Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg


The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Medalists

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
;Penalties
TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
00'21 - 644
44TF / 2:43'00
3313 - 16'11
44TF / 2:09'00
11'9 - 433
00'TF / 7:7944
00'TF / 1:3244
00'TF / 2:3044
447 - 19'00
444 - 20'00
11'8 - 733
333 - 8'11

Round 2

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
00'19 - 448
51'11 - 833
30'TF / 2:0848
543 - 16'00
434 - 9'11
41'7 - 537
00'TF / 4:5144
84TF / 4:49'04
4.50.5'24 - 143.58.5
44TF / 6:40'00
10'TF / 2:3147
633 - 10'12

Round 3

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
11'9 - 636
50'TF / 1:4847
943 - 17'04
44DQ / 7:42'04
21'10 - 833
84TF / 5:56'04.5
84TF / 4:44'04
00'DQ / 4:2145
2Bye

Round 4

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
31'4 - 334
834 - 7'15
4.50.5'13 - 53.56.5
733 - 8'13
8.54TF / 1:55'00
841 - 16'05

Round 5

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
30'DQ / 7:0649
737 - 7'15.5
74DQ / 7:47'00
5'Bye

Round 6

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
61'5 - 536
8.535 - 9'11

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final.
TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
0'DQ / 4:214
51'5 - 53
3.50.512 - 13.53.5

Final standings

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