title: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 90 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 90 kg
  
  The Men's Freestyle 90 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Sangmu Gymnasium, Seongnam.
  
  ## 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 | Akira Ota (JPN) | 3-1 PP | 12-6 | Christian Iloanusi (NGR) | 1 |
  | 1 | Walter Koenig (AUS) | 0-4 TF | 2:03 | Abdul Majeed Maruwala (PAK) | 0 |
  | 1 | Subhash Verma (IND) | 1-3 PP | 4-11 | Gábor Tóth (HUN) | 0 |
  | 1 | Doug Cox (CAN) | 1-3 PP | 7-10 | Jim Scherr (USA) | 0 |
  | 0 | Graeme English (GBR) | 4-0 TF | 2:13 | Moustapha Guèye (SEN) | 1 |
  | 1 | Samba Adama (MTN) | 0-4 TF | 2:45 | Iraklis Deskoulidis (GRE) | 0 |
  | 1 | Taj Mohammad Khairi (AFG) | 1-3 PP | 4-14 | Mehmet Türkkaya (TUR) | 0 |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 0 | Akira Ota (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 1:12 | Walter Koenig (AUS) | 2 |
  | 2 | Christian Iloanusi (NGR) | 0-3 P1 | 3:26 | Abdul Majeed Maruwala (PAK) | 0 |
  | 1 | Subhash Verma (IND) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Doug Cox (CAN) | 2 |
  | 1 | Gábor Tóth (HUN) | 1-3 PP | 1-3 | Jim Scherr (USA) | 0 |
  | 0 | Graeme English (GBR) | 4-0 TF | 1:24 | Samba Adama (MTN) | 2 |
  | 2 | Moustapha Guèye (SEN) | 0-4 TF | 1:30 | Taj Mohammad Khairi (AFG) | 1 |
  | 1 | Iraklis Deskoulidis (GRE) | 0-0 DQ | 5:09 | Mehmet Türkkaya (TUR) | 1 |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 0 | Akira Ota (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 1:52 | Abdul Majeed Maruwala (PAK) | 1 |
  | 2 | Subhash Verma (IND) | 1-3 PP | 3-6 | Jim Scherr (USA) | 0 |
  | 1 | Gábor Tóth (HUN) | 3-0 PO | 10-0 | Graeme English (GBR) | 1 |
  | 1 | Iraklis Deskoulidis (GRE) | 4-0 TF | 1:52 | Taj Mohammad Khairi (AFG) | 2 |
  | 1 | Mehmet Türkkaya (TUR) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 4 ||||||
  | 2 | Mehmet Türkkaya (TUR) | 0-4 TF | 5:51 | Akira Ota (JPN) | 0 |
  | 2 | Abdul Majeed Maruwala (PAK) | 1-3 PP | 2-6 | Gábor Tóth (HUN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Jim Scherr (USA) | 4-0 ST | 15-0 | Graeme English (GBR) | 2 |
  | 1 | Iraklis Deskoulidis (GRE) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 5 ||||||
  | 2 | Iraklis Deskoulidis (GRE) | 0-3 PO | 0-4 | Gábor Tóth (HUN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Akira Ota (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 5:06 | Jim Scherr (USA) | 1 |
  | Round 6 ||||||
  | 1 | Akira Ota (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 4-5 | Gábor Tóth (HUN) | 1 |
  | 1 | Jim Scherr (USA) | | | Bye | |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Tiebreaker |
  | Akira Ota (JPN) | 1 | - | 20 | 5 |
  | Gábor Tóth (HUN) | 1 | - | 16 | 4 |
  | Jim Scherr (USA) | 1 | - | 13 | 3 |
  | Iraklis Deskoulidis (GRE) | 2 | 5 | 8 |
  | Abdul Majeed Maruwala (PAK) | 2 | 4 | 8 |
  | Graeme English (GBR) | 2 | 4 | 8 |
  | Mehmet Türkkaya (TUR) | 2 | 4 | 3 |
  | Subhash Verma (IND) | 2 | 3 | 6 |
  | Taj Mohammad Khairi (AFG) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | Doug Cox (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Christian Iloanusi (NGR) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Walter Koenig (AUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Samba Adama (MTN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Moustapha Guèye (SEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | L | | CP | TP | | L |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round 1 ||||||
  | 0 | Zevegiin Düvchin (MGL) | 4-0 TF | 1:20 | Reuben Tucker (GUM) | 1 |
  | 1 | Roberto Neves Filho (BRA) | 1-3 PP | 6-10 | Hubert Bindels (BEL) | 0 |
  | 0 | Rumen Alabakov (BUL) | 3-1 PP | 9-3 | Jerzy Nieć (POL) | 1 |
  | 0 | Mohamed Reza Tupchi (IRI) | 3-1 PP | 3-2 | Bodo Lukowski (FRG) | 1 |
  | 1 | Jean-Baptiste Youmbi (CMR) | 0-4 ST | 0-15 | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | 0 |
  | 0 | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 8-2 | Ahmad Al-Shamy (SYR) | 1 |
  | 0 | Edwin Lins (AUT) | 4-0 TF | 1:35 | Bakary Sanneh (GAM) | 1 |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 0 | Zevegiin Düvchin (MGL) | 3-1 PP | 9-2 | Roberto Neves Filho (BRA) | 2 |
  | 2 | Reuben Tucker (GUM) | 0-4 TF | 0:36 | Hubert Bindels (BEL) | 0 |
  | 0 | Rumen Alabakov (BUL) | 3-1 PP | 3-2 | Mohamed Reza Tupchi (IRI) | 1 |
  | 2 | Jerzy Nieć (POL) | 0-3 P1 | 5:08 | Bodo Lukowski (FRG) | 1 |
  | 2 | Jean-Baptiste Youmbi (CMR) | 0-3.5 PS | 4:41 | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) | 0 |
  | 0 | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | 3-1 PP | 10-1 | Edwin Lins (AUT) | 1 |
  | 1 | Ahmed Al-Shamy (SYR) | 4-0 TF | 1:55 | Bakary Sanneh (GAM) | 2 |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 0 | Zevegiin Düvchin (MGL) | 3-1 PP | 3-1 | Hubert Bindels (BEL) | 1 |
  | 0 | Rumen Alabakov (BUL) | 3-1 PP | 3-2 | Bodo Lukowski (FRG) | 2 |
  | 2 | Mohamed Reza Tupchi (IRI) | 0-3 P1 | 3:27 | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) | 0 |
  | 0 | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | 4-0 TF | 2:47 | Ahmed Al-Shamy (SYR) | 2 |
  | 1 | Edwin Lins (AUT) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 4 ||||||
  | 1 | Edwin Lins (AUT) | 3-1 PP | 6-5 | Zevegiin Düvchin (MGL) | 1 |
  | 2 | Hubert Bindels (BEL) | 0-3 PO | 0-9 | Rumen Alabakov (BUL) | 0 |
  | 0 | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | 4-0 TF | 3:54 | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) | 1 |
  | Round 5 ||||||
  | 2 | Edwin Lins (AUT) | 0-4 TF | 1:41 | Rumen Alabakov (BUL) | 0 |
  | 2 | Zevegiin Düvchin (MGL) | 0-4 TF | 1:46 | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | 0 |
  | 1 | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 6 ||||||
  | 1 | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 5-3 | Rumen Alabakov (BUL) | 1 |
  | 0 | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 7 ||||||
  | 0 | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | 4-0 TF | 5:27 | Rumen Alabakov (BUL) | 2 |
  | 1 | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) | | | Bye | |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP |
  | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | 0 | - | 23 |
  | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) | 1 | - | 12.5 |
  | Rumen Alabakov (BUL) | 2 | 7 | 17 |
  | Zevegiin Düvchin (MGL) | 2 | 5 | 11 |
  | Edwin Lins (AUT) | 2 | 5 | 8 |
  | Hubert Bindels (BEL) | 2 | 4 | 8 |
  | Bodo Lukowski (FRG) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | Ahmed Al-Shamy (SYR) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | Mohamed Reza Tupchi (IRI) | 2 | 3 | 4 |
  | Roberto Neves Filho (BRA) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | Jerzy Nieć (POL) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | Jean-Baptiste Youmbi (CMR) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Bakary Sanneh (GAM) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Reuben Tucker (GUM) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  
  ### Final round
  
  | | CP | TP | |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 7th place match ||||
  | Iraklis Deskoulidis (GRE) | 3-1 PP | 4-2 | Zevegiin Düvchin (MGL) |
  | 5th place match ||||
  | Jim Scherr (USA) | 3-1 PP | 3-1 | Rumen Alabakov (BUL) |
  | Bronze medal match ||||
  | Gábor Tóth (HUN) | 0-3 PO | 0-1 | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) |
  | Gold medal match ||||
  | Akira Ota (JPN) | 0-4 ST | 0-16 | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Makharbek Khadartsev (URS)
  * Akira Ota (JPN)
  * Kim Tae-woo (KOR)
  * Gábor Tóth (HUN)
  * Jim Scherr (USA)
  * Rumen Alabakov (BUL)
  * Iraklis Deskoulidis (GRE)
  * Zevegiin Düvchin (MGL)
  