title: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle +100 kg
text: # Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle +100 kg
  
  The Men's Freestyle +100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Soslan Andiyev Soviet Union |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | József Balla Hungary |
  | Bronze | Ladislau Șimon Romania |
  
  ## 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 | József Balla (HUN) | DQ / 5:07 | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | 0 | 0 |
  | 0 | 0 | Jimmy Jackson (USA) | TF / 3:39 | Harry Geris (CAN) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | 0 | Yorihide Isogai (JPN) | TF / 1:16 | Carlos Braconi (ARG) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0.5 | 0.5 | Mamadou Sakho (SEN) | 17 - 7 | Einar Gundersen (NOR) | 3.5 | 3.5 |
  | 0 | 0 | Nikola Dinev (BUL) | DQ / 5:19 | Heinz Eichelbaum (FRG) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | 0 | Roland Gehrke (GDR) | TF / 4:50 | Lázaro Morales (CUB) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | 0 | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) | TF / 3:58 | Doljingiin Adiyaatömör (MGL) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | | Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 2
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | 4 | Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) | DQ / 5:12 | József Balla (HUN) | 0 | 4 |
  | 0 | 0 | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | TF / 1:16 | Jimmy Jackson (USA) | 4 | 4 |
  | 5 | 1 | Harry Geris (CAN) | 13 - 10 | Yorihide Isogai (JPN) | 3 | 3 |
  | 8 | 4 | Carlos Braconi (ARG) | TF / 2:14 | Mamadou Sakho (SEN) | 0 | 0.5 |
  | 7.5 | 4 | Einar Gundersen (NOR) | DQ / 4:49 | Nikola Dinev (BUL) | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | 4 | Heinz Eichelbaum (FRG) | TF / 4:42 | Roland Gehrke (GDR) | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | 4 | Lázaro Morales (CUB) | DQ / 5:06 | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | | Doljingiin Adiyaatömör (MGL) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 3
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | 4 | Doljingiin Adiyaatömör (MGL) | TF / 1:01 | Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) | 0 | 4 |
  | 5 | 1 | József Balla (HUN) | 10 - 9 | Jimmy Jackson (USA) | 3 | 7 |
  | 0 | 0 | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | TF / 0:44 | Harry Geris (CAN) | 4 | 9 |
  | 3 | 0 | Yorihide Isogai (JPN) | TF / 2:37 | Mamadou Sakho (SEN) | 4 | 4.5 |
  | 0 | 0 | Nikola Dinev (BUL) | TF / 7:54 | Roland Gehrke (GDR) | 4 | 4 |
  | 0 | | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 4
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 0 | 0 | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) | DQ / 5:19 | Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI) | 4 | 8 |
  | 5 | 0 | József Balla (HUN) | TF / 3:46 | Yorihide Isogai (JPN) | 4 | 7 |
  | 1 | 1 | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | 8 - 3 | Nikola Dinev (BUL) | 3 | 3 |
  | 8.5 | 4 | Mamadou Sakho (SEN) | TF / 4:12 | Roland Gehrke (GDR) | 0 | 4 |
  
  ### Round 5
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | 3 | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) | 5 - 11 | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | 1 | József Balla (HUN) | 6 - 3 | Nikola Dinev (BUL) | 3 | 6 |
  | 4 | | Roland Gehrke (GDR) | | Bye | | |
  
  ### Round 6
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | 4 | Roland Gehrke (GDR) | DQ / 8:40 | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | 3 | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) | 5 - 7 | József Balla (HUN) | 1 | 7 |
  
  ### Final
  
  Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).
  
  | TPP | MPP | | Score | | MPP | TPP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | József Balla (HUN) | DQ / 5:07 | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | 0 | |
  | | 3 | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) | 5 - 11 | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | 1 | 1 |
  | 6 | 3 | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) | 5 - 7 | József Balla (HUN) | 1 | 5 |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Soslan Andiyev (URS)
  * József Balla (HUN)
  * Ladislau Șimon (ROU)
  * Roland Gehrke (GDR)
  * Nikola Dinev (BUL)
  * Yorihide Isogai (JPN)
  * Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (IRI)
  * Mamadou Sakho (SEN)
  