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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Sangmu Gynmasium, Seongnam
Date Started: September 27, 1988
Date Finished: September 27, 1988
| Gold: | Makharbek Khadartsev |
| Silver: | Akira Ota |
| Bronze: | Kim Tae-U |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1T | Graeme English | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 4,0 | |
| 1T | Iraklis Deskoulidis | 26 | Greece | GRE | 4,0 | |
| 1T | Abdul Majeed | 25 | Pakistan | PAK | 4,0 | |
| 4T | Gábor Tóth | 23 | Hungary | HUN | 3,0 | |
| 4T | Akira Ota | 31 | Japan | JPN | 3,0 | |
| 4T | Mehmet Türkkaya | 24 | Turkey | TUR | 3,0 | |
| 4T | Jim Scherr | 27 | United States | USA | 3,0 | |
| 8T | Mohammad Taj | Afghanistan | AFG | 1,0 | ||
| 8T | Doug Cox | 30 | Canada | CAN | 1,0 | |
| 8T | Subhash Verma | 20 | India | IND | 1,0 | |
| 8T | Christian Iloanusi | 18 | Nigeria | NGR | 1,0 | |
| 12T | Wally Koenig | 30 | Australia | AUS | 0,0 | |
| 12T | Samba Adama | 32 | Mauritania | MTN | 0,0 | |
| 12T | Tapha Guèye | 26 | Senegal | SEN | 0,0 |
| Unit | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 1988-09-27 | Ota (JPN) decision (12-6), Iloanusi (NGR) |
| Match #2 | 1988-09-27 | Majeed (PAK) fall (2:03), Koenig (AUS) |
| Match #3 | 1988-09-27 | Tóth (HUN) decision (11-4), Verma (IND) |
| Match #4 | 1988-09-27 | Scherr (USA) decision (10-7), Cox (CAN) |
| Match #5 | 1988-09-27 | English (GBR) fall (2:13), Guèye (SEN) |
| Match #6 | 1988-09-27 | Deskoulidis (GRE) fall (2:45), Adama (MTN) |
| Match #7 | 1988-09-27 | Türkkaya (TUR) decision (14-4), Taj (AFG) |