# Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

The Men's Freestyle 57 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.

## Medalists

| Gold | Sergei Beloglazov Soviet Union |
| Silver | Askari Mohammadian Iran |
| Bronze | Noh Kyung-Sun South Korea |

## 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 | Barry Davis (USA) | 3-1 PP | 11-2 | Jozef Schwendtner (TCH) | 1 |
| 0 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 4-0 TF | 0:39 | Vinod Kumar (IND) | 1 |
| 0 | Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 3-1 PP | 4-3 | Dariusz Grzywiński (POL) | 1 |
| 0 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 3-1 PP | 4-1 | Jürgen Scheibe (FRG) | 1 |
| 1 | David Ogden (GBR) | 0-4 ST | 0-17 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 0 |
| 0 | Muhammad Azeem (PAK) | 3-0 P1 | 4:35 | Georg-Josef Auer (AUT) | 1 |
| 0 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | | | Bye | |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 0 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 3-1 PP | 11-5 | Barry Davis (USA) | 1 |
| 2 | Jozef Schwendtner (TCH) | 1-3 PP | 3-6 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 0 |
| 1 | Vinod Kumar (IND) | 3-1 PP | 6-3 | Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 1 |
| 2 | Dariusz Grzywiński (POL) | 0-4 TF | 1:31 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 0 |
| 1 | Jürgen Scheibe (FRG) | 3-1 PP | 14-3 | David Ogden (GBR) | 2 |
| 0 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 3-1 PP | 9-6 | Muhammad Azeem (PAK) | 1 |
| 1 | Georg-Josef Auer (AUT) | | | Bye | |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 2 | Georg-Josef Auer (AUT) | 0-4 ST | 0-15 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 0 |
| 2 | Barry Davis (USA) | 0-4 TF | 2:00 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 0 |
| 2 | Vinod Kumar (IND) | 0-4 TF | 1:44 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 0 |
| 1 | Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 3-1 PP | 8-6 | Jürgen Scheibe (FRG) | 2 |
| 0 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | | | Bye | |
| 1 | Muhammad Azeem (PAK) | | | DNA | |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 1 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 0 |
| 0 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 4-0 TF | 2:40 | Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 2 |
| 0 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 0 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 4-0 TF | 2:04 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 2 |
| 0 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 3-1 PP | 11-4 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 1 |
| Round 6 ||||||
| 0 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 3-1 PP | 12-3 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 1 |
| 1 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | | | Bye | |
| Round 7 ||||||
| 2 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 0-4 TF | 1:06 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 0 |
| 1 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | | | Bye | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
| Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 0 | - | 22 |
| Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 1 | - | 14 |
| Béla Nagy (HUN) | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Jürgen Scheibe (FRG) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Barry Davis (USA) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Vinod Kumar (IND) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Georg-Josef Auer (AUT) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Muhammad Azeem (PAK) | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jozef Schwendtner (TCH) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| David Ogden (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dariusz Grzywiński (POL) | 2 | 2 | 1 |

#### Group B

| L | | CP | TP | | L |
| Round 1 ||||||
| 1 | Jorge Olvera (MEX) | 1-3 PP | 1-11 | Zoran Šorov (YUG) | 0 |
| 1 | Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT) | 0-4 ST | 1-16 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 0 |
| 1 | Khaltmaagiin Battuul (MGL) | 0-4 TF | 2:47 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 0 |
| 0 | Mourad Zelfani (TUN) | 4-0 ST | 18-0 | Waruingi Kimani (KEN) | 1 |
| 1 | Chen Yongliang (CHN) | 0-4 ST | 1-17 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 0 |
| 0 | Brent Hollamby (NZL) | 3-1 PP | 12-4 | Ramón Meña (PAN) | 1 |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 1 | Jorge Olvera (MEX) | 3-1 PP | 10-5 | Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT) | 2 |
| 1 | Zoran Šorov (YUG) | 1-3 PP | 5-9 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 0 |
| 1 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Mourad Zelfani (TUN) | 1 |
| 0 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Waruingi Kimani (KEN) | 2 |
| 1 | Chen Yongliang (CHN) | 3-1 PP | 14-4 | Brent Hollamby (NZL) | 1 |
| 0 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 4-0 TF | 2:09 | Ramón Meña (PAN) | 2 |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 2 | Jorge Olvera (MEX) | 0-4 ST | 3-19 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 0 |
| 2 | Zoran Šorov (YUG) | 1-3 PP | 1-9 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 1 |
| 0 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 4-0 TF | 1:57 | Chen Yongliang (CHN) | 2 |
| 2 | Mourad Zelfani (TUN) | 0-4 TF | 1:04 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 0 |
| 1 | Brent Hollamby (NZL) | | | Bye | |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 2 | Brent Hollamby (NZL) | 0-4 ST | 4-19 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 1 |
| 1 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 0-4 ST | 1-16 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 0 |
| 0 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 1 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 0 |
| 1 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 6-4 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 2 |
| Round 6 ||||||
| 2 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 1-3 PP | 5-7 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 1 |
| 0 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | | | Bye | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
| Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 0 | - | 19 |
| Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 1 | - | 17 |
| Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Brent Hollamby (NZL) | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Zoran Šorov (YUG) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Mourad Zelfani (TUN) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Jorge Olvera (MEX) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Chen Yongliang (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ramón Meña (PAN) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Waruingi Kimani (KEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

### Final round

| | CP | TP | |
| 7th place match ||||
| Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 3-4 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) |
| 5th place match ||||
| Béla Nagy (HUN) | 1-3 PP | 3-5 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 1-3 PP | 8-9 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 3-1 PP | 5-1 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) |

## Final standings

* Sergei Beloglazov (URS)
* Askari Mohammadian (IRI)
* Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR)
* Ahmet Ak (TUR)
* Valentin Ivanov (BUL)
* Béla Nagy (HUN)
* Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL)
* Ryo Kanehama (JPN)