title: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg
  
  The Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Nikolai Balboshin Soviet Union |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Kamen Goranov Bulgaria |
  | Bronze | Andrzej Skrzydlewski Poland |
  
  ## 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 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) | TF / 2:24 | Bahram Moshtaghi (IRI) | 4 | 4 |
  | 1 | 1 | Brad Rheingans (USA) | 4 - 3 | Tore Hem (NOR) | 3 | 3 |
  | 4 | 4 | Yasunari Akiyama (JPN) | DQ / 8:53 | Fredi Albrecht (GDR) | 0 | 0 |
  | 0 | 0 | József Farkas (HUN) | TF / 2:24 | Robert N'Diaye (SEN) | 4 | 4 |
  | 4 | 4 | Nicolae Martinescu (ROU) | TF / 1:23 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) | 0 | 0 |
  | 0 | 0 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) | TF / 1:52 | Heinz Schäfer (FRG) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | | Daniel Verník (ARG) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 2
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | 4 | Daniel Verník (ARG) | TF / 1:17 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | 4 | Bahram Moshtaghi (IRI) | TF / 0:34 | Brad Rheingans (USA) | 0 | 1 |
  | 3 | 0 | Tore Hem (NOR) | TF / 5:40 | Yasunari Akiyama (JPN) | 4 | 8 |
  | 4 | 4 | Fredi Albrecht (GDR) | D2 / 8:00 | József Farkas (HUN) | 4 | 4 |
  | 8 | 4 | Robert N'Diaye (SEN) | TF / 2:18 | Nicolae Martinescu (ROU) | 0 | 4 |
  | 0 | 0 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) | DQ / 5:51 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) | 4 | 4 |
  | 4 | | Heinz Schäfer (FRG) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 3
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | 0 | Heinz Schäfer (FRG) | TF / 1:57 | Daniel Verník (ARG) | 4 | 8 |
  | 3 | 3 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) | 7 - 9 | Brad Rheingans (USA) | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | 0 | Tore Hem (NOR) | DQ / 8:56 | Fredi Albrecht (GDR) | 4 | 8 |
  | 8 | 4 | József Farkas (HUN) | TF / 3:32 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | 4 | Nicolae Martinescu (ROU) | TF / 5:51 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) | 0 | 4 |
  
  ### Round 4
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | 4 | Heinz Schäfer (FRG) | TF / 2:59 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) | 0 | 3 |
  | 6 | 4 | Brad Rheingans (USA) | TF / 3:58 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | 4 | Tore Hem (NOR) | TF / 1:14 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) | 0 | 4 |
  
  ### Final
  
  Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 0 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) | DQ / 5:51 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) | 4 | |
  | | 4 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) | TF / 2:04 | Nikolai Balboshin (URS) | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | 1 | Kamen Goranov (BUL) | 6 - 2 | Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL) | 3 | 7 |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Nikolai Balboshin (URS)
  * Kamen Goranov (BUL)
  * Andrzej Skrzydlewski (POL)
  * Brad Rheingans (USA)
  * Tore Hem (NOR)
  * Heinz Schäfer (FRG)
  * József Farkas (HUN) and Nicolae Martinescu (ROU)
  