# Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

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

## Medalists

| Gold | Mitsuru Sato Japan |
| Silver | Shaban Tërstena Yugoslavia |
| Bronze | Vladimir Toguzov Soviet Union |

## 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 | Majid Torkan (IRI) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Lo Chao-cheng (TPE) | 1 |
| 1 | Chris Woodcroft (CAN) | 0-4 ST | 0-16 | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | 0 |
| 0 | Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Surya Saputra (INA) | 1 |
| 1 | Garba Lame (NGR) | 0-4 TF | 5:18 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | 0 |
| 0 | Bernardo Olvera (MEX) | 4-0 TF | 2:41 | Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez (GUA) | 1 |
| 1 | Ken Chertow (USA) | 1-3 PP | 1-5 | Thierry Bourdin (FRA) | 0 |
| 0 | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | 4-0 TF | 2:02 | Carlos Negron (PUR) | 1 |
| 1 | Ousmane Diallo (GUI) | 0-4 ST | 0-15 | Shaban Tërstena (YUG) | 0 |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 0 | Majid Torkan (IRI) | 4-0 TF | 5:42 | Chris Woodcroft (CAN) | 2 |
| 2 | Lo Chao-Cheng (TPE) | 0-4 TF | 0:42 | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | 0 |
| 0 | Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR) | 4-0 ST | 16-1 | Garba Lame (NGR) | 2 |
| 2 | Surya Saputera (INA) | 0-4 TF | 1:48 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | 0 |
| 1 | Bernardo Olvera (MEX) | 1-3 PP | 7-10 | Ken Chertow (USA) | 1 |
| 2 | Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez (GUA) | 0-4 ST | 0-16 | Thierry Bourdin (FRA) | 0 |
| 0 | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | 4-0 ST | 17-1 | Oushane Diallo (GUI) | 2 |
| 2 | Carlos Negron (PUR) | 0-4 ST | 1-16 | Shaban Tërstena (YUG) | 0 |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 1 | Majid Torkan (IRI) | 1-3 PP | 2-4 | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | 0 |
| 0 | Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR) | 3-1 PP | 8-4 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | 1 |
| 2 | Bernardo Olvera (MEX) | 0-3 P1 | 5:08 | Thierry Bourdin (FRA) | 0 |
| 2 | Ken Chertow (USA) | .5-3.5 SP | 6-19 | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | 0 |
| 0 | Shaban Tërstena (YUG) | | | Bye | |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 0 | Shaban Tërstena (YUG) | 4-0 PA | 0:21 | Majid Torkan (IRI) | 2 |
| 0 | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | 3-1 PP | 5-4 | Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR) | 1 |
| 1 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | 3-1 PP | 6-2 | Thierry Bourdin (FRA) | 1 |
| 0 | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 1 | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | 1-3 PP | 5-11 | Shaban Tërstena (YUG) | 0 |
| 0 | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | 4-0 ST | 17-1 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | 2 |
| 1 | Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR) | 3-1 PP | 3-2 | Thierry Bourdin (FRA) | 2 |
| Round 6 ||||||
| 2 | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | .5-3.5 SP | 1-14 | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | 0 |
| 0 | Shaban Tërstena (YUG) | 3-1 PP | 7-3 | Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR) | 2 |
| Round 7 ||||||
| 0 | Shaban Tërstena (YUG) | 3-0 PO | 3-0 | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | 1 |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
| Shaban Tërstena (YUG) | 0 | - | 21 |
| Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | 1 | - | 21.5 |
| Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR) | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Władysław Stecyk (POL) | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Thierry Bourdin (FRA) | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Majid Torkan (IRI) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Bernardo Olvera (MEX) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ken Chertow (USA) | 2 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Oushane Diallo (GUI) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Garba Lame (NGR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Negron (PUR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Woodcroft (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lo Chao-Cheng (TPE) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Edvin-Eduardo Vásquez (GUA) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Surya Saputera (INA) | 2 | 2 | 0 |

#### Group B

| L | | CP | TP | | L |
| Round 1 ||||||
| 1 | Florentino Tirante (PHI) | 0-4 TF | 0:16 | László Bíró (HUN) | 0 |
| 1 | Nguyễn Kim Hương (VIE) | 0-4 ST | 3-18 | Kuldeep Singh (IND) | 0 |
| 1 | Lamachi Elimu (KEN) | 0-4 TF | 1:11 | Oscar Muñoz (COL) | 0 |
| 0 | Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL) | 3-1 PP | 12-7 | Fayadh Minati (IRQ) | 1 |
| 1 | Xu Jihua (CHN) | 1-3 PP | 8-15 | Kim Jong-o (KOR) | 0 |
| 0 | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 0:45 | Jihad Sharif (JOR) | 1 |
| 0 | Ahmad Naseer (AFG) | 3-1 PP | 7-3 | Herbert Tutsch (FRG) | 1 |
| 0 | Anthony Morris (GBR) | | | DNA | |
| Round 2 ||||||
| 2 | Florentino Tirante (PHI) | 0-4 TF | 2:02 | Nguyen Kim Huong (VIE) | 1 |
| 0 | László Bíró (HUN) | 3-1 PP | 11-5 | Kuldeep Singh (IND) | 1 |
| 2 | Lamachi Elimu (KEN) | 0-4 TF | 1:02 | Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL) | 0 |
| 0 | Oscar Muñoz (COL) | 3-1 PP | 8-1 | Fayadh Minati (IRQ) | 2 |
| 2 | Xu Jihua (CHN) | 0-4 TF | 4:02 | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) | 0 |
| 0 | Kim Jong-Oh (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 8-5 | Ahmad Naseer (AFG) | 1 |
| 2 | Jihad Sharif (JOR) | 0-4 TF | 2:16 | Herbert Tutsch (FRG) | 1 |
| Round 3 ||||||
| 0 | László Bíró (HUN) | 3-0 P1 | 4:16 | Nguyen Kim Huong (VIE) | 2 |
| 1 | Kuldeep Singh (IND) | 3-1 PP | 12-6 | Oscar Muñoz (COL) | 1 |
| 1 | Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL) | 1-3 PP | 3-11 | Kim Jong-Oh (KOR) | 0 |
| 0 | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 1:44 | Ahmad Naseer (AFG) | 2 |
| 1 | Herbert Tutsch (FRG) | | | Bye | |
| Round 4 ||||||
| 2 | Herbert Tutsch (FRG) | 0-4 TF | 1:14 | László Bíró (HUN) | 0 |
| 2 | Kuldeep Singh (IND) | 1-3 PP | 9-16 | Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL) | 1 |
| 2 | Oscar Muñoz (COL) | 1-3 PP | 4-12 | Kim Jong-Oh (KOR) | 0 |
| 0 | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) | | | Bye | |
| Round 5 ||||||
| 0 | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 0:53 | Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL) | 2 |
| 0 | László Bíró (HUN) | 3-1 PP | 8-4 | Kim Jong-Oh (KOR) | 1 |
| Round 6 ||||||
| 0 | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 2:55 | László Bíró (HUN) | 1 |
| 1 | Kim Jong-Oh (KOR) | | | Bye | |
| Round 7 ||||||
| 2 | Kim Jong-Oh (KOR) | 0-4 ST | 0-15 | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) | 0 |
| 1 | László Bíró (HUN) | | | Bye | |
| Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
| Mitsuru Sato (JPN) | 0 | - | 24 |
| László Bíró (HUN) | 1 | - | 17 |
| Kim Jong-Oh (KOR) | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL) | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Kuldeep Singh (IND) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Oscar Muñoz (COL) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Herbert Tutsch (FRG) | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Ahmad Naseer (AFG) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Nguyen Kim Huong (VIE) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Fayadh Minati (IRQ) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Xu Jihua (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jihad Sharif (JOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lamachi Elimu (KEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Florentino Tirante (PHI) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Morris (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Final round

| | CP | TP | |
| 7th place match ||||
| Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | 0-4 PA | | Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL) |
| 5th place match ||||
| Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR) | 3-1 PP | 5-4 | Kim Jong-Oh (KOR) |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | 3.5-.5 SP | 14-1 | László Bíró (HUN) |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Shaban Tërstena (YUG) | 1-3 PP | 2-13 | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) |

## Final standings

* Mitsuru Sato (JPN)
* Shaban Tërstena (YUG)
* Vladimir Toguzov (URS)
* László Bíró (HUN)
* Aslan Seyhanlı (TUR)
* Kim Jong-Oh (KOR)
* Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL)
* Valentin Yordanov (BUL)