title: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg
  
  The Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Shamil Serikov Soviet Union |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Józef Lipień Poland |
  | Bronze | Benni Ljungbeck Sweden |
  
  ## Tournament results
  
  The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the loser wrestler. When only three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
  
  ### Legend
  
  * TF — Won by Fall
  * IN — Won by Opponent Injury
  * DQ — Won by Passivity
  * D1 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
  * D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
  * FF — Won by Forfeit
  * DNA — Did not appear
  * TPP — Total penalty points
  * MPP — Match penalty points
  
  ### Penalties
  
  * 0 — Won by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
  * 0.5 — Won by Points, 8-11 points difference
  * 1 — Won by Points, 1-7 points difference
  * 2 — Won by Passivity, the winner is passive too
  * 3 — Lost by Points, 1-7 points difference
  * 3.5 — Lost by Points, 8-11 points difference
  * 4 — Lost by Fall, Technical Superiority, Passivity, Injury and Forfeit
  
  ### Round 1
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | 4 | Julien Mewis (BEL) | TF / 2:28 | Shamil Serikov (URS) | 0 | 0 |
  | 0.5 | 0.5 | Mihai Boţilă (ROU) | 14 - 3 | Mohamed Nakdali (SYR) | 3.5 | 3.5 |
  | 0 | 0 | Antonino Caltabiano (ITA) | DQ / 6:45 | Herbert Nigsch (AUT) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | 0 | Benni Ljungbeck (SWE) | DQ / 5:27 | Leonel Pérez (CUB) | 4 | 4 |
  | 4 | 4 | Pertti Ukkola (FIN) | TF / 7:23 | Georgi Donev (BUL) | 0 | 0 |
  | 1 | 1 | Józef Lipień (POL) | 11 - 5 | Josef Krysta (TCH) | 3 | 3 |
  | 0 | | Gyula Molnár (HUN) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 2
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 0 | 0 | Gyula Molnár (HUN) | TF / 4:26 | Julien Mewis (BEL) | 4 | 8 |
  | 0 | 0 | Shamil Serikov (URS) | TF / 1:25 | Mihai Boţilă (ROU) | 4 | 4.5 |
  | 7.5 | 4 | Mohamed Nakdali (SYR) | DQ / 7:37 | Antonino Caltabiano (ITA) | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | 4 | Herbert Nigsch (AUT) | DQ / 7:05 | Benni Ljungbeck (SWE) | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | 4 | Leonel Pérez (CUB) | DQ / 8:43 | Pertti Ukkola (FIN) | 0 | 4 |
  | 4 | 4 | Georgi Donev (BUL) | TF / 7:17 | Józef Lipień (POL) | 0 | 1 |
  | 3 | | Josef Krysta (TCH) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 3
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | 0 | Josef Krysta (TCH) | TF / 4:00 | Gyula Molnár (HUN) | 4 | 4 |
  | 1 | 1 | Shamil Serikov (URS) | 3 - 2 | Antonino Caltabiano (ITA) | 3 | 3 |
  | 5.5 | 1 | Mihai Boţilă (ROU) | 6 - 4 | Pertti Ukkola (FIN) | 3 | 7 |
  | 1 | 1 | Benni Ljungbeck (SWE) | 10 - 4 | Georgi Donev (BUL) | 3 | 7 |
  | 1 | | Józef Lipień (POL) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 4
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | 1 | Józef Lipień (POL) | 10 - 4 | Gyula Molnár (HUN) | 3 | 7 |
  | 7 | 4 | Josef Krysta (TCH) | DQ / 7:58 | Shamil Serikov (URS) | 0 | 1 |
  | 7.5 | 2 | Mihai Boţilă (ROU) | D1 / 8:11 | Antonino Caltabiano (ITA) | 4 | 7 |
  | 1 | | Benni Ljungbeck (SWE) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 5
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | 4 | Benni Ljungbeck (SWE) | TF / 2:42 | Shamil Serikov (URS) | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | 4 | Józef Lipień (POL) | D2 / 8:37 | Mihai Boţilă (ROU) | 4 | 11.5 |
  
  ### Final
  
  Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Benni Ljungbeck (SWE) | TF / 2:42 | Shamil Serikov (URS) | 0 | |
  | 8 | 4 | Benni Ljungbeck (SWE) | D2 / 8:25 | Józef Lipień (POL) | 4 | |
  | 1 | 1 | Shamil Serikov (URS) | 11 - 4 | Józef Lipień (POL) | 3 | 7 |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Shamil Serikov (URS)
  * Józef Lipień (POL)
  * Benni Ljungbeck (SWE)
  * Mihai Boţilă (ROU)
  * Antonino Caltabiano (ITA)
  * Josef Krysta (TCH)
  * Gyula Molnár (HUN)
  * Georgi Donev (BUL)
  