# Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

The Men's Freestyle 57 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

## Medalists

| Gold | Vladimir Yumin Soviet Union |
| Silver | Hans-Dieter Brüchert East Germany |
| Bronze | Masao Arai Japan |

## Tournament results

The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the loser wrestler. When only three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.

### Legend

* TF — Won by Fall
* IN — Won by Opponent Injury
* DQ — Won by Passivity
* D1 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
* D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
* FF — Won by Forfeit
* DNA — Did not appear
* TPP — Total penalty points
* MPP — Match penalty points

### Penalties

* 0 — Won by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
* 0.5 — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference
* 1 — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference
* 2 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
* 3 — Lost by Points, 1-7 points difference
* 3.5 — Lost by Points, 8-11 points difference
* 4 — Lost by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit

### Round 1

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 0 | 0 | Joe Corso (USA) | 20 - 8 | Allah Ditta (PAK) | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | Masao Arai (JPN) | 13 - 9 | Miho Dukov (BUL) | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Gordon Smith (AUS) | TF / 4:10 | Gigel Anghel (ROU) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Ramezan Kheder (IRI) | 23 - 5 | Michael Barry (CAN) | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | Jeong Yun-ok (KOR) | 26 - 28 | Georgios Hatziioannidis (GRE) | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | Barry Oldridge (NZL) | 0 - 24 | Risto Darlev (YUG) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Moises López (MEX) | TF / 5:01 | Amrik Singh Gill (GBR) | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | Jorge Ramos (CUB) | 6 - 13 | László Klinga (HUN) | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | Hans-Dieter Brüchert (GDR) | 38 - 7 | Megdiin Khoilogdorj (MGL) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | 20 - 5 | Li Ho-Pyong (PRK) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | | Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL) | | Bye | | |

### Round 2

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 0 | 0 | Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL) | TF / 1:02 | Joe Corso (USA) | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Allah Ditta (PAK) | TF / 1:56 | Masao Arai (JPN) | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | Miho Dukov (BUL) | TF / 1:33 | Gordon Smith (AUS) | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | Gigel Anghel (ROU) | 15 - 18 | Ramezan Kheder (IRI) | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Michael Barry (CAN) | 9 - 11 | Jung Youn-Ok (KOR) | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | Georgios Hatziioannidis (GRE) | TF / 2:29 | Barry Oldridge (NZL) | 4 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | Risto Darlev (YUG) | TF / 1:01 | Moises López (MEX) | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Amrik Singh Gill (GBR) | 6 - 19 | Jorge Ramos (CUB) | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | László Klinga (HUN) | TF / 5:22 | Hans-Dieter Brüchert (GDR) | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | Megdiin Khoilogdorj (MGL) | TF / 4:49 | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | | Li Ho-Pyong (PRK) | | Bye | | |

### Round 3

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 5 | 1 | Li Ho-Pyong (PRK) | 13 - 10 | Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL) | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | Joe Corso (USA) | TF / 8:54 | Masao Arai (JPN) | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | Miho Dukov (BUL) | 32 - 1 | Gigel Anghel (ROU) | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | Ramezan Kheder (IRI) | 24 - 9 | Jung Youn-Ok (KOR) | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | Georgios Hatziioannidis (GRE) | TF / 6:47 | Risto Darlev (YUG) | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Moises López (MEX) | DQ / 7:17 | Jorge Ramos (CUB) | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | László Klinga (HUN) | TF / 2:41 | Megdiin Khoilogdorj (MGL) | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | Hans-Dieter Brüchert (GDR) | 5 - 10 | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | 1 | 5 |

### Round 4

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 8.5 | 3.5 | Li Ho-Pyong (PRK) | 7 - 18 | Masao Arai (JPN) | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 6 | 3 | Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL) | 7 - 14 | Miho Dukov (BUL) | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | Ramezan Kheder (IRI) | 26 - 8 | Georgios Hatziioannidis (GRE) | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | Risto Darlev (YUG) | TF / 7:35 | Hans-Dieter Brüchert (GDR) | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | Jorge Ramos (CUB) | TF / 4:15 | Megdiin Khoilogdorj (MGL) | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | | Bye | | |

### Round 5

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 6 | 1 | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | 11 - 5 | Masao Arai (JPN) | 3 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 1 | Miho Dukov (BUL) | 12 - 8 | Ramezan Kheder (IRI) | 3 | 4 |
| 8.5 | 3.5 | Georgios Hatziioannidis (GRE) | 11 - 22 | Hans-Dieter Brüchert (GDR) | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 4 | | Megdiin Khoilogdorj (MGL) | | Bye | | |

### Round 6

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 8 | 4 | Megdiin Khoilogdorj (MGL) | 3 - 22 | Masao Arai (JPN) | 0 | 4.5 |
| 7 | 1 | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | 9 - 4 | Miho Dukov (BUL) | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | Ramezan Kheder (IRI) | TF / 8:42 | Hans-Dieter Brüchert (GDR) | 0 | 3.5 |

### Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| | 3 | Hans-Dieter Brüchert (GDR) | 5 - 10 | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | 11 - 5 | Masao Arai (JPN) | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | Masao Arai (JPN) | 7 - 10 | Hans-Dieter Brüchert (GDR) | 1 | 4 |

## Final standings

* Vladimir Yumin (URS)
* Hans-Dieter Brüchert (GDR)
* Masao Arai (JPN)
* Miho Dukov (BUL)
* Ramezan Kheder (IRI)
* Megdiin Khoilogdorj (MGL)
* Georgios Hatziioannidis (GRE)
* Zbigniew Żedzicki (POL)