title: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg
  
  The Men's Freestyle 100 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Lou Banach United States |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Joseph Atiyeh Syria |
  | Bronze | Vasile Puşcaşu Romania |
  
  ## 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
  * ST — Won by Technical Superiority, 12 points difference
  * PP — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference, the loser with points
  * PO — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference, the loser without points
  * SP — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference, the loser with points
  * SO — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference, the loser without points
  * P0 — Won by Passivity, scoring zero points
  * P1 — Won by Passivity, while leading by 1-7 points
  * PS — Won by Passivity, while leading by 8-11 points
  * DC — Won by Decision, 0-0 score
  * 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 | Karl-Johan Gustavsson (SWE) | 0-4 ST | 2-15 | Kartar Singh (IND) | 0 |
  | 0 | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 3-0 P1 | 4:57 | Oumar Samba Sy (MTN) | 1 |
  | 0 | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 4-0 TF | 4:42 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 1 |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 2 | Karl-Johan Gustavsson (SWE) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 0 |
  | 1 | Kartar Singh (IND) | 0-4 TF | 0:33 | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 0 |
  | 1 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | | | Bye | |
  | 1 | Oumar Samba Sy (MTN) | | | DNA | |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 1 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 3-1 PP | 6-5 | Kartar Singh (IND) | 2 |
  | 1 | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 0-4 PA | 0:27 | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 0 |
  | Final ||||||
  | | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 4-0 TF | 4:42 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | |
  | | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 0-4 PA | 0:27 | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | |
  | | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 4-0 PA | | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
  | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 0 | - | 12 | 8 |
  | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
  | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 1 | - | 7 | 0 |
  | Kartar Singh (IND) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | Karl-Johan Gustavsson (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | Oumar Samba Sy (MTN) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | L | | CP | TP | | L |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round 1 ||||||
  | 1 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 0-4 TF | 1:14 | Lou Banach (USA) | 0 |
  | 1 | Ambroise Sarr (SEN) | 0-4 TF | 3:52 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 0 |
  | 0 | Wayne Brightwell (CAN) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 1 | Wayne Brightwell (CAN) | 1-3 PP | 5-6 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 1 |
  | 0 | Lou Banach (USA) | 4-0 TF | 1:45 | Ambroise Sarr (SEN) | 2 |
  | 0 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | | | Bye | |
  | Round 3 ||||||
  | 1 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 4-9 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 1 |
  | 2 | Wayne Brightwell (CAN) | .5-3.5 SP | 1-11 | Lou Banach (USA) | 0 |
  | Final ||||||
  | | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 0-4 TF | 1:14 | Lou Banach (USA) | |
  | | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 1-3 PP | 4-9 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | |
  | | Lou Banach (USA) | 4-0 TF | 1:56 | Tamon Honda (JPN) | |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
  | Lou Banach (USA) | 0 | - | 11.5 | 8 |
  | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) | 1 | - | 6 | 3 |
  | Tamon Honda (JPN) | 1 | - | 5 | 1 |
  | Wayne Brightwell (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
  | Ambroise Sarr (SEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  
  ### Final round
  
  | | CP | TP | |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 5th place match ||||
  | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) | 0-4 PA | | Tamon Honda (JPN) |
  | Bronze medal match ||||
  | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) | 3-1 PP | 4-3 | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) |
  | Gold medal match ||||
  | Joseph Atiyeh (SYR) | 0-4 TF | 1:01 | Lou Banach (USA) |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Lou Banach (USA)
  * Joseph Atiyeh (SYR)
  * Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU)
  * Hayri Sezgin (TUR)
  * Tamon Honda (JPN)
  * Georgios Pikilidis (GRE)
  * Kartar Singh (IND)
  * Wayne Brightwell (CAN)
  