title: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg
  
  The Men's Freestyle 62 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | John Smith United States |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Stepan Sarkisyan Soviet Union |
  | Bronze | Simeon Shterev Bulgaria |
  
  ## 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 | Mika Lehto (FIN) | 3-1 PP | 10-2 | Arturo Oporta (PAN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Marian Skubacz (POL) | 3-1 PP | 8-4 | Ali Dad (AFG) | 1 |
  | 0 | John Smith (USA) | 3-1 PP | 11-4 | József Orbán (HUN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 3-1 PP | 2-1 | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 1 |
  | 1 | Daniel Cumming (AUS) | 0-4 ST | 0-16 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 0 |
  | 1 | Vicente Cáceres (ESP) | 1-3 PP | 4-6 | Theodore Dikanda (SWE) | 0 |
  | 1 | Huang Chien-lun (TPE) | 0-4 ST | 2-18 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 0 |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 1 | Mika Lehto (FIN) | 1-3 PP | 1-4 | Marian Skubacz (POL) | 0 |
  | 2 | Arturo Oporta (PAN) | 0-3 PO | 0-7 | Ali Dad (AFG) | 1 |
  | 0 | John Smith (USA) | 3-1 PP | 6-3 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 1 |
  | 2 | József Orbán (HUN) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 1 |
  | 1 | Daniel Cumming (AUS) | 3-1 PP | 11-5 | Vicente Cáceres (ESP) | 2 |
  | 0 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Huang Chien-lun (TPE) | 2 |
  | 1 | Theodore Dikanda (SWE) | 1-3 PP | 1-7 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 0 |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 1 | Mika Lehto (FIN) | 3-0 PO | 7-0 | Ali Dad (AFG) | 2 |
  | 1 | Marian Skubacz (POL) | 1-3 PP | 2-4 | John Smith (USA) | 0 |
  | 1 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 4-0 TF | 2:45 | Daniel Cumming (AUS) | 2 |
  | 1 | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 5:32 | Theodore Dikanda (SWE) | 2 |
  | 0 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 3-1 PP | 6-2 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 1 |
  | Round 4 ||||||
  | 2 | Mika Lehto (FIN) | 1-3 PP | 6-16 | John Smith (USA) | 0 |
  | 2 | Marian Skubacz (POL) | 0-3 PO | 0-2 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 1 |
  | 2 | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 1-7 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 0 |
  | 1 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 5 ||||||
  | 2 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 0-4 TF | 5:54 | John Smith (USA) | 0 |
  | 1 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 3-0 P1 | 5:25 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 1 |
  | Round 6 ||||||
  | 0 | John Smith (USA) | 3-1 PP | 12-7 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 2 |
  | 1 | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | | | Bye | |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
  | John Smith (USA) | 0 | - | 19 |
  | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 1 | - | 14 |
  | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 2 | 6 | 15 |
  | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 2 | 5 | 8 |
  | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
  | Mika Lehto (FIN) | 2 | 4 | 8 |
  | Marian Skubacz (POL) | 2 | 4 | 7 |
  | Theodore Dikanda (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
  | Ali Dad (AFG)* | 2 | 3 | 4 |
  | Daniel Cumming (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
  | Vicente Cáceres (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | József Orbán (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | Arturo Oporta (PAN) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Huang Chien-lun (TPE) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  
  * was disqualified after he tested positive for Furosemide
  
  **Group B**
  
  | L | | CP | TP | | L |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round 1 ||||||
  | 0 | Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | 4-0 TF | 1:20 | François Yinga (CMR) | 1 |
  | 1 | Li Xianji (CHN) | 1-3 PP | 10-15 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 0 |
  | 1 | Steve Reinsfield (NZL) | 0-3 P1 | 5:33 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | 0 |
  | 0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 4-0 ST | 16-0 | Ravinder Singh Tut (GBR) | 1 |
  | 1 | Javier Rincon (COL) | 0-4 TF | 3:30 | Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 0 |
  | 0 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 3-1 PP | 8-4 | Kim Yeon-man (KOR) | 1 |
  | 1 | Paul Farrugia (MLT) | 0-4 ST | 0-15 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 0 |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 0 | Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | 3-1 PP | 13-5 | Li Xianji (CHN) | 2 |
  | 2 | François Yinga (CMR) | 0-4 TF | 2:45 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 0 |
  | 2 | Steve Reinsfield (NZL) | 0-3.5 SO | 0-13 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 0 |
  | 0 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | 4-0 TF | 1:20 | Ravinder Singh Tutt (GBR) | 2 |
  | 2 | Javier Rincon (COL) | 0-3 PO | 0-4 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 0 |
  | 0 | Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 4-0 TF | 0:33 | Paul Farrugia (MLT) | 2 |
  | 2 | Kim Yeon-Man (KOR) | 1-3 PP | 3-4 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 0 |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 1 | Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | 1-3 PP | 5-6 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 0 |
  | 1 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | .5-3.5 SP | 1-13 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 0 |
  | 1 | Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 0-3 PO | 0-6 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 0 |
  | 0 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 4 ||||||
  | 0 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 3-1 PP | 6-1 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 1 |
  | 1 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | 3-1 PP | 7-3 | Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 2 |
  | 0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 3-1 PP | 7-2 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 1 |
  | 1 | Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | | | DNA | |
  | Round 5 ||||||
  | 0 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 3-1 PP | 10-3 | Karsten Polky (GDR) | 2 |
  | 2 | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 1-3 PP | 1-8 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 0 |
  | 1 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 6 ||||||
  | 2 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 0-3 PO | 0-5 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 0 |
  | 0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 7 ||||||
  | 0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 3-1 PP | 12-1 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 1 |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
  | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) | 0 | - | 20 |
  | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | 1 | - | 17 |
  | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) | 2 | 6 | 10 |
  | Gary Bohay (CAN) | 2 | 5 | 12 |
  | Karsten Polky (GDR) | 2 | 5 | 11.5 |
  | Ludwig Küng (SUI) | 2 | 4 | 9 |
  | Selman Kaygusuz (TUR) | 1 | 3 | 8 |
  | Li Xianji (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | Kim Yeon-Man (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | François Yinga (CMR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Javier Rincon (COL) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Ravinder Singh Tutt (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Paul Farrugia (MLT) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Steve Reinsfield (NZL) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  
  ### Final round
  
  | | CP | TP | |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 7th place match ||||
  | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 3-0 PO | 5-0 | Gary Bohay (CAN) |
  | 5th place match ||||
  | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Jörg Helmdach (FRG) |
  | Bronze medal match ||||
  | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | 3-1 PP | 5-2 | Akbar Fallah (IRI) |
  | Gold medal match ||||
  | John Smith (USA) | 3-0 PO | 4-0 | Stepan Sarkisyan (URS) |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * John Smith (USA)
  * Stepan Sarkisyan (URS)
  * Simeon Shterev (BUL)
  * Akbar Fallah (IRI)
  * Jörg Helmdach (FRG)
  * Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL)
  * Giovanni Schillaci (ITA)
  * Gary Bohay (CAN)
  