Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 82 kg


The Men's Freestyle 82 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
44TF / 1:03'00
44TF / 1:18'00
00'DQ / 8:4244
00'DQ / 5:5444
00'TF / 1:1844
445 - 18'00
00'DQ / 7:3944
44DQ / 7:43'00
119 - 433

Round 2

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
40'TF / 0:4148
00'TF / 5:0144
00'TF / 0:4244
40'DQ / 7:3748
00'DQ / 8:4348
84TF / 2:32'00
00'TF / 2:0648
7310 - 13'12
44DQ / 5:2603

Round 3

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
40'DQ / 7:0048
3.53.52 - 11'0.50.5
51'8 - 637
0.50.5'14 - 43.53.5
337 - 8'14
84TF / 5:21'02

Round 4

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
84TF / 1:34'00.5
3.50'TF / 3:4849
1.51'10 - 336
3.50'26 - 646
4Bye

Round 5

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
40'DQ / 7:3047.5
4.544 - 20'01.5
3.5Bye

Round 6

TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
6.539 - 13'15.5
7.53.55 - 13'0.52

Final

Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final.
TPPMPPScoreMPPTPP
0.5'14 - 43.5
44 - 20'00.5
6.539 - 1315

Final standings

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