title: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg
  
  The Men's Freestyle 48 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Bobby Weaver United States |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Takashi Irie Japan |
  | Bronze | Son Gab-Do 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
  * 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 ||||||
  | 0 | Son Gab-Do (KOR) | 4-0 ST | 12-0 | Sunil Dutt (IND) | 1 |
  | 0 | Takashi Irie (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 0:37 | Kent Andersson (SWE) | 1 |
  | Round 2 ||||||
  | 1 | Son Gab-Do (KOR) | 1-3 PP | 7-8 | Takashi Irie (JPN) | 0 |
  | 2 | Sunil Dutt (IND) | 1-3 DC | 0-0 | Kent Andersson (SWE) | 1 |
  | Final ||||||
  | | Takashi Irie (JPN) | 4-0 TF | 0:37 | Kent Andersson (SWE) | |
  | | Son Gab-Do (KOR) | 1-3 PP | 7-8 | Takashi Irie (JPN) | |
  | | Kent Andersson (SWE) | 0-4 ST | 0-12 | Son Gab-Do (KOR) | |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
  | Takashi Irie (JPN) | 0 | - | 7 | 7 |
  | Son Gab-Do (KOR) | 1 | - | 5 | 5 |
  | Kent Andersson (SWE) | 1 | - | 3 | 0 |
  | Sunil Dutt (IND) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | L | | CP | TP | |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Final ||||||
  | | Reiner Heugabel (FRG) | 1-3 PP | 4-9 | Gao Wenhe (CHN) |
  | | Bobby Weaver (USA) | 4-0 TF | 2:56 | Reiner Heugabel (FRG) |
  | | Gao Wenhe (CHN) | 0-4 ST | 0-13 | Bobby Weaver (USA) |
  | Wrestler | L | ER | CP | Final |
  | Bobby Weaver (USA) | 0 | - | 0 | 8 |
  | Gao Wenhe (CHN) | 0 | - | 0 | 3 |
  | Reiner Heugabel (FRG) | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
  
  ### Final round
  
  | | CP | TP | |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 5th place match ||||
  | Kent Andersson (SWE) | 0-3 P1 | 5:21 | Reiner Heugabel (FRG) |
  | Bronze medal match ||||
  | Son Gab-Do (KOR) | 3-1 PP | 13-7 | Gao Wenhe (CHN) |
  | Gold medal match ||||
  | Takashi Irie (JPN) | 0-4 TF | 2:58 | Bobby Weaver (USA) |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Bobby Weaver (USA)
  * Takashi Irie (JPN)
  * Son Gab-Do (KOR)
  * Gao Wenhe (CHN)
  * Reiner Heugabel (FRG)
  * Kent Andersson (SWE)
  * Sunil Dutt (IND)
  