Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

The Men's Freestyle 68 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).