Wrestlers were divided into two groups. The winner of each group was determined by a double dropout system.
Group A
| L | | CP | TP | | L |
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| Lap 1 |
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| one | Edwin Lins ( AUT ) | 0-4 ST | 2-15 | Ed Banach ( USA ) | 0 |
| 0 | Abdul Majid Maruwala ( PAK ) | 4-0 ST | 12-0 | Ilie Matei ( ROU ) | one |
| 0 | Ismail Temiz ( TUR ) | 3-1 PP | 6-5 | Frank Andersson ( SWE ) | one |
| one | Amadou Diop ( SEN ) | 0-4 TF | 2:05 | Clark Davis ( CAN ) | 0 |
| Circle 2 |
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| 2 | Edwin Lins ( AUT ) | 1-3 pp | 6-11 | Abdul Majid Maruwala ( PAK ) | 0 |
| 0 | Ed Banach ( USA ) | 3.5-0 SO | 11-0 | Ismail Temiz ( TUR ) | one |
| one | Frank Andersson ( SWE ) | 4-0 TF | 1:17 | Amadou Diop ( SEN ) | 2 |
| 0 | Clark Davis ( CAN ) | | | Missed | |
| one | Ilie Matei ( ROU ) | | | DNA | |
| Circle 3 |
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| one | Clark Davis ( CAN ) | 0.5-3.5 SP | 2-11 | Ed Banach ( USA ) | 0 |
| one | Abdul Majid Maruwala ( PAK ) | 1-3 pp | 3-3 | Ismail Temiz ( TUR ) | one |
| one | Frank Andersson ( SWE ) | | | Missed | |
| Circle 4 |
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| 2 | Frank Andersson ( SWE ) | 1-3 pp | 5-8 | Clark Davis ( CAN ) | one |
| 0 | Ed Banach ( USA ) | 4-0 TF | 0:48 | Abdul Majid Maruwala ( PAK ) | 2 |
| one | Ismail Temiz ( TUR ) | | | Missed | |
| The final |
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| Ed Banach ( USA ) | 3.5-0 SO | 11-0 | Ismail Temiz ( TUR ) | |
| Clark Davis ( CAN ) | 0.5-3.5 SP | 2-11 | Ed Banach ( USA ) | |
| Ismail Temiz ( TUR ) | 0-4 TF | 5:05 | Clark Davis ( CAN ) | |
| Wrestlers | L | ER | CP | The final |
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| Ed Banach ( USA ) | 0 | - | 15 | 7 |
| Clark Davis ( CAN ) | one | - | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Ismail Temiz ( TUR ) | one | - | 6 | 0 |
| Abdul Majid Maruwala ( PAK ) | 2 | four | eight |
| Frank Andersson ( SWE ) | 2 | four | 6 |
| Edwin Lins ( AUT ) | 2 | 2 | one |
| Amadou Diop ( SEN ) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ilie Matei ( ROU ) | one | one | 0 |
Group B
| L | | CP | TP | | L |
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| Lap 1 |
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| 0 | Akira Ota ( JPN ) | 3-1 PP | 7-1 | Michel Azzola ( ITA ) | one |
| one | Abdul Brisam Rahman ( IRQ ) | 1-3 pp | 2-9 | Jay Prakash ( IND ) | 0 |
| one | Bodo Lukowski ( FRG ) | 0-3 P1 | 5:45 | Noel Loban ( GBR ) | 0 |
| 0 | Macauli Appach ( NGR ) | 3-1 PP | 6-5 | Mamadou Diallo ( MTN ) | one |
| Circle 2 |
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| 0 | Akira Ota ( JPN ) | 4-0 TF | 1:15 | Abdul Brisam Rahman ( IRQ ) | 2 |
| one | Michel Azzola ( ITA ) | 4-0 TF | 0:47 | Jay Prakash ( IND ) | one |
| one | Bodo Lukowski ( FRG ) | 4-0 TF | 4:01 | Macauli Appach ( NGR ) | one |
| 0 | Noel Loban ( GBR ) | 4-0 TF | 1:37 | Mamadou Diallo ( MTN ) | 2 |
| Circle 3 |
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| 0 | Akira Ota ( JPN ) | 4-0 TF | 2:09 | Bodo Lukowski ( FRG ) | 2 |
| 2 | Michel Azzola ( ITA ) | 0-4 TF | 4:22 | Noel Loban ( GBR ) | 0 |
| one | Macauli Appach ( NGR ) | | | Missed | |
| one | Jay Prakash ( IND ) | | | DNA | |
| The final |
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| Macauli Appach ( NGR ) | 0-4 ST | 0-13 | Akira Ota ( JPN ) | |
| Noel Loban ( GBR ) | 4-0 TF | One to two | Macauli Appach ( NGR ) | |
| Akira Ota ( JPN ) | 3-1 PP | 4-2 | Noel Loban ( GBR ) | |
| Wrestlers | L | ER | CP | The final |
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| Akira Ota ( JPN ) | 0 | - | eleven | 7 |
| Noel Loban ( GBR ) | 0 | - | eleven | five |
| Macauli Appach ( NGR ) | one | - | 3 | 0 |
| Michel Azzola ( ITA ) | 2 | 3 | five |
| Bodo Lukowski ( FRG ) | 2 | 3 | four |
| Jay Prakash ( IND ) | one | 2 | 3 |
| Abdul Brisam Rahman ( IRQ ) | 2 | 2 | one |
| Mamadou Diallo ( MTN ) | 2 | 2 | one |
Final
| CP | TP | |
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| Fight for 5th place |
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| Ismail Temiz ( TUR ) | 0-4 PA | | Macauli Appach ( NGR ) |
| Fight for the bronze medal |
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| Clark Davis ( CAN ) | 1-3 pp | 1-5 | Noel Loban ( GBR ) |
| Fight for the gold medal |
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| Ed Banach ( USA ) | 4-0 ST | 15-3 | Akira Ota ( JPN ) |