title: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg
  
  The Men's Freestyle 57 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Sergei Beloglazov Soviet Union |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Askari Mohammadian Iran |
  | Bronze | Noh Kyung-Sun South Korea |
  
  ## 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 ||||||
  | 0 | Barry Davis (USA) | 3-1 PP | 11-2 | Jozef Schwendtner (TCH) | 1 |
  | 0 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 4-0 TF | 0:39 | Vinod Kumar (IND) | 1 |
  | 0 | Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 3-1 PP | 4-3 | Dariusz Grzywiński (POL) | 1 |
  | 0 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 3-1 PP | 4-1 | Jürgen Scheibe (FRG) | 1 |
  | 1 | David Ogden (GBR) | 0-4 ST | 0-17 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 0 |
  | 0 | Muhammad Azeem (PAK) | 3-0 P1 | 4:35 | Georg-Josef Auer (AUT) | 1 |
  | 0 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 0 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 3-1 PP | 11-5 | Barry Davis (USA) | 1 |
  | 2 | Jozef Schwendtner (TCH) | 1-3 PP | 3-6 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 0 |
  | 1 | Vinod Kumar (IND) | 3-1 PP | 6-3 | Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 1 |
  | 2 | Dariusz Grzywiński (POL) | 0-4 TF | 1:31 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 0 |
  | 1 | Jürgen Scheibe (FRG) | 3-1 PP | 14-3 | David Ogden (GBR) | 2 |
  | 0 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 3-1 PP | 9-6 | Muhammad Azeem (PAK) | 1 |
  | 1 | Georg-Josef Auer (AUT) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 2 | Georg-Josef Auer (AUT) | 0-4 ST | 0-15 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 0 |
  | 2 | Barry Davis (USA) | 0-4 TF | 2:00 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 0 |
  | 2 | Vinod Kumar (IND) | 0-4 TF | 1:44 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 0 |
  | 1 | Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 3-1 PP | 8-6 | Jürgen Scheibe (FRG) | 2 |
  | 0 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | | | Bye | |
  | 1 | Muhammad Azeem (PAK) | | | DNA | |
  | Round 4 ||||||
  | 1 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 0 |
  | 0 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 4-0 TF | 2:40 | Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 2 |
  | 0 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 5 ||||||
  | 0 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 4-0 TF | 2:04 | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 2 |
  | 0 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 3-1 PP | 11-4 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 1 |
  | Round 6 ||||||
  | 0 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 3-1 PP | 12-3 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 1 |
  | 1 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 7 ||||||
  | 2 | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 0-4 TF | 1:06 | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 0 |
  | 1 | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | | | Bye | |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
  | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 0 | - | 22 |
  | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 1 | - | 14 |
  | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 2 | 7 | 16 |
  | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 2 | 5 | 8 |
  | Lawrence Holmes (CAN) | 2 | 4 | 7 |
  | Jürgen Scheibe (FRG) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | Barry Davis (USA) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
  | Vinod Kumar (IND) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
  | Georg-Josef Auer (AUT) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
  | Muhammad Azeem (PAK) | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | Jozef Schwendtner (TCH) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | David Ogden (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Dariusz Grzywiński (POL) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | L | | CP | TP | | L |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round 1 ||||||
  | 1 | Jorge Olvera (MEX) | 1-3 PP | 1-11 | Zoran Šorov (YUG) | 0 |
  | 1 | Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT) | 0-4 ST | 1-16 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 0 |
  | 1 | Khaltmaagiin Battuul (MGL) | 0-4 TF | 2:47 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 0 |
  | 0 | Mourad Zelfani (TUN) | 4-0 ST | 18-0 | Waruingi Kimani (KEN) | 1 |
  | 1 | Chen Yongliang (CHN) | 0-4 ST | 1-17 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 0 |
  | 0 | Brent Hollamby (NZL) | 3-1 PP | 12-4 | Ramón Meña (PAN) | 1 |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 1 | Jorge Olvera (MEX) | 3-1 PP | 10-5 | Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT) | 2 |
  | 1 | Zoran Šorov (YUG) | 1-3 PP | 5-9 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 0 |
  | 1 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Mourad Zelfani (TUN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Waruingi Kimani (KEN) | 2 |
  | 1 | Chen Yongliang (CHN) | 3-1 PP | 14-4 | Brent Hollamby (NZL) | 1 |
  | 0 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 4-0 TF | 2:09 | Ramón Meña (PAN) | 2 |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 2 | Jorge Olvera (MEX) | 0-4 ST | 3-19 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 0 |
  | 2 | Zoran Šorov (YUG) | 1-3 PP | 1-9 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 1 |
  | 0 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 4-0 TF | 1:57 | Chen Yongliang (CHN) | 2 |
  | 2 | Mourad Zelfani (TUN) | 0-4 TF | 1:04 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 0 |
  | 1 | Brent Hollamby (NZL) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 4 ||||||
  | 2 | Brent Hollamby (NZL) | 0-4 ST | 4-19 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 1 |
  | 1 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 0-4 ST | 1-16 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 0 |
  | 0 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 5 ||||||
  | 1 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 0 |
  | 1 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 6-4 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 2 |
  | Round 6 ||||||
  | 2 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 1-3 PP | 5-7 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 1 |
  | 0 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | | | Bye | |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
  | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) | 0 | - | 19 |
  | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) | 1 | - | 17 |
  | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) | 2 | 6 | 14 |
  | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) | 2 | 5 | 12 |
  | Brent Hollamby (NZL) | 2 | 4 | 4 |
  | Zoran Šorov (YUG) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | Mourad Zelfani (TUN) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
  | Jorge Olvera (MEX) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
  | Chen Yongliang (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
  | Jesmond Giordemaina (MLT) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Ramón Meña (PAN) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Waruingi Kimani (KEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  
  ### Final round
  
  | | CP | TP | |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 7th place match ||||
  | Ryo Kanehama (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 3-4 | Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL) |
  | 5th place match ||||
  | Béla Nagy (HUN) | 1-3 PP | 3-5 | Valentin Ivanov (BUL) |
  | Bronze medal match ||||
  | Ahmet Ak (TUR) | 1-3 PP | 8-9 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) |
  | Gold medal match ||||
  | Sergei Beloglazov (URS) | 3-1 PP | 5-1 | Askari Mohammadian (IRI) |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Sergei Beloglazov (URS)
  * Askari Mohammadian (IRI)
  * Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR)
  * Ahmet Ak (TUR)
  * Valentin Ivanov (BUL)
  * Béla Nagy (HUN)
  * Khaltmaa Battuul (MGL)
  * Ryo Kanehama (JPN)
  