA) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jihad Sharif (JOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Florentino Tirante (PHI) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

#### Group B

| L | | CP | TP | | L |
| Round 1 ||||||
| 1 | José Marques (POR) | 0-4 PA | 4:08 | Peter Stjernberg (SWE) | 0 |
| 0 | Lee Jae-suk (KOR) | 4-0 ST | 17-2 | Abderrahman Naanaa (MAR) | 1 |
| 1 | Csaba Vadász (HUN) | 0-3 PO | 0-10 | Roman Kierpacz (POL) | 0 |
| 1 | Lamachi Elimu (KEN) | 0-4 ST | 2-18 | Hu Richa (CHN) | 0 |
| 0 | Jon Rønningen (NOR) | 3-1 PP | 4-1 | Shawn Sheldon (USA) | 1 |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 2 | José Marques (POR) | 0-4 PA | | Lee Jae-suk (KOR) | 0 |
| 0 | Peter Stjernberg (SWE) | 3-1 PP | 5-3 | Abderrahman Naanaa (MAR) | 2 |
| 1 | Csaba Vadász (HUN) | 4-0 TF | 1:20 | Lamachi Elimu (KEN) | 2 |
| 1 | Roman Kierpacz (POL) | 1-3 PP | 5-6 | Jon Rønningen (NOR) | 0 |
| 0 | Hu Richa (CHN) | 2-0 P0 | 4:08 | Shawn Sheldon (USA) | 2 |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 1 | Peter Stjernberg (SWE) | 1-3 PP | 5-7 | Lee Jae-suk (KOR) | 0 |
| 2 | Csaba Vadász (HUN) | 0-3 PO | 0-6 | Jon Rønningen (NOR) | 0 |
| 1 | Roman Kierpacz (POL) | 3-1 PP | 3-1 | Hu Richa (CHN) | 1 |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 2 | Peter Stjernberg (SWE) | 1-3 PP | 2-8 | Roman Kierpacz (POL) | 1 |
| 0 | Lee Jae-suk (KOR) | 3-0 P1 | 5:35 | Hu Richa (CHN) | 2 |
| 0 | Jon Rønningen (NOR) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 0 | Jon Rønningen (NOR) | 3-1 PP | 5-1 | Lee Jae-suk (KOR) | 1 |
| 1 | Roman Kierpacz (POL) | | | Bye | |
| Round 6 ||||||
| 2 | Roman Kierpacz (POL) | 1-3 PP | 3-4 | Lee Jae-suk (KOR) | 1 |
| 0 | Jon Rønningen (NOR) | | | Bye | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
| Jon Rønningen (NOR) | 0 | - | 12 |
| Lee Jae-suk (KOR) | 1 | - | 18 |
| Roman Kierpacz (POL) | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Peter Stjernberg (SWE) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Hu Richa (CHN) | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Csaba Vadász (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Abderrahman Naanaa (MAR) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Shawn Sheldon (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lamachi Elimu (KEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| José Marques (POR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

### Final round

| | CP | TP | |
| 7th place match ||||
| Hristo Fliev (BUL) | 3-1 PP | 9-3 | Peter Stjernberg (SWE) |
| 5th place match ||||
| Tibor Jankovics (TCH) | 0-3 P1 | 3:29 | Roman Kierpacz (POL) |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Alexander Ignatenko (URS) | 1-3 PP | 3-4 | Lee Jae-suk (KOR) |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 7-12 | Jon Rønningen (NOR) |

## Final standings

* Jon Rønningen (NOR)
* Atsuji Miyahara (JPN)
* Lee Jae-suk (KOR)
* Alexander Ignatenko (URS)
* Roman Kierpacz (POL)
* Tibor Jankovics (TCH)
* Hristo Fliev (BUL)
* Peter Stjernberg (SWE)