Wrestlers were divided into two groups. The winner of each group was determined by the double elimination system.
Group A
| L | | CP | TP | | L |
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| Circle 1 |
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| one | Seiji Nemoto ( Jpn ) | 1-3 PP | 5-6 | Dietmar Streitler ( AUT ) | 0 |
| 0 | Sumer Kochak ( TUR ) | 3-1 PP | 12-9 | Lee Yoon Ik ( KOR ) | one |
| 0 | Stefan Negrishan ( ROU ) | 3-1 PP | 7-3 | Said Suaken ( MAR ) | one |
| 0 | Vlado Lisiak ( YUG ) | | | Missed | |
| Circle 2 |
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| 0 | Vlado Lisiak ( YUG ) | 3-0 PO | 7-0 | Seiji Nemoto ( Jpn ) | 2 |
| 0 | Dietmar Streitler ( AUT ) | 3-0 P1 | 5:28 | Sumer Kochak ( TUR ) | one |
| 2 | Lee Yoon Ik ( KOR ) | 0-3 PO | 0-5 | Stefan Negrishan ( ROU ) | 0 |
| one | Said Suaken ( MAR ) | | | Missed | |
| Circle 3 |
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| 2 | Said Suaken ( MAR ) | 1-3 PP | 5-7 | Dietmar Streitler ( AUT ) | 0 |
| 0 | Vlado Lisiak ( YUG ) | 3-1 PP | 11-4 | Sumer Kochak ( TUR ) | 2 |
| 0 | Stefan Negrishan ( ROU ) | | | Missed | |
| The final |
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| Stefan Negrishan ( ROU ) | 1-3 DC | 0-0 | Vlado Lisiak ( YUG ) | |
| Dietmar Streitler ( AUT ) | 0-3.5 PS | 5:33 | Stefan Negrishan ( ROU ) | |
| Vlado Lisiak ( YUG ) | 3-1 PP | 8-6 | Dietmar Streitler ( AUT ) | |
| Wrestlers | L | Er | CP | The final |
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| Vlado Lisiak ( YUG ) | 0 | - | 6 | 6 |
| Stefan Negrishan ( ROU ) | 0 | - | 6 | 4,5 |
| Dietmar Streitler ( AUT ) | 0 | - | 9 | one |
| Sumer Kochak ( TUR ) | 2 | 3 | four |
| Said Suaken ( MAR ) | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Lee Yoon Ik ( KOR ) | 2 | 2 | one |
| Seiji Nemoto ( Jpn ) | 2 | 2 | one |
Group B
| L | | CP | TP | | L |
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| Circle 1 |
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| 0 | Mohamed Al Nakdali ( SYR ) | 4-0 ST | 12-0 | Boris Goldstein ( ARG ) | one |
| 0 | Tapio Sipilia ( FIN ) | 3-0 PO | 5-0 | Gerry Svensson ( SWE ) | one |
| 0 | Jim Martinez ( USA ) | 4-0 TF | 2:44 | Antonios Papadopoulos ( GRE ) | one |
| 0 | Shaban Ibrahim ( EGY ) | | | Missed | |
| Circle 2 |
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| one | Shaban Ibrahim ( EGY ) | 0-4 TF | 0:48 | Mohamed Al Nakdali ( SYR ) | 0 |
| 2 | Boris Goldstein ( ARG ) | 0-4 ST | 3-15 | Tapio Sipilia ( FIN ) | 0 |
| 2 | Gerry Svensson ( SWE ) | 0-4 TF | 5:59 | Jim Martinez ( USA ) | 0 |
| one | Antonios Papadopoulos ( GRE ) | | | Missed | |
| Circle 3 |
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| 2 | Antonios Papadopoulos ( GRE ) | 1-3 PP | 3-5 | Shaban Ibrahim ( EGY ) | one |
| one | Mohamed Al Nakdali ( SYR ) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Tapio Sipilia ( FIN ) | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Martinez ( USA ) | | | Missed | |
| Circle 4 |
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| 0 | Jim Martinez ( USA ) | 3-1 PP | 9-7 | Mohamed Al Nakdali ( SYR ) | 2 |
| 2 | Shaban Ibrahim ( EGY ) | 0-3 P1 | 1:19 | Tapio Sipilia ( FIN ) | 0 |
| The final |
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| Jim Martinez ( USA ) | 1-3 PP | 2-5 | Tapio Sipilia ( FIN ) | |
| Wrestlers | L | Er | CP | The final |
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| Tapio Sipilia ( FIN ) | 0 | - | fourteen | 3 |
| Jim Martinez ( USA ) | one | - | eleven | one |
| Mohamed Al Nakdali ( SYR ) | 2 | four | 9 |
| Shaban Ibrahim ( EGY ) | 2 | four | 3 |
| Antonios Papadopoulos ( GRE ) | 2 | 3 | one |
| Gerry Svensson ( SWE ) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Boris Goldstein ( ARG ) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Final
| CP | TP | |
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| Fight for 5th place |
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| Dietmar Streitler ( AUT ) | 3-1 PP | 8-4 | Mohamed Al Nakdali ( SYR ) |
| Battle for the bronze medal |
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| Stefan Negrishan ( ROU ) | 0-4 TF | 0:25 | Jim Martinez ( USA ) |
| Gold medal fight |
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| Vlado Lisiak ( YUG ) | 4-0 TF | 0:57 | Tapio Sipilia ( FIN ) |