title: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg
  
  The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Yuji Takada Japan |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Alexander Ivanov Soviet Union |
  | Bronze | Jeon Hae-Sup South Korea |
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 0 | 0 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | DQ / 8:30 | Jamsrangiin Mönkh-Ochir (MGL) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | 0 | Yuji Takada (JPN) | TF / 1:10 | Gordon Bertie (CAN) | 4 | 4 |
  | 3 | 3 | Kamil Özdağ (TUR) | 6 - 8 | Nermedin Selimov (BUL) | 1 | 1 |
  | 4 | 4 | Eloy Abreu (CUB) | DQ / 7:47 | Alexander Ivanov (URS) | 0 | 0 |
  | 0.5 | 0.5 | James Haines (USA) | 13 - 3 | Constantin Măndilă (ROU) | 3.5 | 3.5 |
  | 1 | 1 | Li Bong-sun (PRK) | 21 - 16 | Diego Lo Brutto (FRA) | 3 | 3 |
  | 4 | 4 | Fritz Niebler (FRG) | TF / 5:55 | Henrik Gál (HUN) | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | 4 | Habib Fatah-Gharalar (IRI) | TF / 8:55 | Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) | 0 | 0 |
  | 0 | 0 | Giuseppe Bognanni (ITA) | TF / 4:59 | Emille Kitnurse (ISV) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | | Julien Mewis (BEL) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 2
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | 4 | Julien Mewis (BEL) | TF / 1:26 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | 0 | 0 |
  | 0 | 0 | Yuji Takada (JPN) | TF / 1:15 | Kamil Özdağ (TUR) | 4 | 7 |
  | 7.5 | 3.5 | Gordon Bertie (CAN) | 3 - 11 | Nermedin Selimov (BUL) | 0.5 | 1.5 |
  | 5 | 1 | Eloy Abreu (CUB) | 13 - 12 | James Haines (USA) | 3 | 3.5 |
  | 0 | 0 | Alexander Ivanov (URS) | 22 - 4 | Constantin Măndilă (ROU) | 4 | 7.5 |
  | 1 | 0 | Li Bong-Sun (PRK) | TF / 4:58 | Fritz Niebler (FRG) | 4 | 8 |
  | 7 | 4 | Diego Lo Brutto (FRA) | TF / 7:29 | Henrik Gál (HUN) | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | 0 | Habib Fattahi (IRI) | 24 - 2 | Giuseppe Bognanni (ITA) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | 0 | Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) | TF / 1:30 | Emille Kitnurse (ISV) | 4 | 8 |
  | 4 | | Jamsrangiin Mönkh-Ochir (MGL) | | DNA | | |
  
  ### Round 3
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | 4 | Julien Mewis (BEL) | TF / 1:16 | Yuji Takada (JPN) | 0 | 0 |
  | 1 | 1 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | 11 - 8 | Nermedin Selimov (BUL) | 3 | 4.5 |
  | 6 | 1 | Eloy Abreu (CUB) | 16 - 12 | Li Bong-Sun (PRK) | 3 | 4 |
  | 0.5 | 0.5 | Alexander Ivanov (URS) | 18 - 10 | James Haines (USA) | 3.5 | 7 |
  | 0 | 0 | Henrik Gál (HUN) | TF / 5:04 | Habib Fattahi (IRI) | 4 | 8 |
  | 0 | 0 | Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) | TF / 2:16 | Giuseppe Bognanni (ITA) | 4 | 8 |
  
  ### Round 4
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | 4 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | TF / 5:39 | Yuji Takada (JPN) | 0 | 0 |
  | 5.5 | 1 | Nermedin Selimov (BUL) | 9 - 9 | Eloy Abreu (CUB) | 3 | 9 |
  | 1.5 | 1 | Alexander Ivanov (URS) | 22 - 19 | Li Bong-Sun (PRK) | 3 | 7 |
  | 3 | 3 | Henrik Gál (HUN) | 8 - 15 | Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) | 1 | 1 |
  
  ### Round 5
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | 4 | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | 5 - 26 | Alexander Ivanov (URS) | 0 | 1.5 |
  | 0 | 0 | Yuji Takada (JPN) | TF / 1:54 | Henrik Gál (HUN) | 4 | 7 |
  | 8.5 | 3 | Nermedin Selimov (BUL) | 3 - 10 | Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) | 1 | 2 |
  
  ### Final
  
  Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 0.5 | Yuji Takada (JPN) | 20 - 11 | Alexander Ivanov (URS) | 3.5 | |
  | | 4 | Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) | TF / 1:46 | Yuji Takada (JPN) | 0 | 0.5 |
  | 3.5 | 0 | Alexander Ivanov (URS) | TF / 2:53 | Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) | 4 | 8 |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Yuji Takada (JPN)
  * Alexander Ivanov (URS)
  * Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR)
  * Henrik Gál (HUN)
  * Nermedin Selimov (BUL)
  * Władysław Stecyk (POL)
  * Li Bong-Sun (PRK)
  * Eloy Abreu (CUB)
  