# Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

## Medalists

| Gold | Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Soviet Union |
| Silver | Constantin Alexandru Romania |
| Bronze | Ferenc Seres Hungary |

## 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 |
| 3 | 3 | Vincenzo Maenza (ITA) | 9 - 10 | Reijo Haaparanta (FIN) | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | Pavel Hristov (BUL) | DQ / 8:16 | Kent Andersson (SWE) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | Alfredo Olvera (MEX) | TF / 4:44 | Saber Nakdali (SYR) | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | Ferenc Seres (HUN) | TF / 1:32 | Roman Kierpacz (POL) | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | Constantin Alexandru (ROU) | 2 - 6 | Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) | 1 | 1 |

### Round 2

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 6.5 | 3.5 | Vincenzo Maenza (ITA) | 4 - 14 | Pavel Hristov (BUL) | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 0 | Reijo Haaparanta (FIN) | TF / 8:36 | Kent Andersson (SWE) | 4 | 8 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Alfredo Olvera (MEX) | 5 - 13 | Ferenc Seres (HUN) | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 8 | 4 | Saber Nakdali (SYR) | TF / 1:16 | Constantin Alexandru (ROU) | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | Roman Kierpacz (POL) | 10 - 13 | Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) | 1 | 2 |

### Round 3

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 5 | 4 | Reijo Haaparanta (FIN) | 0 - 27 | Pavel Hristov (BUL) | 0 | 0.5 |
| 7.5 | 4 | Alfredo Olvera (MEX) | TF / 2:29 | Constantin Alexandru (ROU) | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 3.5 | Ferenc Seres (HUN) | 6 - 17 | Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) | 0.5 | 2.5 |

### Round 4

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 9 | 4 | Reijo Haaparanta (FIN) | 2 - 17 | Ferenc Seres (HUN) | 0 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 4 | Pavel Hristov (BUL) | DQ / 7:34 | Constantin Alexandru (ROU) | 2 | 5 |
| 2.5 | | Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) | | Bye | | |

### Round 5

| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| 3.5 | 1 | Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) | 12 - 7 | Pavel Hristov (BUL) | 3 | 7.5 |
| 7 | 3 | Ferenc Seres (HUN) | 5 - 10 | Constantin Alexandru (ROU) | 1 | 6 |

### Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
| TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
| | 3 | Constantin Alexandru (ROU) | 2 - 6 | Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) | 1 | |
| | 3.5 | Ferenc Seres (HUN) | 6 - 17 | Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS) | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 6.5 | 3 | Ferenc Seres (HUN) | 5 - 10 | Constantin Alexandru (ROU) | 1 | 4 |

## Final standings

* Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS)
* Constantin Alexandru (ROU)
* Ferenc Seres (HUN)
* Pavel Hristov (BUL)
* Reijo Haaparanta (FIN)
* Alfredo Olvera (MEX)
* Vincenzo Maenza (ITA)
* Roman Kierpacz (POL)