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 wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.[1]
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4 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Mukhtiar Singh|IND|1968 Summer}} | TF / 0:37 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yury Shakhmuradov|URS|1968 Summer}} | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | {{flagIOCathlete|Brian Heffel|CAN|1968 Summer}} | TF / 9:14 | {{flagIOCathlete|Wesley O'Brien|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 4 | 4 |
1 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Angel Sotirov|BUL|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Tömöriin Artag|MGL|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 3 |
3 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Anthony Shacklady|GBR|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Károly Bajkó|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 1 | 1 |
0.5 | 0.5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ali Mohammad Momeni|IRI|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Kayum Ayub|AFG|1968 Summer}} | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Martin Heinze|GDR|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Carlos Romero|MEX|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 3 |
1 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Seo Yong-seok|KOR|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Osvaldo Ferrari|ITA|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 3 |
1 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Mahmut Atalay|TUR|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Steve Combs|USA|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 3 |
3 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jimmy Martinetti|SUI|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Robin|FRA|1968 Summer}} | 1 | 1 |
{{flagIOCathlete|Tatsuo Sasaki|JPN|1968 Summer}} | Bye |
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8 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Mukthiar Singh|IND|1968 Summer}} | TF / 10:10 | {{flagIOCathlete|Tatsuo Sasaki|JPN|1968 Summer}} | 0 | 0 |
0.5 | 0.5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yury Shakhmuradov|URS|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Brian Heffel|CAN|1968 Summer}} | 3.5 | 3.5 |
8 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Wesley O'Brien|AUS|1968 Summer}} | TF / 1:03 | {{flagIOCathlete|Angel Sotirov|BUL|1968 Summer}} | 0 | 1 |
3 | 0 | {{flagIOCathlete|Tömöriin Artag|MGL|1968 Summer}} | TF / 4:51 | {{flagIOCathlete|Anthony Shacklady|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 4 | 7 |
1.5 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ali-Mohammad Momeni|IRI|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Károly Bajkó|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 4 |
1 | 0 | {{flagIOCathlete|Martin Heinze|GDR|1968 Summer}} | DQ | {{flagIOCathlete|Kayum Ayub|AFG|1968 Summer}} | 4 | 7.5 |
7 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Carlos Romero|MEX|1968 Summer}} | TF / 10:52 | {{flagIOCathlete|Seo Yong-Seok|KOR|1968 Summer}} | 0 | 1 |
6.5 | 3.5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Osvaldo Ferrari|ITA|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Mahmut Atalay|TUR|1968 Summer}} | 0.5 | 1.5 |
4 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Steve Combs|USA|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Jimmy Martinetti|SUI|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 6 |
{{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Robin|FRA|1968 Summer}} | Bye |
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4 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Robin|FRA|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Tatsuo Sasaki|JPN|1968 Summer}} | 1 | 1 |
1.5 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yury Shakhmuradov|URS|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Angel Sotirov|BUL|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 4 |
7.5 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Brian Heffel|CAN|1968 Summer}} | TF / 4:38 | {{flagIOCathlete|Tömöriin Artag|MGL|1968 Summer}} | 0 | 3 |
5 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Károly Bajkó|HUN|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Martin Heinze|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 4 |
4.5 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ali-Mohammad Momeni|IRI|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Mahmut Atalay|TUR|1968 Summer}} | 1 | 2.5 |
4 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Seo Yong-Seok|KOR|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Steve Combs|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1 | 5 |
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5.5 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yury Shakhmuradov|URS|1968 Summer}} | DQ | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Robin|FRA|1968 Summer}} | 0 | 4 |
5 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Angel Sotirov|BUL|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Tatsuo Sasaki|JPN|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 4 |
4 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Tömöriin Artag|MGL|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Károly Bajkó|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 8 |
5.5 | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ali-Mohammad Momeni|IRI|1968 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Martin Heinze|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 3 | 7 |
8 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Seo Yong-Seok|KOR|1968 Summer}} | TF / 8:37 | {{flagIOCathlete|Mahmut Atalay|TUR|1968 Summer}} | 0 | 2.5 |
{{flagIOCathlete|Steve Combs|USA|1968 Summer}} | Bye |
1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/WRE/mens-welterweight-freestyle.html |title=Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=5 April 2019}}
2. ^Official Report, p. 721.