Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

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

Final
Results from the preliminary round are carried forward into the final (shown in yellow).