title: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg
  
  The Men's Freestyle 100 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Vasile Puşcaşu Romania |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Leri Khabelov Soviet Union |
  | Bronze | William Scherr United States |
  
  ## Tournament results
  
  The wrestlers are divided into 2 groups. The winner of each group decided by a double-elimination system.
  
  ### Legend
  
  * TF — Won by Fall
  * SP — Won by Superiority, 12-14 points difference, the loser with points
  * SO — Won by Superiority, 12-14 points difference, the loser without points
  * ST — Won by Technical Superiority, 15 points difference
  * PP — Won by Points, the loser with technical points
  * PO — Won by Points, the loser without technical points
  * P0 — Won by Passivity, scoring zero points
  * P1 — Won by Passivity, while leading by 1-11 points
  * PS — Won by Passivity, while leading by 12-14 points
  * PA — Won by Opponent Injury
  * DQ — Won by Forfeit
  * DNA — Did not appear
  * L — Losses
  * ER — Round of Elimination
  * CP — Classification Points
  * TP — Technical Points
  
  ### Eliminatory round
  
  **Group A**
  
  | L | | CP | TP | | L |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round 1 ||||||
  | 1 | Joe Byung-eun (KOR) | 1-3 PP | 3-5 | Boldyn Javkhlantögs (MGL) | 0 |
  | 0 | Kartar Singh (IND) | 3-1 PP | 3-2 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | 4-0 TF | 0:56 | Floriano Spiess (BRA) | 1 |
  | 0 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 4-0 TF | 1:42 | Jackson Bidei (NGR) | 1 |
  | 1 | Fred Solovi (SAM) | 0-4 TF | 2:42 | Leri Khabelov (URS) | 0 |
  | 0 | Clark Davis (CAN) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 1 | Clark Davis (CAN) | 1-3 PP | 2-6 | Joe Byung-eun (KOR) | 1 |
  | 0 | Boldyn Javkhlantögs (MGL) | 3-0 P1 | 4:27 | Kartar Singh (IND) | 1 |
  | 2 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 0-4 TF | 1:53 | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | 0 |
  | 1 | Floriano Spiess (BRA) | 3-1 PP | 11-7 | Fred Solovi (SAM) | 2 |
  | 1 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 1-3 PP | 2-9 | Leri Khabelov (URS) | 0 |
  | 1 | Jackson Bidei (NGR) | | | DNA | |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 2 | Clark Davis (CAN) | 1-3 PP | 3-8 | Boldyn Javkhlantögs (MGL) | 0 |
  | 1 | Joe Byung-eun (KOR) | 4-0 ST | 16-1 | Kartar Singh (IND) | 2 |
  | 0 | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | 3-1 PP | 5-3 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 2 |
  | 2 | Floriano Spiess (BRA) | 0-4 TF | 3:45 | Leri Khabelov (URS) | 0 |
  | Round 4 ||||||
  | 2 | Joe Byung-eun (KOR) | 0-4 TF | 1:16 | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | 0 |
  | 1 | Boldyn Javkhlantögs (MGL) | 0-4 TF | 1:50 | Leri Khabelov (URS) | 0 |
  | Round 5 ||||||
  | 2 | Boldyn Javkhlantögs (MGL) | 0-4 TF | 1:48 | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | 0 |
  | 0 | Leri Khabelov (URS) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 6 ||||||
  | 0 | Leri Khabelov (URS) | 3-1 PP | 3-1 | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | 1 |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
  | Leri Khabelov (URS) | 0 | - | 18 |
  | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | 1 | - | 20 |
  | Boldyn Javkhlantögs (MGL) | 2 | 6 | 9 |
  | Joe Byung-eun (KOR) | 2 | 4 | 8 |
  | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 2 | 3 | 6 |
  | Floriano Spiess (BRA) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
  | Kartar Singh (IND) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
  | Clark Davis (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 2 |
  | Fred Solovi (SAM) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Jackson Bidei (NGR) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | L | | CP | TP | | L |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round 1 ||||||
  | 0 | Georgi Karadushev (BUL) | 3-0 PO | 2-0 | Wilfried Colling (FRG) | 1 |
  | 0 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 4-0 TF | 1:08 | Maisiba Obwoge (KEN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Babacar Sar (MTN) | 4-0 TF | 2:16 | Alesana Sione (ASA) | 1 |
  | 1 | István Robotka (HUN) | 0-3 PO | 0-8 | Noel Loban (GBR) | 0 |
  | 1 | Wojciech Wala (POL) | 0-4 TF | 5:26 | William Scherr (USA) | 0 |
  | 0 | Július Strnisko (TCH) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 1 | Július Strnisko (TCH) | 1-3 PP | 1-7 | Georgi Karaduchev (BUL) | 0 |
  | 2 | Wilfried Colling (FRG) | 0-3 PO | 0-4 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 0 |
  | 2 | Maisiba Obwoge (KEN) | 0-4 TF | 2:59 | Babacar Sar (MTN) | 0 |
  | 2 | Alesana Sione (ASA) | 0-4 DQ | | István Robotka (HUN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Noel Loban (GBR) | 3-1 PP | 11-2 | Wojciech Wala (POL) | 2 |
  | 0 | William Scherr (USA) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 0 | William Scherr (USA) | 3-1 PP | 11-3 | Július Strnisko (TCH) | 2 |
  | 1 | Georgi Karaduchev (BUL) | 1-3 PP | 3-7 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 0 |
  | 1 | Babacar Sar (MTN) | 0-4 TF | 0:22 | István Robotka (HUN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Noel Loban (GBR) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 4 ||||||
  | 1 | Noel Loban (GBR) | 1-3 PP | 2-5 | William Scherr (USA) | 0 |
  | 1 | Georgi Karaduchev (BUL) | 4-0 TF | 0:47 | Babacar Sar (MTN) | 2 |
  | 0 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 3-1 PP | 5-4 | István Robotka (HUN) | 2 |
  | Round 5 ||||||
  | 2 | Noel Loban (GBR) | 1-3 PP | 3-5 | Georgi Karaduchev (BUL) | 1 |
  | 1 | William Scherr (USA) | 1-3 PP | 1-4 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 0 |
  | Round 6 ||||||
  | 1 | William Scherr (USA) | 3-1 PP | 6-1 | Georgi Karaduchev (BUL) | 2 |
  | 0 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | | | Bye | |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
  | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 0 | - | 16 |
  | William Scherr (USA) | 1 | - | 14 |
  | Georgi Karaduchev (BUL) | 2 | 6 | 15 |
  | Noel Loban (GBR) | 2 | 5 | 8 |
  | István Robotka (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
  | Babacar Sar (MTN) | 2 | 4 | 8 |
  | Július Strnisko (TCH) | 2 | 3 | 2 |
  | Wojciech Wala (POL) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Alesana Sione (ASA) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Maisiba Obwoge (KEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Wilfried Colling (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  
  ### Final round
  
  | | CP | TP | |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 7th place match ||||
  | Joe Byung-eun (KOR) | 0-4 PA | | Noel Loban (GBR) |
  | 5th place match ||||
  | Boldyn Javkhlantögs (MGL) | 0-4 TF | 1:32 | Georgi Karaduchev (BUL) |
  | Bronze medal match ||||
  | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | 0-4 TF | 3:31 | William Scherr (USA) |
  | Gold medal match ||||
  | Leri Khabelov (URS) | 0-3 PO | 0-1 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU)
  * Leri Khabelov (URS)
  * William Scherr (USA)
  * Uwe Neupert (GDR)
  * Georgi Karaduchev (BUL)
  * Boldyn Javkhlantögs (MGL)
  * Noel Loban (GBR)
  * Joe Byung-eun (KOR)
  