# Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jouko Salomäki Finland |
| Silver | Roger Tallroth Sweden |
| Bronze | Ștefan Rusu Romania |

## 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 ||||||
| 1 | Oscar Strático (ARG) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) | 0 |
| 0 | Kim Young-Nam (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 12-6 | Christopher Catalfo (USA) | 1 |
| 1 | Issam Awarke (LIB) | 0-4 ST | 0-13 | Martial Mischler (FRA) | 0 |
| 1 | Takahiro Mukai (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 9-10 | Celal Taşkıran (TUR) | 0 |
| 0 | Roger Tallroth (SWE) | | | Bye | |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 0 | Roger Tallroth (SWE) | 4-0 ST | 12-0 | Oscar Strático (ARG) | 2 |
| 1 | Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) | 1-3 PP | 2-7 | Kim Young-Nam (KOR) | 0 |
| 1 | Christopher Catalfo (USA) | 4-0 DQ | 1:40 | Issam Awarke (LIB) | 2 |
| 0 | Martial Mischler (FRA) | 4-0 ST | 13-1 | Takahiro Mukai (JPN) | 2 |
| 0 | Celal Taşkıran (TUR) | | | Bye | |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 1 | Celal Taşkıran (TUR) | 0-3.5 PS | 5:13 | Roger Tallroth (SWE) | 0 |
| 2 | Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) | .5-3.5 SP | 3-13 | Christopher Catalfo (USA) | 1 |
| 0 | Kim Young-Nam (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 7-3 | Martial Mischler (FRA) | 1 |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 2 | Celal Taşkıran (TUR) | 1-3 PP | 3-9 | Kim Young-Nam (KOR) | 0 |
| 0 | Roger Tallroth (SWE) | 3.5-.5 SP | 13-4 | Christopher Catalfo (USA) | 2 |
| 1 | Martial Mischler (FRA) | | | Bye | |
| Final ||||||
| | Kim Young-Nam (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 7-3 | Martial Mischler (FRA) | |
| | Martial Mischler (FRA) | 0-3.5 PS | 5:46 | Roger Tallroth (SWE) | |
| | Roger Tallroth (SWE) | 3.5-0 SO | 11-0 | Kim Young-Nam (KOR) | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
| Roger Tallroth (SWE) | 0 | - | 11 | 7 |
| Kim Young-Nam (KOR) | 0 | - | 12 | 3 |
| Martial Mischler (FRA) | 1 | - | 9 | 1 |
| Christopher Catalfo (USA) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Celal Taşkıran (TUR) | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Karl-Heinz Helbing (FRG) | 2 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Takahiro Mukai (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Issam Awarke (LIB) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oscar Strático (ARG) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

#### Group B

| L | | CP | TP | | L |
| Round 1 ||||||
| 1 | Jeff Stuebing (CAN) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Ștefan Rusu (ROU) | 0 |
| 1 | Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Jouko Salomäki (FIN) | 0 |
| 1 | Romelio Salas (COL) | 1-3 PP | 5-12 | Mohamed Hamad (EGY) | 0 |
| 0 | Karolj Kasap (YUG) | 3.5-.5 SP | 13-3 | Abdel Aziz Tahir (MAR) | 1 |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 1 | Jeff Stuebing (CAN) | 4-0 TF | 4:56 | Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) | 2 |
| 1 | Ștefan Rusu (ROU) | 1-3 DC | 0-0 | Jouko Salomäki (FIN) | 0 |
| 2 | Romelio Salas (COL) | 0-4 ST | 0-13 | Karolj Kasap (YUG) | 0 |
| 0 | Mohamed Hamad (EGY) | 3-1 DC | 0-0 | Abdelaziz Tahir (MAR) | 2 |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 2 | Jeff Stuebing (CAN) | 0-3 PO | 0-3 | Jouko Salomäki (FIN) | 0 |
| 1 | Ștefan Rusu (ROU) | 4-0 ST | 14-0 | Mohamed Hamad (EGY) | 1 |
| 0 | Karolj Kasap (YUG) | | | Bye | |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 1 | Karolj Kasap (YUG) | 1-3 PP | 2-4 | Ștefan Rusu (ROU) | 1 |
| 0 | Jouko Salomäki (FIN) | 4-0 ST | 12-0 | Mohamed Hamad (EGY) | 2 |
| Final ||||||
| | Ștefan Rusu (ROU) | 1-3 DC | 0-0 | Jouko Salomäki (FIN) | |
| | Karolj Kasap (YUG) | 1-3 PP | 2-4 | Ștefan Rusu (ROU) | |
| | Jouko Salomäki (FIN) | 1-3 PP | 1-5 | Karolj Kasap (YUG) | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
| Jouko Salomäki (FIN) | 0 | - | 14 | 4 |
| Ștefan Rusu (ROU) | 1 | - | 12 | 4 |
| Karolj Kasap (YUG) | 1 | - | 8.5 | 4 |
| Mohamed Hamad (EGY) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jeff Stuebing (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Abdelaziz Tahir (MAR) | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Romelio Salas (COL) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ali Hussain Faris (IRQ) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

### Final round

| | CP | TP | |
| 5th place match ||||
| Martial Mischler (FRA) | 1-3 PP | 3-6 | Karolj Kasap (YUG) |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Kim Young-Nam (KOR) | 1-3 PP | 1-6 | Ștefan Rusu (ROU) |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Roger Tallroth (SWE) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Jouko Salomäki (FIN) |

## Final standings

* Jouko Salomäki (FIN)
* Roger Tallroth (SWE)
* Ștefan Rusu (ROU)
* Kim Young-Nam (KOR)
* Karolj Kasap (YUG)
* Martial Mischler (FRA)
* Christopher Catalfo (USA)
* Mohamed Hamad (EGY)