Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle +97 kg

The Men's Freestyle Heavyweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink. The weight class allowed wrestlers of more than 97 kilograms to compete.[1]

Men's freestyle +97 kg
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueInsurgentes Ice Rink
Dates17–20 October
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union
Osman Duraliev  Bulgaria
Wilfried Dietrich  West Germany
Wrestling at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen
Greco-Roman
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen

Results

The following wrestlers took part in the event:[1]

RankNameCountry
1Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
2Osman Duraliev Bulgaria
3Wilfried Dietrich West Germany
4Ştefan Stîngu Romania
5Larry Kristoff United States
6TAbolfazl Anvari Iran
6TÖlziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir Mongolia
ACRaymond Uytterhaeghe France
ACLászló Nyers Hungary
ACHarry Geris Canada
ACWiesław Bocheński Poland
ACArne Robertsson Sweden
ACYorihide Isogai Japan
ACGıyasettin Yılmaz Turkey

References
  1. "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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