# Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg

The Men's Freestyle 62 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.

## Medalists

| Gold | John Smith United States |
| Silver | Stepan Sarkisyan Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Simeon Shterev Bulgaria |

## 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
* 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 | Mika Lehto (FIN) | 3-1 PP | 10-2 | Arturo Oporta (PAN) | 1 |
| 0 | Marian Skubacz (POL) | 3-1 PP | 8-4 | Ali Dad (AFG) | 1 |
| 0 | John Smith (USA) | 3-1 PP | 11-4 | József Orbán (HUN) | 1 |
| 0 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 3-1 PP | 2-1 | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 1 |
| 1 | Daniel Cumming (AUS) | 0-4 ST | 0-16 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 0 |
| 1 | Vicente Cáceres (ESP) | 1-3 PP | 4-6 | Theodore Dikanda (SWE) | 0 |
| 1 | Huang Chien-lun (TPE) | 0-4 ST | 2-18 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 0 |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 1 | Mika Lehto (FIN) | 1-3 PP | 1-4 | Marian Skubacz (POL) | 0 |
| 2 | Arturo Oporta (PAN) | 0-3 PO | 0-7 | Ali Dad (AFG) | 1 |
| 0 | John Smith (USA) | 3-1 PP | 6-3 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 1 |
| 2 | József Orbán (HUN) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 1 |
| 1 | Daniel Cumming (AUS) | 3-1 PP | 11-5 | Vicente Cáceres (ESP) | 2 |
| 0 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Huang Chien-lun (TPE) | 2 |
| 1 | Theodore Dikanda (SWE) | 1-3 PP | 1-7 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 0 |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 1 | Mika Lehto (FIN) | 3-0 PO | 7-0 | Ali Dad (AFG) | 2 |
| 1 | Marian Skubacz (POL) | 1-3 PP | 2-4 | John Smith (USA) | 0 |
| 1 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 4-0 TF | 2:45 | Daniel Cumming (AUS) | 2 |
| 1 | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 5:32 | Theodore Dikanda (SWE) | 2 |
| 0 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 3-1 PP | 6-2 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 1 |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 2 | Mika Lehto (FIN) | 1-3 PP | 6-16 | John Smith (USA) | 0 |
| 2 | Marian Skubacz (POL) | 0-3 PO | 0-2 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 1 |
| 2 | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 1-7 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 0 |
| 1 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 2 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 0-4 TF | 5:54 | John Smith (USA) | 0 |
| 1 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 3-0 P1 | 5:25 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 1 |
| Round 6 ||||||
| 0 | John Smith (USA) | 3-1 PP | 12-7 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 2 |
| 1 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | | | Bye | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
| John Smith (USA) | 0 | - | 19 |
| Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 1 | - | 14 |
| Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Mika Lehto (FIN) | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Marian Skubacz (POL) | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Theodore Dikanda (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Ali Dad (AFG)* | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Daniel Cumming (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Vicente Cáceres (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| József Orbán (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Arturo Oporta (PAN) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Huang Chien-lun (TPE) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
* was disqualified after he tested positive for Furosemide

#### Group B

| L | | CP | TP | | L |
| Round 1 ||||||
| 0 | Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | 4-0 TF | 1:20 | François Yinga (CMR) | 1 |
| 1 | Li Xianji (CHN) | 1-3 PP | 10-15 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 0 |
| 1 | Steve Reinsfield (NZL) | 0-3 P1 | 5:33 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | 0 |
| 0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 4-0 ST | 16-0 | Ravinder Singh Tut (GBR) | 1 |
| 1 | Javier Rincon (COL) | 0-4 TF | 3:30 | Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 0 |
| 0 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 3-1 PP | 8-4 | Kim Yeon-man (KOR) | 1 |
| 1 | Paul Farrugia (MLT) | 0-4 ST | 0-15 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 0 |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 0 | Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | 3-1 PP | 13-5 | Li Xianji (CHN) | 2 |
| 2 | François Yinga (CMR) | 0-4 TF | 2:45 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 0 |
| 2 | Steve Reinsfield (NZL) | 0-3.5 SO | 0-13 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 0 |
| 0 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | 4-0 TF | 1:20 | Ravinder Singh Tutt (GBR) | 2 |
| 2 | Javier Rincon (COL) | 0-3 PO | 0-4 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 0 |
| 0 | Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 4-0 TF | 0:33 | Paul Farrugia (MLT) | 2 |
| 2 | Kim Yeon-Man (KOR) | 1-3 PP | 3-4 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 0 |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 1 | Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | 1-3 PP | 5-6 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 0 |
| 1 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | .5-3.5 SP | 1-13 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 0 |
| 1 | Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 0-3 PO | 0-6 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 0 |
| 0 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | | | Bye | |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 0 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 3-1 PP | 6-1 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 1 |
| 1 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | 3-1 PP | 7-3 | Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 2 |
| 0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 3-1 PP | 7-2 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 1 |
| 1 | Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | | | DNA | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 0 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 3-1 PP | 10-3 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | 2 |
| 2 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 1-3 PP | 1-8 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 0 |
| 1 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | | | Bye | |
| Round 6 ||||||
| 2 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 0-3 PO | 0-5 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 0 |
| 0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | | | Bye | |
| Round 7 ||||||
| 0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 3-1 PP | 12-1 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 1 |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
| Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 0 | - | 20 |
| Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 1 | - | 17 |
| Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Gary Bohay (CAN) | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Karsten Polky (GDR) | 2 | 5 | 11.5 |
| Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Li Xianji (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kim Yeon-Man (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| François Yinga (CMR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Javier Rincon (COL) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ravinder Singh Tutt (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Farrugia (MLT) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Reinsfield (NZL) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

### Final round

| | CP | TP | |
| 7th place match ||||
| Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 3-0 PO | 5-0 | Gary Bohay (CAN) |
| 5th place match ||||
| Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 3-1 PP | 5-2 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) |
| Gold medal match ||||
| John Smith (USA) | 3-0 PO | 4-0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) |

## Final standings

* John Smith (USA)
* Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)
* Simeon Shterev (BUL)
* Akbar Fallah (IRI)
* Jörg Helmdach (FRG)
* Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)
* Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)
* Gary Bohay (CAN)