Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 78 kg

The Men's Freestyle welterweight at the 1968 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Insurgentes Ice Rink from October 17 to October 20. The welterweight allowed wrestlers up to 78 kilograms.

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 wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.


 * Legend
 * TF — Won by Fall
 * DQ — Won by Passivity or forfeit
 * D2 — Both wrestlers lost by Passivity
 * DNA — Did not appear


 * Penalties
 * 0 — Won by Fall and Disqualification
 * 0.5 — Won by Technical Superiority
 * 1 — Won by Points
 * 2 — Draw
 * 2.5 — Draw, Passivity
 * 3 — Lost by Points
 * 3.5 — Lost by Technical Superiority
 * 4 — Lost by Fall and Disqualification